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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.

Turkish leaders pressure US, Iraq over incursion threat


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 15:38 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.

Iraqi delegation arrives in Ankara for crisis talks


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 15:32 AFP — An Iraqi delegation led by Defence Minister Abdel Qader Mohammed Jassim arrived in Ankara on Thursday seeking to avert a Turkish military incursion against Kurd rebels in northern Iraq.

PKK says captive soldiers held in Turkish territory


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 14:18 AFP — The separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said Thursday through a pro-Kurdish news agency that eight Turkish soldiers it captured last Sunday are being held in Turkish territory.

US rejects Iraqi claim that Kurdish rebels out of reach


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 14:12 AFP — A senior US official rejected Thursday an Iraqi argument that it was unable to round up Kurdish rebel leaders who use remote bases in northern Iraq to launch cross-border raids on Turkish troops.

PKK rebels say captive soldiers held in Turkish territory


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 14:07 AFP — The separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said Thursday through a pro-Kurdish news agency that eight Turkish soldiers it captured last Sunday are being held in Turkish territory.

Turkey alone will decide on Iraq incursion: PM


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 12:02 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that any decision to launch a military incursion into northern Iraq was for Ankara alone, as he dismissed a US call for restraint.

Turkey repels PKK raid on border military outpost


Thursday, 25 October, 2007 , 12:00 AFP — The Turkish military said Thursday it had thwarted an attack by "a large group" of Kurdish rebels against an army outpost on the Iraqi border.