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Turkey planning new incursion into Iraq: PKK


Saturday, 26 April, 2008 , 09:07 AFP Turkey is planning a new military incursion into northern Iraq targeting Kurdish rebels, a spokesman for the guerrillas said, adding that warplanes also launched an air raid on Saturday.

Turkish planes bomb rebel hideouts in northern Iraq


Friday, 25 April, 2008 , 18:07 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq on Friday in the latest in a series of cross-border raids, the spokesman for the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party said.

Two Turks killed in clash with Kurds: security officials


Friday, 25 April, 2008 , 15:31 AFP Two members of Turkey's armed forces were killed in fighting Friday with members of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party seeking independence for Kurds, local security officials said.

Turkish army confirms air raid in northern Iraq


Thursday, 24 April, 2008 , 07:09 AFP The Turkish military confirmed Thursday that its warplanes targeted a group of Kurdish rebels in neighbouring northern Iraq Wednesday -- the latest in a series of cross-border air raids.

Turkish planes bomb Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq: agency


Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 , 19:02 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a pro-Kurdish news agency said, quoting rebel sources in the area.

Turkish planes bomb Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq: PKK


Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 , 17:14 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed several rear bases of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a spokesman for the guerillas told AFP.

Turkish Kurd politican jailed for sedition


Tuesday, 22 April, 2008 , 12:06 AFP A Turkish court Tuesday sentenced a Kurdish politician to 15 months'jail for reportedly saying Turkey's Kurds would see a Turkish attack on Kirkuk in northern Iraq as an attack on their own main city Diyarbakir.

Landmine explosion kills soldier in Turkey: army


Tuesday, 22 April, 2008 , 07:37 AFP A landmine explosion blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels killed a soldier and left two others wounded in southeast Turkey, the Turkish military said Tuesday.

Turkish court fines Kurdish mayor over riot remarks


Thursday, 17 April, 2008 , 10:01 AFP The mayor of Turkey's largest Kurdish-populated city was Thursday sentenced to 50 days in jail for "praising" rioters, but the court later converted the term to a fine.

Two suspected bombers detained in Turkey


Thursday, 17 April, 2008 , 07:01 AFP Two men carrying explosives were detained near a major train station in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast which they were allegedly planning to bomb, police said Thursday.