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Three Kurdish rebels killed in southeast Turkey


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.

Iraq Kurds ink four new oil deals


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.

White House mum on Iraq Kurd oil deals


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.

Man fires shots outside Kurdish party office in Turkey


Wednesday, 3 October, 2007 , 13:37 AFP A man fired several shots in the air Wednesday outside the headquarters of Turkey's main Kurdish party, shouting "traitors," after the party came under fire from the country's army chief, the NTV news channel reported.

Boy escaped attack on Turkish van; toll revised to 12


Monday, 1 October, 2007 , 07:20 AFP A seven-year-old boy initially thought to have been among those killed in an attack on a Turkish van blamed on Kurdish rebels in fact escaped death because he stayed behind with relatives, Turkish media reported Monday.

13 killed in Turkey's bloodiest rebel attack in years


Sunday, 30 September, 2007 , 15:43 AFP Thirteen people died in Turkey's volatile southeast when gunmen, apparently Kurdish rebels, sprayed a bus with machine gun fire, prompting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday to vow to punish the attackers.

12 killed in Turkey's bloodiest rebel attack in years


Sunday, 30 September, 2007 , 08:49 AFP Twelve people died and two were injured in Turkey's volatile southeast when Kurdish rebels sprayed a bus with machine gun fire in the bloodiest attack in years, officials said Sunday.

12 dead in Kurdish separatist attack: Turkish officials


Sunday, 30 September, 2007 , 00:33 AFP Kurdish separatists fired shots at a bus in southeastern Turkey, killing 12 people and wounding two others, local officials said Sunday.

Iraqi Kurds angry at Turkey deal


Saturday, 29 September, 2007 , 06:59 AFP The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region expressed its anger on Saturday at being kept in the dark about an agreement between Baghdad and Ankara to crack down on rebel Turkish Kurds.

Kurdish rebel killed in eastern Turkey


Friday, 28 September, 2007 , 12:39 AFP Turkish soldiers have killed a Kurdish rebel in a clash in a restive mainly Kurdish province in the east of the country, the army said Friday.