Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 , 13:01 AFP — Iraq's government on Tuesday condemned the Turkish military incursion into the north of the country, saying it was a violation of the its sovereignty.

Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 , 11:27 AFP — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Tuesday Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iran, amid US and Iraqi for troops to be withdrawn as soon as possible.

Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 , 09:53 AFP — Turkish troops, backed by fighter jets, closed in on a main rebel base Tuesday in their offensive against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq that has so far claimed at least 170 lives.

Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 , 08:59 AFP — Turkish troops were engaged in fierce clashes with Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as they closed in on one of the main separatist camps, security sources here said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 , 01:52 AFP — Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq -- its second in three months -- threatens to trigger regional turmoil and destabilise the only peaceful area in the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Monday, 25 February, 2008 , 20:32 AFP — The Turkish army said it killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday, taking the overall toll in its offensive in northern Iraq to 170, as the US renewed calls for restraint and a swift withdrawal.

Monday, 25 February, 2008 , 18:09 AFP — The White House hopes Turkey's latest armed raids against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq will be short and will not harm civilians, a spokeswoman said on Monday, the fifth day of fighting there.

Monday, 25 February, 2008 , 18:01 AFP — Thousands demonstrated in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast on Monday against a major cross-border ground offensive in northern Iraq to hunt separatist rebels.

Monday, 25 February, 2008 , 17:07 AFP — The Turkish army said it had killed 41 more Kurdish rebels Monday in its cross-border offensive in northern Iraq as the United States renewed calls for restraint and a swift withdrawal.

Monday, 25 February, 2008 , 16:14 AFP — The Turkish army said 41 Kurdish rebels and two Turkish soldiers were killed in fighting Monday, making the overall toll from its operations in northern Iraq since Thursday 153 rebels and 17 troops dead.