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Kurdish rebels kill five in Turkey's southeast: agency


Saturday, 2 August, 2008 , 08:51 AFP Five pro-government Kurdish militiamen were shot dead overnight in fighting with separatist Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Kurdish ordeal in Japan carries on to next generation


Thursday, 31 July, 2008 , 02:02 AFP Nine-year-old Kurdish boy Yusuf doesn't know what to do besides write letters after Japanese immigration detained his father and threatened to send the entire family back to Turkey.

UAE firms to build gas 'city' in Iraqi Kurdistan


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 16:01 AFP Gas Cities LLC, a joint venture between Emirati companies Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, announced on Tuesday that it will build a gas "city" for the autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq.

French court to try 11 Kurds over attacks on Turkish targets


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 15:53 AFP French prosecutors have sent 11 young Kurds for trial over a series of fire bomb attacks on Turkish targets in France that injured several people, some seriously, sources close to the case said Tuesday.

Police probe Istanbul blasts as army hits Kurdish rebels in Iraq


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 15:17 AFP Police studying surveillance videos identified a possible suspect in a deadly bomb attack here, local media reported Tuesday, as Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

Thousands of Kurds protest in northern Iraqi city


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 14:43 AFP Thousands of Kurds turned out on the streets of northern Iraq's Arbil city on Tuesday to protest a provincial election bill that could impact the region's energy ownership.

Turkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel base inside Iraq: army


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 14:09 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq on Tuesday, destroying the base and killing an unspecified number of militants, the military said.

Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq: army


Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 , 12:41 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq Tuesday, destroying the base and killing an unspecified number of militants, the military said.

Kurd rebel leader warned of Turkey attacks: BBC


Monday, 28 July, 2008 , 22:07 AFP The leader of the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) warned in an interview several weeks ago of a possible campaign of attacks by his Kurdish rebels in Turkey, the BBC said Monday.

Kurdish rebels condemned at funeral of Istanbul bomb victims


Monday, 28 July, 2008 , 19:32 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday joined thousands at the funerals of victims of two Istanbul bomb attacks which killed 17 people amid accusations they were planted by Kurdish separatists.