Turkey`s harmful empty gesture



December 18, 2007

TURKEY did the wrong thing for the wrong reasons Sunday when it sent more than 50 of its air force jets to bomb sites in northern Iraq. The goal was to kill fighters of the PKK, Kurdish rebels who have been mounting guerrilla attacks in southeastern Turkey. Sunday's bombing and shelling killed at least two civilians and five PKK members, while setting Iraqi Kurdish farms and villages afire. But as a strategic move, Turkey's raid was worse than useless.


  

KRG Prime Minister reports progress in Baghdad meetings



22 Apr. 2008

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Prime Minister, Mr Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil today said that he is very optimistic about his recent discussions with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the hydrocarbons law, the Peshmerga forces and Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.


  

Turk police tried for Kurd deaths


By Jonny Dymond - BBC News, Istanbul

The trial has started in Turkey of four policemen accused of the unlawful killing of a man and his child in the south-eastern province of Mardin.
Ahmet and Ugur Kaymaz were shot and killed in what security forces said was an anti-terrorism operation.

  

Meeting of the Council of the Socialist International


Geneva, 29-30 June 2007

Speech by President of the Republic of Iraq, H. E. Jalal Talabani


  

CHP might be shut down over dubious money transfer



Avril 21, 2008 | Today's Zaman  İstanbul

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) may face a closure case at the Constitutional Court over money transfer it made to the neo-nationalist TV network Kanal Türk, news reports said on Sunday.


  

Iraqi Kurdistan : Does independence beckon ?



Sep 6th 2007 | ERBIL AND SULAYMANIYAH
From The Economist print edition

Iraq's Kurds have never had it so good. But they still have a long way to go before securing a safe and stable, let alone democratic, future

  

Turkey urged to grant amnesty to Kurdish rebels to end conflict


ISTANBUL, June 22 (AFP) - 17h05 - A group of 300 Kurdish intellectuals urged Ankara Wednesday to grant amnesty to Kurdish rebels fighting the army in Turkey's southeast region in a bid to stop increasing bloodshed in the region.

  

Peter Galbraith: The Kurdish Border Poses an Explosive Threat



Sept. 24, 2007 | By Peter Galbraith 

Qandil mountain is an unusual trouble spot. Straddling the Iran-Iraq border in the Kurdish regions of both countries, it is inaccessible and inhospitable.


  

Analysis: Iraqi Kurds make oil sales pitch



By BEN LANDO | UPI Energy Editor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) - The Kurdistan Regional Government is offering the global oil industry its first and, so far, only chance at entering the Iraqi crude sector. Despite anger in Baghdad, the KRG plans to sign even more controversial oil deals and is waving the "Open For Investment" sign proudly.


  

Iraqi Leader Outlines Plan for Reconciliation


Amnesty Offered in Effort to Curb Violence

Monday, June 26, 2006; Page A17
By Joshua Partlow and Bassam Sebti 
Washington Post Staff Writers

BAGHDAD, June 25 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday invited insurgents to lay down their weapons and join the political process, promising an amnesty for opponents who have not been involved in acts of terrorism.