Thursday, 7 February, 2008 , 12:36 AFP — Turkish fighter planes have successfully hit about 70 Kurdish rebel positions targeted in an air strike in northern Iraq earlier this week, the Turkish army said Thursday.

Wednesday, 6 February, 2008 , 07:25 AFP — Two police officers were wounded in a bomb explosion in a restive province in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Monday, 4 February, 2008 , 14:06 AFP — Turkey's military confirmed Monday that its warplanes had carried out heavy raids for several hours on suspected Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq.

Monday, 4 February, 2008 , 12:37 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Monday bombarded three Kurdish settlements in a mountainous area of northern Iraq known as a refuge for rebel Kurds, rebel and Iraqi military officials said.

Monday, 4 February, 2008 , 12:24 AFP — A Syrian court has sentenced four Kurds to prison terms of up to 10 years on charges of seeking to annex parts of the country to a separate state, a human rights group said on Monday.

Sunday, 3 February, 2008 , 19:29 AFP — Turkish troops killed 10 separatist Kurdish rebels on Sunday in the eastern province of Bingol, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Saturday, 2 February, 2008 , 18:17 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers being court-martialled for insubordination after being held hostage by Kurdish rebels for two weeks were freed Saturday pending a verdict, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Friday, 1 February, 2008 , 12:09 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers captured and held hostage by Kurdish rebels for two weeks appeared before a military court Friday on charges of insubordination, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 29 January, 2008 , 10:13 AFP — Iran is probing the death of a Kurdish student who the authorities said committed suicide under detention in the northwestern city of Sanandaj, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 January, 2008 , 05:25 AFP — Iraq has stopped crude oil exports to South Korea in protest at an exploration deal involving Korean firms in Iraqi Kurdistan, officials said Tuesday.