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.

Saturday, 7 July, 2007 , 15:41 AFP — Thousands of people demonstrated in Ankara on Saturday to protest the activities of the banned separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has stepped up violence this year.

Friday, 6 July, 2007 , 19:18 AFP — Iraq's oil minister said on Friday that oil contracts concluded by the Kurdish regional government must be amended to conform with a controversial new draft oil law approved by the Baghdad cabinet.

Thursday, 5 July, 2007 , 06:56 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels and a member of a pro-government militia have been killed in fresh violence in Turkey's restive southeast, security officials said Thursday.

Wednesday, 4 July, 2007 , 12:00 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish and Sunni leaders on Wednesday complained they were being kept in the dark over oil legislation set to go before parliament, saying they had not seen the final bill approved by cabinet.

Wednesday, 4 July, 2007 , 09:36 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish regional government warned on Wednesday against any major changes to oil legislation set to go before parliament, saying it had not seen the final bill approved by the cabinet.

Tuesday, 3 July, 2007 , 19:50 AFP — The US military warned Turkey Tuesday against destabilizing northern Iraq by carrying out a threatened cross-border raid on Kurdish rebels.

Sunday, 1 July, 2007 , 15:01 AFP — Three suspected Kurdish rebels, including one woman, have been arrested in Istanbul where they are thought to have been planning large-scale attacks, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.