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PKK says Turkey must stop attacks to secure Germans' release


Monday, 14 July, 2008 , 08:00 AFP Kurdish rebels in Iraq said three Germans abducted in Turkey last week were in good health but demanded that Ankara halt military assaults in the area where they were seized.

Two soldiers killed in fighting in southeast Turkey: security source


Monday, 14 July, 2008 , 07:42 AFP Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with separatist Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast near the border with Iraq, a security source said Monday.

Kurdish rebels say they can hit German targets: report


Sunday, 13 July, 2008 , 16:16 AFP The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which last week kidnapped three Germans in Turkey, said Sunday it was "strong enough" to hit German economic targets, an agency close to the group reported.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in eastern Turkey: officials


Sunday, 13 July, 2008 , 09:39 AFP Turkish soldiers shot and killed two Kurdish rebels on Sunday as they tried to plant explosives on a road in eastern Turkey, security officials said.

Four killed in fresh violence in southeast Turkey


Saturday, 12 July, 2008 , 18:02 AFP Three soldiers and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Turkey's restive Kurdish-majority southeast, officials and media reports said Saturday.

Merkel calls on PKK to free German hostages


Saturday, 12 July, 2008 , 17:18 AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a personal appeal for the immediate release of three Germans kidnapped in Turkey earlier this week by Kurdish rebels, in an interview to appear Sunday.

PKK warned Germany over hostile Kurd policy: report


Saturday, 12 July, 2008 , 10:48 AFP Kurdish rebels warned Germany about the "negative consequences" of its policy towards Kurds before it kidnapped three Germans in Turkey this week, the weekly Der Spiegel reports in its edition to go on sale Monday.

Berlin demands PKK release of German hostages


Friday, 11 July, 2008 , 11:36 AFP Germany called Friday for the immediate release of three nationals seized on Mount Ararat in Turkey by rebels from the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and rejected the kidnappers' demands.

Turkish army fights Kurd rebels, 11 killed: sources


Friday, 11 July, 2008 , 08:52 AFP Eleven people were killed in fighting between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish army in restive southeastern Turkey, local security sources said Friday.

Kurdish rebels confirm kidnapping German climbers: report


Thursday, 10 July, 2008 , 19:17 AFP Kurdish rebels confirmed Thursday they had kidnapped three Germans in eastern Turkey and threatened not to release them unless Berlin ended its crackdown against their group and supporters, the pro-Kurdish Firat news agency reported.