Tuesday, 18 July, 2006 , 12:06 AFP — The United States warned Turkey on Tuesday that a cross-border operation against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would be "unwise," drawing angry accusations from Ankara that Washington is using double standards in the region.

Tuesday, 18 July, 2006 , 10:19 AFP — The United States warned Turkey on Tuesday that unilateral military action against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would be "unwise" after Ankara threatened cross-border operations.

Monday, 17 July, 2006 , 18:19 AFP — Turkey Monday urged its neighbour Iraq and the United States to act against mounting violence by separatist Kurdish rebels holed up in northern Iraq, warning that it reserved the right to venture into the enclave to protect itself.

Monday, 17 July, 2006 , 12:45 AFP — Two separatist Kurdish rebels and a policeman were killed in a clash in Turkey's restive southeast, in the latest incidence of mounting bloodshed in the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said Monday.

Monday, 17 July, 2006 , 07:11 AFP — Two separatist Kurdish rebels and a policeman were killed in a clash in Turkey's restive mainly Kurdish southeast after the militants wounded another officer in an armed attack, security sources said Monday.

Monday, 17 July, 2006 , 06:36 AFP — Turkish security forces have killed two separatist Kurdish rebels who wounded a policeman in an armed attack in the country's restive mainly Kurdish southeast, security sources said Monday.

Sunday, 16 July, 2006 , 21:48 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled Sunday that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels as nine members of the security forces were killed, bringing to 14 the death toll in four days.

Sunday, 16 July, 2006 , 14:30 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled Sunday that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels after 13 members of the security forces were killed in the southeast over the past week.

Sunday, 16 July, 2006 , 09:22 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels have killed eight members of the security forces in a clash in Turkey's southeast, the latest incident of bloodshed in the mainly Kurdish region, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

Saturday, 15 July, 2006 , 12:21 AFP — A senior militant from the Turkish Kurdish separatist group PKK has been injured in an Iranian attack on rebel positions in northern Iraq, the NTV news channel reported Saturday.