Sunday, 15 July, 2007 , 08:54 AFP — Five Iraqi border guards were killed on Sunday when gunmen ambushed their patrol on the Iranian frontier near Penjwin, in the autonomous Kurdish north, a security official said.

Saturday, 14 July, 2007 , 09:12 AFP — Turkey has formally demanded an explanation from the United States about how US weapons have ended up in the hands of Turkish Kurd rebels based in neighbouring Iraq, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was quoted as saying Saturday.

Friday, 13 July, 2007 , 12:15 AFP — A total of 225 people died in Turkey in escalating violence between Turkish forces and armed Kurdish rebels in the first half of 2007, the country's main human rights watchdog said Friday.

Friday, 13 July, 2007 , 08:54 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers died in fresh violence blamed on armed Kurdish rebels in the east of the country, officials said Friday.

Thursday, 12 July, 2007 , 18:37 AFP — Iranian forces bombarded northern Iraq's rugged Bashdar region on Thursday targeting Kurdish guerrillas, local officials told AFP.

Thursday, 12 July, 2007 , 17:47 AFP — Iraq is considering hanging "Chemical Ali" in its northern Kurdish region if an appeal court confirms his death sentence for the slaughter of ethnic Kurds, a government official said Thursday.

Wednesday, 11 July, 2007 , 17:09 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leaders are arming rebels with US-made weapons for attacks inside Turkey, the Turkish ambassador said here Wednesday, warning that Ankara could not rule out a military response.

Wednesday, 11 July, 2007 , 16:28 AFP — The US military on Wednesday said it expected more high-profile attacks from militant group Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which it claimed killed and wounded more than 4,000 people in the past six months.

Wednesday, 11 July, 2007 , 15:32 AFP — Iraq's controversial draft oil law has undergone substantial changes that threaten the interests of the northern Kurdish region, a senior Kurdish official said Wednesday.

Monday, 9 July, 2007 , 17:32 AFP — Iran has arrested 20 people for espionage and three members of a Kurdish militant party for a bombing last year in the western city of Kermanshah, a local intelligence official said on Monday.