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Iranian forces enter Iraq to pummel Kurdish guerrillas


Sunday, 30 April, 2006 , 11:33 AFP Baghdad on Sunday accused Iranian forces of entering Iraqi territory and shelling Turkish-Kurdish PKK guerrilla positions, with the Kurds accusing Tehran of working with Ankara to attack their movement.

Iranian forces enter Iraq, shell Kurdish guerrillas


Sunday, 30 April, 2006 , 10:15 AFP Baghdad on Sunday accused Iranian forces of having over the last 24 hours entered Iraqi territory and shelled Kurdish PKK guerrillas in the northern Arbil province.

Iran shells Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq


Sunday, 30 April, 2006 , 09:47 AFP Iranian forces have shelled Kurdish PKK guerrilla positions in northern Kurdistan's Arbil province over the last 24 hours, the Iraqi government said in a statement on Sunday.

'Don't attack us or else,' Kurdish guerrillas warn Iran


Sunday, 30 April, 2006 , 01:58 AFP While Turkish Kurdish guerrillas based in northeast Iraq continue to wrestle their foes in Turkey, tensions have been brewing with neighbouring Iran.

175 charged in Turkey's Kurdish riots


Friday, 28 April, 2006 , 11:30 AFP Prosecutors in Diyarbakir in the restless Kurdish region of southeastern Turkey have charged 175 people with involvement in violent clashes last month, court sources said Friday.

Turkey hits out at Iraq over Kurdish rebels


Thursday, 27 April, 2006 , 16:08 AFP Turkey said Thursday neighboring Iraq should be pleased with Turkish military reinforcements at their border because Baghdad was unable on its own to tackle Kurdish rebels based on its territory.

Two soldiers killed in Kurdish rebel attack on Turkish military post


Thursday, 27 April, 2006 , 06:42 AFP Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another wounded in an armed attack by Kurdish rebels on a paramilitary troop station in eastern Turkey, local security sources here said Thursday.

Iraq seeks clarification on Turkish military build-up


Wednesday, 26 April, 2006 , 15:39 AFP Iraq handed a note to Turkey on Wednesday seeking information on a recent Turkish military build-up on the Iraqi border, officials here said.

Three Kurds, one soldier killed in southeast Turkey


Monday, 24 April, 2006 , 07:44 AFP Three Kurdish rebels and one Turkish soldier were killed at the weekend in clashes in a mountainous zone of mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey, authorities announced Monday.

Turkish army chief defends military buildup against Kurdish rebels


Sunday, 23 April, 2006 , 19:26 AFP The head of the Turkish army on Sunday defended a military build-up in the country's restive southeast as a normal and necessary step against mounting violence from armed Kurdish rebels.