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Kurdish rebels kidnap seven people in Turkey: reports


Wednesday, 14 November, 2007 , 17:46 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels kidnapped seven people, two of them pro-government "village guard" militiamen, in eastern Turkey near the Iranian border, media reports said Monday.

PKK rebels have crossed into Iran: ex-leader


Sunday, 11 November, 2007 , 09:00 AFP — Thousands of Kurdish guerrillas have crossed the border into Iran to escape a threatened Turkish offensive against their mountain redoubts in northern Iraq, a former rebel leader said.

Turks in Germany protest against Kurdish rebels


Saturday, 10 November, 2007 , 20:17 AFP — Thousands of Turks protested in two German cities Saturday against the the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose activites have heightened tensions between Ankara and Baghdad.

Turk cities will pay if PKK leader dies in jail: brother


Saturday, 10 November, 2007 , 17:50 AFP — Turkey is denying urgent medical treatment to jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, his brother charged on Saturday warning that suicide bombers would strike Turkish cities if he dies in prison.

Turkish general says 'never too late' to attack Kurdish rebels


Saturday, 10 November, 2007 , 11:23 AFP — Turkey's army chief has said it was "never too late" to launch broad operations against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Iraq's Kurdish capital always on its toes


Saturday, 10 November, 2007 , 05:22 AFP — Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish region, has been spared the kinds of attacks that have bloodied the rest of the country thanks to a deep ditch, vigilant police and nosy citizens.

Iran court upholds death sentence for Kurd newsman


Friday, 9 November, 2007 , 13:56 AFP — Iran's supreme court has upheld a death sentence against one Kurdish journalist on espionage charges but overturned that against another, defence counsel said on Friday.

Kurdish MP admits husband with PKK, slams media assault


Friday, 9 November, 2007 , 11:50 AFP — A Kurdish member of Turkey's parliament acknowledged Friday that her husband is a militant of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the armed separatist group fighting the Ankara government.

First rule for PKK rebels: make war, not love


Friday, 9 November, 2007 , 05:08 AFP — Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas Abdullah and Zeena broke the cardinal rule of the rebel outfit -- they fell in love.

Turkey's Kurdish party warned to cut links with rebels


Thursday, 8 November, 2007 , 18:56 AFP — Turkey's main Kurdish party urged a peaceful solution to the Kurdish conflict Thursday as Ankara warned of legal sanctions if the party fails to sever its alleged links with separatist rebels.