Saturday, 15 September, 2007 , 13:31 AFP — The movement of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday it would withdraw from the Shiite bloc that leads the Iraqi government, in a new blow to the faltering political process.
Sunday, 9 September, 2007 , 15:54 AFP — Dutch authorities have arrested a member of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) wanted in France for allegedly financing and organising the group's activities, prosecutors said Sunday.
Friday, 7 September, 2007 , 14:04 AFP — The Turkish army Friday said it had extended the duration of three high-security zones in the country's southeast by three months as part of measures to fight Kurdish separatist rebels.
Thursday, 6 September, 2007 , 12:26 AFP — Iran on Thursday accused the United States of supporting separatist rebel groups in its border regions to carry out acts of sabotage, including blowing up oil pipelines.
Wednesday, 5 September, 2007 , 17:35 AFP — Seven members of the Iranian security forces were killed Wednesday in a shootout with "rebels" in a western province bordering northern Iraq, Iran's state television reported.
Tuesday, 4 September, 2007 , 16:11 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday launched a probe against a Kurdish mayor who reportedly accused the government of discriminating against his administration and said he was ready for "war", Anatolia news agency reported.
Monday, 3 September, 2007 , 13:57 AFP — Iran on Monday denied claims by officials in nothern Iraq that it was shelling separatist guerrilla bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Saturday, 1 September, 2007 , 10:06 AFP — A soldier was wounded in a landmine explosion in eastern Turkey blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, the army said Saturday.
Thursday, 30 August, 2007 , 14:50 AFP — Six people have died of cholera in northern Iraq's Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, as health authorities treat some 2,000 suspected cases, an official said Thursday.
Wednesday, 29 August, 2007 , 19:54 AFP — Eight rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Wednesday in fighting with the army in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.
