Friday, 21 September, 2007 , 12:04 AFP — The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region demanded the immediate release on Friday of an Iranian arrested by US troops in a raid that sparked a new row between Washington and Tehran.

Thursday, 20 September, 2007 , 06:41 AFP — Turkish soldiers killed five separatist Kurdish rebels in the restive southeast, near the border with Iraq, security sources said Thursday.

Wednesday, 19 September, 2007 , 06:42 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels opened fire overnight on a paramilitary police station in southeastern Turkey, killing a soldier and leaving another injured, Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Sunday, 16 September, 2007 , 15:21 AFP — A Kurdish rebel was killed and two were wounded during fighting with security forces in the restive southeastern Turkish province of Anatolia, the domestic news agency reported Sunday.

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.