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Syria and Iran pledge help to defuse Turkey-Iraq crisis


Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 16:17 AFP Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday pledged their support for efforts to defuse a crisis between Ankara and Baghdad over PKK rebels based in northern Iraq.

Iraq warns Turkey against 'disastrous' incursion


Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 15:57 AFP Turkey paraded its military muscle Monday, amid stern warnings from Baghdad that any large-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have "disastrous" results.

Fears of strife between Germany's Kurds, Turks after demo


Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 12:01 AFP German authorities on Monday expressed fears of further clashes between Kurdish and Turkish immigrants after violence broke out in Berlin at the weekend.

Kurds battle Kurds in Turkey's restive southeast


Monday, 29 October, 2007 , 11:53 AFP Assault rifle in hand, Kurdish "village guard" Sabri Bulut stood proudly in his camouflage uniform and pronounced himself ready to cross the Turkish border into northern Iraq to help crush separatist Kurd rebels.

Turkey marks Republic Day, troops face off with Kurdish rebels


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.

Iraqi FM warns Turkey over 'dead serious' standoff


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.

Turkish army encircles 100 Kurdish rebels: report


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.

Turkish army clashes with Kurdish rebels, 15 reported killed


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.

Several thousand march against Kurdish rebel group in Austria


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.

Barzani suggests talks with Turkey over PKK


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.