Saturday, 23 February, 2008 , 15:42 AFP — Turkish troops cracked down on Kurdish rebels in neighbouring Iraq on the third day of a major ground offensive Saturday as Ankara said dozens of rebels and at least five soldiers had been killed.

Saturday, 16 February, 2008 , 23:04 AFP — Police and protesters clashed in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, a day after demonstrations on the ninth anniversary of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture led to the death of a 15-year-old, media reports said.

Friday, 15 February, 2008 , 16:11 AFP — One person was killed and scores detained in southeast Turkey Friday as police broke up demonstrations by Kurds marking the ninth anniversary of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture, officials and witnesses said.

Friday, 15 February, 2008 , 15:24 AFP — Scores of Kurdish protestors were detained in southeast Turkey Friday as police broke up demonstrations marking the ninth anniversary of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture, officials and witnesses said.

Friday, 15 February, 2008 , 12:53 AFP — US Attorney General Michael Mukasey held talks with Turkish officials here Friday on joint measures to combat Kurdish rebels and the Al-Qaeda extremist network.

Thursday, 14 February, 2008 , 12:19 AFP — A Kurdish mayor in southeastern Turkey was sentenced to 10 months in prison Thursday for praising jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Thursday, 14 February, 2008 , 10:59 AFP — Iranian security forces have arrested four militants linked to an outlawed Kurdish rebel group in the western city of Sanandaj, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.

Thursday, 14 February, 2008 , 08:05 AFP — A South Korean consortium Thursday signed an initial agreement to explore oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan in return for major construction projects in the region, officials said.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2008 , 09:07 AFP — A senior US general arrived here Wednesday for talks with Turkish military officials on joint efforts to curb separatist Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, a US embassy official said.

Sunday, 10 February, 2008 , 12:43 AFP — The Red Cross on Sunday urged a solution for 190 Iranian Kurds stranded in a no man's land along the Jordanian border ever since they fled war-torn Iraq three years ago.