Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 12:12 AFP — Iraq said on Wednesday it believed Turkey was unlikely to extend a military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but criticised Ankara for what it branded an attack on its sovereignty.
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 07:56 AFP — Iraq said on Wednesday it believed Ankara was unlikely to conduct an extended operation inside northern Iraq to flush out Kurdish rebels who are fighting for self-rule in southeastern Turkey.
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 01:56 AFP — Turkey's military said it dealt a "heavy blow" to Kurdish separatist rebels based in neighbouring northern Iraq in a cross-border ground operation on Tuesday and in air raids at the weekend.
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 00:11 AFP — Turkey can probably never defeat the PKK, and cross-border attacks on its bases in Iraq are almost certainly futile, a leading think-tank said Wednesday.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 22:13 AFP — The Turkish military has confirmed it conducted a "small-scale" incursion into northern Iraq Tuesday and dealt a "heavy blow" to a group of separatist Kurdish rebels seeking to infiltrate Turkey.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 21:40 AFP — The Turkish military confirmed it conducted a "small-scale" incursion into northern Iraq Tuesday and dealt a "heavy blow" to a group of Kurdish rebels seeking to infiltrate Turkey.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 20:56 AFP — The United States on Tuesday raised no public objections to a Turkish incursion that targeted Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq and reportedly angered a key US ally there.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 15:49 AFP — The White House on Tuesday declined to object to a reported Turkish incursion targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, citing what it called "conflicting" information about the raid.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 15:34 AFP — Turkish troops who crossed into northern Iraq early on Tuesday have started withdrawing, said the office of Massud Barzani, president of Iraq's northern Kurdish government.
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007 , 15:11 AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday the United States, Iraq and Turkey shared a "common interest" in stopping the activity of Kurdish rebels.
