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2,000 Kurdish fighters deployed in restive Iraq province


Wednesday, 13 June, 2007 , 15:55 AFP More than 2,000 Kurdish fighters are being deployed in restive Diyala province to support US and Iraqi forces fighting insurgents, a top Kurdish security official said Wednesday.

Turkish court sentences Kurdish rebel leader's lawyer


Wednesday, 13 June, 2007 , 13:27 AFP A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced one of the lawyers representing detained Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to nearly four years in jail for supporting a terrorist outfit.

Turkish PM signals opposition to Iraq attack


Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 , 15:34 AFP Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday indicated he would resist calls from the influential military for an incursion into neighbouring northern Iraq to pursue Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge there.

Kurdish rebels in Turkey offer ceasefire


Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 , 12:38 AFP Turkey's main Kurdish rebel outfit offered a renewed ceasefire to the government Tuesday if it agreed to end army operations against the group, a Kurdish news agency reported.

Eight PKK suspects detained in France


Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 , 10:40 AFP Eight suspected members of the Kurdish separatist group PKK were detained in France Tuesday in a criminal investigation into attacks on Turkish interests, judicial officials said.

NATO chief urges Turkey for 'maximum restraint' on Iraq


Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 , 10:24 AFP NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Tuesday called on alliance member Turkey to act with "a maximum of restraint" in dealing with the problem of the safe haven that Turkish Kurd rebels enjoy in northern Iraq.

Turkish leaders to discuss measures against Kurdish rebels


Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 , 09:02 AFP Turkish political and military leaders are later Tuesday to discuss measures against Kurdish separatists, who have stepped up their attacks against Turkey, a source close to the government said.

Anti-government protests at funerals of Turkish soldiers


Monday, 11 June, 2007 , 14:53 AFP Thousands of people chanted anti-government slogans at the funerals Monday of three soldiers killed by Kurdish rebels, raising pressure on the government for tougher action against the insurgents.

Five Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey


Sunday, 10 June, 2007 , 17:13 AFP Five Kurdish rebels were killed over the weekend in separate clashes with Turkish security forces in the mountainous east of the country, officials said Sunday.

Iraqi cleric warns Turkey against Kurdish bombardments


Sunday, 10 June, 2007 , 13:06 AFP Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday warned Turkey over its bombardments of Iraqi villages in the northern region of Kurdistan aimed at flushing out Kurdish rebels.