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Turkish soldier killed, ruling party HQ attacked in new PKK violence


Saturday, 22 August, 2015 , 10:18 AFP A soldier was killed in southeastern Turkey and a regional headquarters of the country's ruling party hit by a bomb attack, in new violence blamed on Kurdish militants, the army and sources said Saturday.

Turkey accuses BBC of making propaganda for 'terrorist' PKK


Friday, 21 August, 2015 , 16:18 AFP Turkey on Friday accused the BBC of making propaganda for the "terrorist" Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) over a report on the outlawed group's female fighters in northern Iraq.

Turkey's risky offensive can weaken but won't destroy PKK: analysts


Friday, 21 August, 2015 , 11:28 AFP Turkey's almost month-long campaign of air strikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Turkish southeast and northern Iraq will weaken but cannot destroy the Kurdish militant group, analysts say.

Turkish forces killed 771 'PKK rebels' in past month: state media


Friday, 21 August, 2015 , 07:04 AFP Turkish forces have killed 771 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey over the last four weeks, the state news agency Anatolia said Friday.

Turkey's risky offensive can weaken but won't destroy PKK: analysts


Friday, 21 August, 2015 , 02:04 AFP Turkey's almost month-long campaign of air strikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Turkish southeast and northern Iraq will weaken but cannot destroy the Kurdish militant group, analysts say.

'Legal vacuum' as Iraqi Kurd leader's term expires


Thursday, 20 August, 2015 , 15:20 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan president Massud Barzani's extended term expired on Thursday, leaving the autonomous region in a "legal vacuum" that Kurdish political parties are still trying to resolve.

'Legal vacuum' as Iraqi Kurd leader's term expires


Thursday, 20 August, 2015 , 10:17 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan president Massud Barzani's extended term expired on Thursday, leaving the autonomous region in a "legal vacuum" that Kurdish political parties are still trying to resolve.

Eight Turkish soldiers killed in deadliest PKK attack


Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 20:51 AFP Eight Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in the deadliest attack by Kurdish militants since the government began an anti-terror offensive last month, as the country battles its most serious security and political crises in years.

Key events in a month of Turkish unrest


Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 18:29 AFP Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack on Wednesday and militants in Istanbul launched an attack on the palace housing the prime minister's offices.

'My goal is to be martyred,' says Turkish minister


Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 17:06 AFP A senior Turkish cabinet minister declared Wednesday he wished to become a "martyr" as the government fights an unprecedented offensive against Kurdish rebels, prompting astonishment and mockery on social media.