Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 13:05 AFP — Turkey confirmed Monday that eight soldiers were missing after clashes with Kurdish separatists, ramping up public pressure on the government to strike rebel bases in northern Iraq despite US opposition.

Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 12:33 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan will visit Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraqi leaders about the crisis over Kurdish rebels, an advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.

Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 11:47 AFP — The Turkish army confirmed Monday that eight soldiers were missing after bloody clashes Sunday with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border.

Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 10:09 AFP — Iraqi ministers addressed parliament in a crisis session on Monday as pressure mounted on the government to rein in Kurdish rebels or face the increasingly likely prospect of a Turkish incursion.

Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 09:21 AFP — US failure to act against Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq threatens Anakara's close ties with Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned in an interview published Monday.

Monday, 22 October, 2007 , 07:12 AFP — The German government condemned on Monday an attack by Kurdish rebels that left 12 Turkish soldiers dead over the weekend, but called on Turkey to show restraint.

Sunday, 21 October, 2007 , 21:46 AFP — Turkey said Sunday it was ready to pay any price to win victory over Kurdish separatists after 12 soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in heavy clashes near the tense border with Iraq.

Sunday, 21 October, 2007 , 20:42 AFP — Turkey said Sunday that it was not afraid of "paying the price" to win victory over Kurdish separatists based in northern Iraq after a rebel ambush near the Iraqi border left 12 soldiers dead.

Sunday, 21 October, 2007 , 18:05 AFP — Turkey vowed strong action Sunday against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush near the tense border with Iraq.

Sunday, 21 October, 2007 , 17:25 AFP — Washington on Sunday said it was "outraged" at an ambush by "terrorist" Kurdish rebels on a Turkish military patrol that killed at least 12 soldiers, amid spiking cross-border tensions.