Monday, 20 November, 2006 , 04:36 AFP — The early morning chill had yet to leave the stone hut deep in northern Iraq's Qandil mountains as the guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers Party gathered for their morning discussion on politics.

Saturday, 18 November, 2006 , 20:09 AFP — The explosion reverberated across the mountain valley after the rocket-propelled grenade crashed into the hilltop, immediately followed by the staccato of a light machine gun.

Friday, 17 November, 2006 , 14:24 AFP — Six Kurdish rebels and a soldier died in clashes in southeast Turkey as the army pursued militants despite a ceasefire the rebels called last month, military sources said Friday.

Friday, 17 November, 2006 , 14:10 AFP — High in the mountains of northern Iraq, fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) voiced defiance Friday over threats by Iraqi and Turkish officials to root them out of their rear bases.

Friday, 17 November, 2006 , 13:04 AFP — Four Kurdish rebels and a soldier have been killed in clashes in Turkey's southeast as the army pursues militants despite a ceasefire they called last month, military sources said Friday.

Thursday, 16 November, 2006 , 15:16 AFP — Iraq should take "concrete steps" to curb the acivities of Turkish Kurd rebels who enjoy safe haven on its territory, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his visiting Iraqi counterpart on Thursday.

Thursday, 16 November, 2006 , 13:37 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said here Thursday that new security measures are being considered to quell mounting violence in Iraq and urged an end to "foreign intervention" in his country.

Wednesday, 15 November, 2006 , 10:35 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will hold talks here Thursday with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on bilateral ties and measures against Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, Erdogan's spokesman said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 14 November, 2006 , 16:11 AFP — A Turkish border guard was killed Tuesday in a clash with a group of armed smugglers who attempted to sneak into Turkey from Iran, the governor of the eastern Van province, where the shooting took place, said.

Tuesday, 14 November, 2006 , 14:08 AFP — Syrian authorities released a son of murdered Syrian Kurdish cleric Mohammed Maashuk Khaznawi Tuesday after detaining him for 24 hours, an opposition group said.