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Iraqi Kurds huddle to escape Turkish shelling


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 12:06 AFP In the tiny villages of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Turkey has become the latest nightmare for residents, filling the vacuum left by the ousting and execution of Iraq's long-term dictator.

Turkey-Iraq talks over Kurdish threat 'positive': Iraqi official


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 11:58 AFP Crisis talks Friday between Iraqi and Turkish ministers over the presence of rebel Kurd bases in northern Iraq produced "positive" results, Iraqi defence ministry spokesman Muhammed Askeri said.

Turkey-Iraq hold crunch talks over Kurdish threat


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 10:32 AFP Iraqi ministers held crisis talks here Friday seeking to persuade an increasingly impatient Turkey against launching military strikes against rebel Kurd bases in northern Iraq.

Turkey-Iraq talks stop after 90 minutes


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 09:20 AFP Talks here between Turkish and Iraqi ministers to avert military action by Ankara in northern Iraq were interrupted after an hour and a half and it was not immediately known if and when they would resume, an Iraqi embassy official said.

Iraqi ministers seek to avert Turkish action against Kurds


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 08:46 AFP Iraqi ministers held crisis talks here Friday seeking to persuade an increasingly impatient Turkey against launching military strikes against rebel Kurd bases in northern Iraq.

Talks under way between Turkish, Iraqi ministers


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 07:54 AFP Crucial Turkish-Iraqi talks to avert a military operation by Ankara against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq began Friday at the foreign ministry here.

Turkish leaders increase pressure on US, Iraq


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 19:52 AFP Turkish leaders lent extra weight Thursday to their threat of a military incursion against Kurdish separatists holed up in northern Iraq, as an Iraqi delegation arrived in Ankara for crisis talks.

Iraq has 'concrete' proposals to curb Kurdish rebels: minister


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 19:38 AFP Iraqi Defence Minister Abdel Qader Mohammed Jassim said here Thursday that Baghdad would make "concrete proposals" to Ankara to curb Kurdish rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, Anatolia news agency reported.

Iraqi delegation in Ankara for crisis talks


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 17:10 AFP An Iraqi delegation led by Defence Minister Abdel Qader Mohammed Jassim arrived in Ankara on Thursday seeking to avert a Turkish incursion against Kurd rebels in northern Iraq, Iraqi sources said.

Incursion threat clouds livelihood of Turkey's Kurds


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 16:04 AFP Kurds in the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre, close to the Iraqi border, fear their region could be drawn into conflict and economic ruin if Turkey sends its troops into Iraq to hunt down Kurdish rebels.