Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 08:09 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan was in Baghdad for crisis talks on the activities of Kurdish rebels on Tuesday as Washington urged Ankara to hold back from unilateral military action.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 07:59 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraqi leaders on the crisis over Kurdish rebels, Iraqi government officials told AFP.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 06:55 AFP — The United States may consider a joint operation with Turkey against Kurdish rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published Tuesday.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 06:43 AFP — The United States is considering air strikes against Kurdish PKK rebels operating in northern Iraq in an attempt to head off a Turkish incursion, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday, citing unnamed government officials.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 06:27 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan was due in Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraqi leaders about the crisis over Kurdish rebels, a foreign ministry statement said.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 , 01:41 AFP — President George W. Bush Monday promised US cooperation in Turkey's struggle against Kurdish rebels operating out of northern Iraq, but Washington also urged restraint after deadly border clashes.
Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 14:39 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Monday it was ready to lay down its arms if Turkey stopped attacking the rebels and abandoned plans for an incursion into Iraq, according to a rebel website.
Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 14:33 AFP —
Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 14:31 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Kurdish rebels were set to declare a unilateral ceasefire on Monday, in the face of mounting Turkish threats to strike their bases in northern Iraq.
Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 14:07 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Monday Kurdish rebels would announce a unilateral ceasefire later in the day amid Turkish threats to launch an incursion against them in northern Iraq.
