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Turkish govt. allows military to attack separatists in N.Iraq
19:39 30/11/2007Turkey's government has authorized the military to conduct a cross-border operation against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, the prime minister said on Friday.

U.S., Turkey share military intelligence on Kurdish separatists
21:05 14/11/2007At a meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and George W. Bush in Washington on November 5, the U.S. leader pledged to share military intelligence with Ankara on Kurdish militants.

Turkey to launch north Iraq military operation before winter
15:32 14/11/2007The Turkish army is to launch a cross-border operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq before 'weather conditions worsen,' local media quoted the Turkish president as saying on Wednesday.

Four Turkish soldiers reported killed in clashes with Kurds
17:18 13/11/2007Four Turkish servicemen, including an officer, died and at least nine soldiers were wounded in clashes with Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey, local media reported on Tuesday.

Bush helps Turkey gain time
19:02 06/11/2007Kurdish envoy says Russia could mediate with Turkey
17:17 06/11/2007Russia could mediate in the ongoing conflict between Kurdish separatists and Turkish troops on the Iraqi border, a Kurdish envoy said on Tuesday.

Turkey's president urges U.S. to fight Kurdish rebels in N. Iraq
14:46 06/11/2007Abdullah Gul, speaking a day after his prime minister's talks with the U.S. president, said: "The U.S. has its share of responsibility in the fight against the terrorist PKK."

Rice to discuss Kurd rebels with Turkish leaders in Ankara
09:27 02/11/2007U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on Friday with Turkish leaders in Ankara to discuss ways of fighting terrorists, including Iraq-based separatist Kurd rebels.

Turkey denies closing airspace to N. Iraq
15:45 01/11/2007Turkey's prime minister denied on Thursday media reports that the country had closed its airspace to planes flying to and from north Iraq.

A Turkey-Iraq war can be postponed, but not cancelled
19:17 31/10/2007Turkish army confirms 15 Kurdish rebels killed near Iraq border
16:59 31/10/2007The Turkish Army has killed 15 Kurdish insurgents in an ongoing operation in the southeast of the country near the Iraqi border, the military General Staff said on Wednesday.

Turkey urges U.S. to help crush Kurdish militants
17:14 30/10/2007Turkey expects urgent action from the United States to destroy Kurdish insurgent bases in north Iraq, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

Nobody wanted war - Mirsky
13:45 29/10/2007Kurdistan war: the lesser of two evils?
16:24 25/10/2007Kurd fighters ready for talks with Turkey, but will not down arms
16:32 24/10/2007The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is ready for dialogue with Turkey, but its fighters do not intend to lay down their arms, a PKK spokesman said on Wednesday.

Turkey strikes at Kurdish militants in northern Iraq-1
10:14 24/10/2007Units of the Turkish army have crossed the Iraqi border in a special operation against Kurdish militants, local newspapers said Wednesday.

Turkey says military ready to cross into Iraq "at anytime"
19:14 23/10/2007The Turkish military is ready to enter northern Iraq "at anytime" to fight Kurdish militants, Turkey's prime minister said on Tuesday.

Eight Turkish troops missing, 34 Kurdish rebels killed on border
17:14 22/10/2007Turkey's military said on Monday that eight troops were missing following clashes with Kurdish insurgents on the Iraqi border, and that 34 militants had been killed.

Turkey determined to crush Kurdish militants - PM Erdogan
10:44 22/10/2007Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday that Ankara would take all possible steps under international law to crack down on Kurdish militants.

32 Kurdish rebels killed on Iraqi border - Turk General Staff-1
19:02 21/10/2007Turkey's General Staff said on Sunday that the army had killed 32 Kurdish rebels while 12 Turkish soldiers had been killed and another 16 wounded in clashes near the border with Iraq.

23 Kurdish rebels killed on Iraqi border- Turkish General Staff
16:19 21/10/2007Turkey's General Staff said on Sunday that 23 Kurdish rebels and 12 Turkish soldiers had been killed in clashes near the border with Iraq.

Turkish troops along Iraqi border on high alert
13:54 19/10/2007Turkish troops amassed along the Iraqi border are on high alert, Turkish media reported on Friday.

Turkish military operation in Kurdistan imminent - Russian experts
17:48 16/10/2007Turkey is certain to launch a military campaign in northern Iraq to repel frequent attacks of Kurdish separatists, Russian experts said on Tuesday.

Russia urges Turkey to show restraint over Iraq's Kurds
18:15 10/10/2007Moscow has called on Ankara to exercise restraint and desist from the use of force against Kurdish militants based in Iraq, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

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