Wednesday, 3 May, 2006 , 10:44 AFP — Iraq's parliament asked the defense and foreign ministries Wednesday to report on the alleged shelling by Iranian forces of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq's Kurdistan.

Tuesday, 2 May, 2006 , 20:30 AFP — The US government on Tuesday called on Iraq's neighbors to respect its territorial sovereignty as Turkey massed thousands of troops along its border with northern Iraq.

Tuesday, 2 May, 2006 , 13:34 AFP — The Turkish army said Tuesday it reserves the right to venture into neighboring Iraq to pursue separatist Kurdish rebels based there, but denied reports that such operations were already under way.

Monday, 1 May, 2006 , 11:48 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed Monday when he stepped on a landmine believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 1 May, 2006 , 10:52 AFP — Iranian forces shelled Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq for a second day Monday, forcing dozens of Kurdish families to flee attacks Teheran would neither confirm nor deny, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.

Monday, 1 May, 2006 , 08:13 AFP — Iranian forces shelled Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq for the second day on Monday, forcing dozens of Kurdish families to flee, a rebel leader said.

Monday, 1 May, 2006 , 08:05 AFP — Iran was tight-lipped on Monday over military operations against Kurdish rebels based across the border in Iraq, refusing to confirm or deny its troops had crossed into Iraqi soil.

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.

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.

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.