Thursday, 8 November, 2007 , 07:58 AFP — Iranian security forces have killed three Kurdish rebels in the western province of Kordestan, the government daily Iran said on Thursday.

Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 , 20:31 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday his country would relaunch its reform program as demanded by the European Union in assessing Ankara's progress toward possible membership.

Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 , 13:57 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish region's prime minister Nechirvan Barzani Wednesday urged Kurdish rebels to declare a ceasefire "and think of another solution" to achieving their goal of a Kurdish state.

Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 , 09:15 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish region has defiantly signed seven new foreign oil deals in a move sure to anger Baghdad, which opposes the unilateral sell-off of crude blocks in the absence of a national oil law.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 22:24 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed Tuesday when separatist Kurdish rebels opened fire on a military outpost in the country's east, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 13:19 AFP — Turkey must avoid "any disproportionate action" in dealing with attacks by Kurdish rebels in Iraq, the European Commission urged Tuesday.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 13:06 AFP — A Kurdish rebel leader on Tuesday urged Turkey to negotiate with his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), while Ankara stressed that military action against PKK bases in northern Iraq remained on the table.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 12:41 AFP — Turkey stressed Tuesday that it retained the option of military action against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, a day after the United States promised to help its NATO ally combat the separatists.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 11:09 AFP — Turkey made it clear Tuesday that it retained the option of military action Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a day after talks between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President George W. Bush.

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 , 10:51 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Washington reassured Tuesday after President George W. Bush called Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq a common enemy and promised greater help against them.