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Kurdish leader bans Iraqi flag


Friday, 1 September, 2006 , 13:14 AFP The leader of northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has ordered officials not to fly the Iraqi national flag, in a further sign of the country's separatist tensions.

Turkey hails naming of US anti-Kurdish rebels supremo


Wednesday, 30 August, 2006 , 10:03 AFP Turkey Wednesday welcomed the appointment of a senior retired US officer as a special envoy to coordinate the fight against Kurdish separatists who have sought refuge in northern Iraq.

Turkish forces seize explosives in Kurdish heartland


Wednesday, 30 August, 2006 , 09:39 AFP Turkish security forces said Wednesday they had seized 74 kilogrammes of a plastic explosive in southeastern Turkey of the type often used by Kurdish rebels.

Kurdish rebels claim deadly resort blast as police hunt suspects


Tuesday, 29 August, 2006 , 16:32 AFP A radical Kurdish militant group Tuesday claimed responsibility for a blast in the popular Turkish resort of Antalya which killed three people, as police said they were hunting for two suspects in connection with the attack.

Old foe or new foe: Turkey questions deadly bombings


Tuesday, 29 August, 2006 , 15:14 AFP A fresh wave of deadly attacks in Turkey claimed by shadowy Kurdish militants on Tuesday has analysts weighing whether the group is abetting long-standing Kurdish rebels or acting with deadly independence.

Kurdish rebels behind latest Turkish resort blast: reports


Tuesday, 29 August, 2006 , 07:12 AFP An explosion which killed three people in Turkey's popular Mediterranean resort of Antalya was caused by a bomb placed by separatist Kurdish rebels, Turkish newspapers reported Tuesday.

Blast in Turkish resort kills three, injures 20: reports


Monday, 28 August, 2006 , 17:06 AFP An explosion ripped through Turkey's major Mediterranean resort of Antalya Monday, killing at least three people and wounding some 20 others as the blast shattered glass and ignited a blaze on the seaside town's busiest street, reports said.

Kurdish rebel group claims weekend blasts in Turkey


Monday, 28 August, 2006 , 16:31 AFP A Kurdish armed separatist group claimed responsibility on Monday for a blast that tore apart a bus in a Turkish resort at the weekend, injuring 21 people including 10 British tourists.

US forces arrest top Kurdish Al-Qaeda 'bomb-maker'


Monday, 28 August, 2006 , 13:24 AFP An alleged Al-Qaeda militant suspected of bombing the office of President Jalal Talabani's party in northern Iraq has been arrested near the oil hub of Kirkuk, the US military said.

At least 11 killed in suicide attacks on Iraqi Kurds


Sunday, 27 August, 2006 , 17:09 AFP Three suicide car bomb attacks on Kurdish targets killed 11 and wounded 66 more in the ethnically mixed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, a senior police officer said.