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Iran cool as Turkey warns of PKK strike


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.

Bomb blast injures five at demo against Kurdish rebels


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.

Turkish troops clash with Kurdish rebels


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.

Blast injures three at demo against Kurdish rebels


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.

Turkish army kills 15 Kurdish rebels: TV


Sunday, 28 October, 2007 , 13:04 AFP The Turkish army on Sunday killed 15 Kurdish rebels in an operation in the eastern province of Tunceli, the CNN Turk news channel reported.

2,000 protest in southeast Turkey against rebel violence


Saturday, 27 October, 2007 , 10:55 AFP Some 2,000 people, mostly Kurds, took to the streets in Turkey's southeast on Saturday to protest mounting Kurdish rebel violence amid Ankara's threats of a military strike into Iraq to weed out the rebels.

Turkey leader slams Europe over Kurdish militants


Saturday, 27 October, 2007 , 10:13 AFP Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed European countries Saturday for failing to arrest and extradite wanted Kurdish militants to Turkey.

Turkey comes closer to Iraq incursion: press


Saturday, 27 October, 2007 , 08:01 AFP Turkish media said Saturday that the government's rejection of Iraqi proposals to curb Kurdish militants had brought closer Turkish military strikes on Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq.

Turkey rejects Iraqi proposals to tackle Kurds


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 22:12 AFP Turkey rejected on Friday Iraqi proposals to stop Kurdish rebels making cross-border attacks as too little, too late and said it remained in a "constant state of alert."

Iraqi proposals to tackle Kurds unsatisfactory: Turkey


Friday, 26 October, 2007 , 21:00 AFP Turkey said Friday that it is not satisfied with proposals that Baghdad submitted at crisis talks here to avert a Turkish military strike against Kurd rebels in northern Iraq.