Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 12:29 AFP — Iraqi Kurds on Sunday blamed Baghdad's ally Washington for backing Turkish assaults against Kurdish guerrillas holed up in the mountainous border region of northern Iraq.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 11:51 AFP — As fighting rages across the nearby Turkish-Iraqi border between a Turkish expeditionary force and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Kurds in this Turkish town at the heart of the conflict say they are fed up with the violence and long to lead "normal" lives.

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 , 11:23 AFP — Kurdish rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Sunday they had shot down a Turkish helicopter in a border region of northern Iraq.

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.