Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 10:51 AFP — The Turkish Republic celebrated its 84th birthday Monday against a backdrop of international tensions over its threat to send troops to northern Iraq to strike at Kurdish rebel bases there.
Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 10:31 AFP — Iraq warned Monday that a full-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have "disastrous" results and accused Ankara of being unresponsive to a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 08:19 AFP — Turkish forces have encircled 100 Kurdish rebels in a mountainous area near the border with Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported on Monday.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 20:30 AFP — The Turkish army killed 15 Kurdish militants Sunday as Ankara geared up for crucial talks with the United States to tackle a simmering crisis over rebel bases in northern Iraq.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 18:32 AFP — Several thousand people in the Austrian city of Salzburg protested peacefully Sunday against Kurdish rebels amid growing international tension over their Iraq bases, police said.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 16:06 AFP — Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani called on Sunday for direct talks with Turkey to break the deadlock over the problem of rebel fighters hiding out in northern Iraq.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 15:24 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan warned on Sunday that Turkey could launch an attack on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq but failed to win the support of neighbouring Iran for a military strike.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 14:50 AFP — A small bomb exploded Sunday at a demonstration in northwest Turkey against Kurdish rebel violence, leaving five people slightly injured, officials said.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 13:32 AFP — The Turkish military killed 15 Kurdish rebels Sunday in a clash near the Iraqi border, amid stepped up diplomatic efforts to avert a full-scale Turkish incursion against separatist bases in northern Iraq.
Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 13:24 AFP — A blast Sunday at a demonstration in northwest Turkey against Kurdish rebel violence left three people slightly injured, officials said.
