Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 11:15 AFP — Fighting intensified Sunday between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels holed up in the Hakurk region in the rugged mountains of Iraq along the Turkish border, local security sources told AFP.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 10:49 AFP — The Turkish military raids against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq are not an attack on the country's sovereignty, the Iraqi government spokesman told AFP on Sunday.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 10:11 AFP — The United States cautioned Turkey Sunday that military measures alone cannot resolve the Kurdish problem as separatist rebels urged urban violence in response to a major Turkish offensive against their camps in northern Iraq.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 09:21 AFP — The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday called on Kurds across Turkey to engage in urban violence in response to the Turkish military offensive against rebel camps in northern Iraq, a news agency close to the group reported.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 09:15 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels condemned the United States and Iraqi Kurds on Sunday for helping Turkey in a major offensive against their bases in northern Iraq, a news agency close to the rebels said.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 05:41 AFP — Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Sunday called on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraq "as soon as possible."

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 03:12 AFP — US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he hopes Turkey keeps its ground campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq short and urged it to do more to reconcile with its Kurdish minority.

Saturday, 23 February, 2008 , 20:51 AFP — Turkish troops killed 35 Kurdish militants and destroyed rebel hideouts in northern Iraq on Saturday, as Iraq's foreign minister warned the three-day-old offensive risked destablising the region.

Saturday, 23 February, 2008 , 17:39 AFP — Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned Saturday that Turkey's ground offensive in northern Iraq should end quickly before it destabilises the region, in an interview with the BBC.

Saturday, 23 February, 2008 , 16:29 AFP — At least 35 Kurdish rebels and two soldiers were killed in fresh clashes in northern Iraq Saturday, the Turkish military said.