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Blast kills one, injures four in southeast Turkey


Thursday, 8 June, 2006 , 18:04 AFP One person was killed and four others injured Thursday in an explosion in the province of Sirnak in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey, hospital sources said.

Kurdish rebels kill two soldiers, attack school bus in Turkey


Tuesday, 6 June, 2006 , 13:01 AFP Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded Tuesday in an ambush by separatist Kurdish rebels, while a remote-controlled landmine targeted a school bus, leaving two more soldiers injured, officials said.

Turkish soldier killed, 8 injured in Kurdish rebel ambush


Monday, 5 June, 2006 , 07:19 AFP Separatist Kurdish rebels ambushed a military convoy in southeastern Turkey, killing a soldier and wounding eight others, officials said.

Five killed in fighting in southeast Turkey


Friday, 2 June, 2006 , 15:49 AFP A Turkish soldier and four armed Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, local officials said Friday.

Turkish police foil bomb attacks in tourist city: agency


Thursday, 1 June, 2006 , 12:24 AFP Turkish police seized nearly four kilograms (nine pounds) of explosives and detained six suspected Kurdish militants who were allegedly planning bomb attacks in Izmir, a touristic city on the Aegean coast, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

UN urges Turkey to probe claims of forced suicide among women


Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 20:15 AFP Allegations of disguised honor killings or forced suicides among women in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey cannot be dismissed and should be carefully investigated, a UN rapporteur said Wednesday.

Kurdish activists with Swedish citizenship risk jail in Turkey


Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 10:07 AFP Two Kurdish activists with dual Turkish-Swedish citizenship risk up to three years in jail over a press statement denouncing the military build-up in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, judicial sources said Wednesday.

Five soldiers killed in southeastern Turkey


Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 07:29 AFP Five members of Turkish the security forces were killed in clashes with armed Kurdish rebels in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, local security officials said Wednesday.

Two wanted Saudis held in Iraqi Kurdistan: report


Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 , 14:47 AFP Two Saudis on the kingdom's most-wanted list of suspected Al-Qaeda militants are being held in Iraqi Kurdistan, a Saudi-owned daily reported Tuesday.

Four killed in violence in southeast Turkey


Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 , 14:11 AFP Two soldiers and two Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in fresh violence in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, local security officials said.