Saturday, 23 August, 2008 , 13:59 AFP — Turkish police have detained six suspects in connection with a car bomb attack in the city of Izmir that injured 16 people and was claimed by a radical Kurdish group, Anatolia news agency said Saturday.

Saturday, 23 August, 2008 , 12:36 AFP — Turkish police have detained five suspects in connection with a car bomb attack in the western city of Izmir that injured 16 people and was claimed by a radical Kurdish group, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.

Saturday, 23 August, 2008 , 09:01 AFP — A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility for two bombings targeting Turkish security forces this week which left 28 people injured, according to a statement on its website Saturday.

Friday, 22 August, 2008 , 13:27 AFP — The Turkish army killed two separatist Kurdish rebels in clashes in the southeast of the country, authorities said Friday.

Monday, 18 August, 2008 , 10:38 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and eight others were wounded Monday in a landmine blast in the southeastern province of Sirnak blamed on Kurdish rebels, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 18 August, 2008 , 07:41 AFP — Five Turkish soldiers were wounded Monday in a landmine blast in the southeastern province of Sirnak blamed on Kurdish rebels, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Sunday, 17 August, 2008 , 07:56 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in neighbouring northern Iraq overnight, the military said Sunday.

Friday, 15 August, 2008 , 19:47 AFP — Kurdish commanders have finally agreed to pull their troops out of Kurdish-populated areas of ethnically divided Diyala province, a senior Kurdish official said on Friday.

Friday, 15 August, 2008 , 17:33 AFP — Three Kurdish rebels and one soldier died Friday in fighting with security forces in southeastern Turkey, said the Turkish army's chief of staff.

Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 , 14:35 AFP — Kurdish commanders Wednesday refused orders to pull their troops out of Kurdish-populated areas of ethnically divided Diyala province, challenging the authority of Baghdad.