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.

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.