Monday, 5 May, 2008 , 15:30 AFP — Turkish border troops have killed two Kurdish rebels attempting to cross into Turkey from Iraq for attacks, the army said Monday.

Monday, 5 May, 2008 , 12:20 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Monday welcomed renewed dialogue with Iraqi Kurds, but cautioned that closer ties would depend on their support against Turkish Kurd rebels.

Sunday, 4 May, 2008 , 12:06 AFP — The trial of Tareq Aziz, former Iraqi deputy premier, should be moved from Baghdad to the relatively safe autonomous northern Iraq Kurdistan region for security reasons, his lawyer said on Sunday.

Saturday, 3 May, 2008 , 17:21 AFP — More than 150 Kurdish rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in Turkish bombing raids carried out in northern Iraq this week, the Turkish army said Saturday.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 16:43 AFP — The Turkish army said Friday that "many" Kurdish rebels were killed in a bombing raid in northern Iraq, but gave no precise figures.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 16:17 AFP — The Turkish military said Friday that "many" Kurdish rebels were killed in a bombing raid in northern Iraq overnight, but gave no precise figures.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 14:41 AFP — The price of oil climbed back towards 114 dollars on Friday on news that Turkish planes had bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in oil-rich Iraq overnight, analysts said.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 13:03 AFP — The White House on Friday endorsed Turkey's airstrikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, saying they targeted "terrorists" of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) group.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 12:41 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight, in the latest air raid in the region since December, the military said Friday.

Friday, 2 May, 2008 , 11:47 AFP — The Turkish military said Friday its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, in the latest of a series of air strikes in the region.