Wednesday, 10 October, 2007 , 12:39 AFP — Turkey's threat to raid Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq is a victory for the country's powerful military, which has been straining at the leash to pursue anti-rebel operations over the border, analysts say.

Tuesday, 9 October, 2007 , 18:31 AFP — The United States Tuesday warned Turkey against a unilateral incursion into Iraq in pursuit of separatist ethnic Kurds, after Ankara said it would authorize such an operation if it deemed necessary.

Tuesday, 9 October, 2007 , 17:17 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday threatened a military incursion in northern Iraq as part of stepped up measures against Kurdish rebel bases there following the deaths of 15 soldiers in weekend attacks.

Monday, 8 October, 2007 , 07:56 AFP — Kurd separatist rebels killed a Turkish soldier early Monday only hours after 13 others were killed in fighting near the Iraq border, authorities said.

Sunday, 7 October, 2007 , 18:31 AFP — Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack by Kurdish rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeast of the country, the army said in a statement.

Sunday, 7 October, 2007 , 14:01 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish regional government on Sunday defended its adoption of an energy law and the clinching of global deals, saying the moves were aimed at making oil "work for the people of Iraq."

Saturday, 6 October, 2007 , 13:32 AFP — More buffer zones designed to prevent Kurdish rebels crossing over the border to and from Iraq have been established in southeastern Turkey, the Turkish military said Saturday.

Thursday, 4 October, 2007 , 10:43 AFP — Three rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in fighting with the security forces in southeast Turkey, military officials said Thursday.

Wednesday, 3 October, 2007 , 15:24 AFP — Iraq's Kurdistan regional government announced four more oil deals on Wednesday, ignoring criticism from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government and Washington of its unilateral sell-off of the country's national resources.

Wednesday, 3 October, 2007 , 14:07 AFP — The White House on Wednesday declined to criticize four controversial oil deals inked by Iraq's Kurdistan regional government in defiance of criticisms from leaders in Baghdad.