Thursday, 5 June, 2008 , 11:02 AFP — Turkey and Iran have carried out simultaneous military action against separatist Kurdish rebels holed up in northern Iraq and are sharing intelligence, a Turkish general was quoted as saying Thursday.

Wednesday, 4 June, 2008 , 09:01 AFP — Iranian shelling of five villages in Iraqi Kurdistan close to the border wounded at least two civilians on Wednesday, a security official told AFP.

Tuesday, 3 June, 2008 , 19:13 AFP — Unidentified gunmen shot dead two Iraqi Kurdish leaders from President Jalal Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party in north-central Iraq on Tuesday, a police official said.

Monday, 2 June, 2008 , 07:21 AFP — Four members of the Iranian security forces were killed by mines laid by Kurdish separatist rebels in the northwest of the country, the Jomhouri Islami newspaper reported on Monday.

Sunday, 1 June, 2008 , 11:52 AFP — Iranian security forces have killed three members of a Kurdish rebel group in clashes in the northwest of the country, the Kargozaran newspaper reported on Sunday.

Friday, 30 May, 2008 , 21:32 AFP — President George W. Bush on Friday widened US sanctions against a Kurdish rebel group and an Italian crime syndicate under a law aimed at punishing international drug traffickers, the White House said.

Thursday, 29 May, 2008 , 12:51 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed 16 Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq Thursday, the latest in a series of air strikes on bases there since December, the Turkish army said.

Thursday, 29 May, 2008 , 10:31 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed 16 Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq Thursday, the latest in a series of air strikes targeting the region since December, the Turkish army said.

Thursday, 29 May, 2008 , 09:29 AFP — Six members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards died in clashes with a separatist Kurdish group while two border guards were killed by mines laid by the rebels, the Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.

Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 , 07:08 AFP — Two separatist Kurdish rebels were killed in overnight fighting with security forces in eastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.