Saturday, 22 July, 2006 , 13:36 AFP — US President George W. Bush told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday that the United States will help Turkey in the face of attacks by Kurdish rebels, the White House said.

Saturday, 22 July, 2006 , 10:59 AFP — Six Kurdish rebels and two Turkish soldiers died in clashes Friday and Saturday in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, local and official sources in the region's main city Diyarbakir said.

Friday, 21 July, 2006 , 17:18 AFP — Four Kurdish militants and a soldier were killed Friday in southeast Turkey as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President George W. Bush that escalating rebel attacks had gone "beyond the limits of tolerance."

Friday, 21 July, 2006 , 10:28 AFP — Turkey's army killed four Kurdish militants Friday, the day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned US President George W. Bush the escalating violence had gone "beyond the limits of tolerance".

Friday, 21 July, 2006 , 08:43 AFP — Mounting violence by Kurdish rebels who enjoy a safe haven in Iraq has gone "beyond the limits of tolerance", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told US President George W. Bush.

Thursday, 20 July, 2006 , 16:57 AFP — Iranian artillery bombarded separatist Kurd positions inside northeast Iraq on Thursday, according to an official from the breakaway movement.

Wednesday, 19 July, 2006 , 11:11 AFP — The United States said on Wednesday that Turkey has the right to defend itself against mounting violence by Kurdish rebels, a day after Ankara accused Washington of applying double standards to the region.

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.