Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 08:46 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki set himself on a collision course with Kurdish separatists Sunday by ordering public buildings across Iraq to fly the national flag.

Saturday, 2 September, 2006 , 12:15 AFP — Six Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded in three separate attacks by rebel Kurdish separatists in the east and southeast of the country, local security sources said Saturday.

Saturday, 2 September, 2006 , 12:07 AFP — Six Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded in three separate attacks by rebel Kurdish separatists in the east and southeast of the country, local security sources said Saturday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.