Friday, 28 September, 2007 , 11:35 AFP — Turkey and Iraq on Friday signed an agreement to crack down on Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, but Turkey failed to secure a right for cross-border military operations.

Friday, 28 September, 2007 , 01:34 AFP — Iraq and Turkey will sign a security agreement on Friday to fight Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq.

Thursday, 27 September, 2007 , 19:54 AFP — Turkey and Iraq will Friday sign a security agreement to combat Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, an Iraqi official said after arduous talks.

Thursday, 27 September, 2007 , 17:15 AFP — Turkey and Iraq on Thursday held further talks on a security agreement to combat Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, with Iraqi Kurds reportedly objecting to the terms of the deal.

Thursday, 27 September, 2007 , 16:13 AFP — A US official on Thursday criticised an oil deal between Texas-based Hunt Oil Company and Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), saying it had "needlessly elevated tensions" in Iraq.

Thursday, 27 September, 2007 , 09:00 AFP — Iranian forces have shelled deeper into northern Iraq than previously, hitting targets in an area northeast of the city of Arbil, a local official said on Thursday.

Wednesday, 26 September, 2007 , 10:59 AFP — Turkey and Iraq agreed Wednesday on an accord that would reportedly allow Turkish forces to cross into Iraq to pursue separatist Kurdish rebels, officials and media reports said.

Tuesday, 25 September, 2007 , 14:21 AFP — A soldier was killed and four others were wounded in a landmine blast Tuesday at a paramilitary police station blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, an official statement said.

Tuesday, 25 September, 2007 , 11:41 AFP — A bomb blast at a paramilitary police station killed a soldier and wounded two others Tuesday in a restive mainly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 25 September, 2007 , 08:47 AFP — Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani arrived in Ankara Tuesday to discuss a planned security cooperation agreement aimed at combatting Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq.