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Iraq: Suicide bomber kills four outside Kurdish party office


Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 , 10:02 AFP A suicide car bomber killed four Iraqis and wounded 36 more on Tuesday in an attack on an office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, President Jalal Talabani's party, police said.

Kurdish rebels kill two Turkish soldiers in clashes


Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 , 09:26 AFP Two Turkish soldiers were killed Tuesday in clashes with Kurdish rebels in the southwest of the country, local authorities said.

Free from Saddam's yoke, Kurdish vineyards bear fruit once more


Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 , 02:34 AFP When Saddam Hussein's warplanes bombed the picturesque Kurdish village of Beri Bahar on April 24, 1987, Mohammed Saleem gathered his family and ran for his life.

Two Turkish policemen killed; suspected Kurdish bombers arrested


Sunday, 13 August, 2006 , 13:37 AFP Two policemen were killed on Sunday and a third injured by a mine in eastern Turkey while three suspected bombers of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were arrested in the south of the country, sources said.

Iraq will not be sanctuary for Turkey's Kurdish separatists: Maliki


Saturday, 12 August, 2006 , 19:53 AFP Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday assured Turkish leaders that his country will not be a sanctuary for Kurdish separatist rebels from Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Kurdish rebel leader says he may call for a ceasefire: report


Friday, 11 August, 2006 , 14:07 AFP Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has said he may call on his militants to declare a ceasefire if Ankara displays "a sincere approach" for the resolution of the ethnic conflict, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported Friday.

Germany captures a suspected PKK leader


Thursday, 10 August, 2006 , 15:49 AFP German authorities said Thursday they had captured a suspected ringleader of the banned Kurdish rebel group PKK who is accused of promoting and securing financing for the organization.

Kurdish rebel, Turkish soldier die in separate attacks


Monday, 7 August, 2006 , 13:36 AFP Militant Kurdish separatists killed a Turkish army officer in an attack on his home early Monday about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Turkey's southern border with Iraq, local officials said.

Suspected Kurdish rebel attacks leave three dead, eight injured in Turkey


Sunday, 6 August, 2006 , 16:19 AFP Three soldiers were killed and eight other people injured in Turkey on Sunday in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said.

Suspected Kurdish rebel attacks leave four dead, seven injured in Turkey


Sunday, 6 August, 2006 , 14:44 AFP Four soldiers were killed and seven other people injured in Turkey on Sunday in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said.