Monday, 4 September, 2006 , 15:08 AFP — Turkey's government was in the hot seat Monday after a weekend of bloodshed by Kurdish rebels triggered calls for a tough military response and Kurdish politicians blamed mounting violence on Ankara's failure to find a democratic solution to the 22-year conflict.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 13:22 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region launched a scathing attack on Iraqi Arab leaders Sunday over their opposition to his order banning the national flag from public buildings.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 12:23 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region launched a scathing attack on Iraqi Arab leaders Sunday over their opposition to his order banning the national flag from public buildings.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 12:19 AFP — A Turkish soldier died Sunday from injuries sustained in a mine blast, taking the number of Turkish troops killed by Kurdish separatist rebels over the weekend to eight, Anatolia news agency reported.

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.