Tag: Kurdistan
Kurdish rebels claim pipeline explosion
Separatist Kurdish rebels are reported to have claimed responsibility for an explosion at an oil pipeline linking Iraq with southern Turkey.[MORE]
Iraq flies remains of 150 Kurds home
Iraqi officials have flown the remains of 150 Kurds found in a mass grave home to Kurdistan, after a moving ceremony that paid tribute to victims of repression under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.[MORE]
Turkey launches strike on Kurdish rebels
Turkey has bombed Kurdish rebel bases near its border, after 17 Turkish troops were killed in fighting four days ago.[MORE]
Turkish fighter planes hit PKK guerrillas in Iraq
Turkish fighter planes have hit a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group in northern Iraq late, the army said on its website.[MORE]
Jets destroy Kurdish rebel base: Turkey
Turkish warplanes have bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq, destroying the base and killing an unspecified number of militants, the military said.[MORE]
Turkey hits PKK with air strikes
Turkish warplanes have again bombed separatist Kurdish rebels in neighbouring northern Iraq.[MORE]
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebels: army
Turkish warplanes have bombed 16 Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq, the latest in a series of air strikes targeting the region since December, the Turkish army said.[MORE]
Turkey 'has attacked' Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Turkey says it launched air and artillery attacks against Kurdish separatist rebels in northern Iraq overnight after an insurgent attack on a Turkish military base killed six soldiers.[MORE]
Turkish army claims 150 Kurdish rebels killed in raids
The Turkish army claims it has killed 150 Kurdish rebels.[MORE]
Turkish jets bomb PKK camps in Iraq: agency
Turkish warplanes launched air strikes against camps of the Kurdish separatist group PKK in northern Iraq today, Turkey's state news agency Anatolian said.[MORE]
Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in Iraq: army
The Turkish military says its aircraft have struck inside northern Iraq, targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).[MORE]
Widow tackling causes of terrorism
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The widow of an ABC cameraman killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq fights terrorism as his legacy.[MORE]
Hussein's chemical attack remembered by Kurds
Iraqi Kurds have been marking the 20th anniversary of a chemical weapons attack by Iraqi forces at the town of Halabja, in which an estimated 5,000 civilians were killed. [MORE]
Iraq 'won't tolerate PKK attacks'
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says his country will not tolerate Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq launching cross-border attacks against neighbouring Turkey. [MORE]
Turkish PM moves to repair relations with Iraq
The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says Turkey and Iraq should not allow Kurdish PKK separatists to "poison" relations between the two countries.[MORE]
No timeframe for N Iraq raid: Turkey
A senior Turkish envoy says that his country's incursion into northern Iraq will continue until Kurdish rebel bases are eliminated.[MORE]
Iraq condemns Turkey military incursion
Iraq's government has demanded Turkish troops leave its northern region immediately, saying the offensive launched against Kurdish rebels last week violates Iraq's sovereignty.[MORE]
Turkey PM defends Iraq military incursion
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, amid US and Iraqi for troops to be withdrawn as soon as possible.[MORE]
Turkey says 41 more rebels killed in Iraq offensive
The Turkish army said it has killed 41 Kurdish rebels, taking the overall toll in its offensive in northern Iraq to 170, as the US renewed calls for restraint and a swift withdrawal.[MORE]
Kurdish rebels shoot down Turkish chopper
Kurdish PKK guerrillas have said they had shot down a Turkish Cobra attack helicopter during clashes with Turkish forces in northern Iraq.[MORE]
Turkey steps up offensive in Iraq
Turkish troops intensified their offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq overnight, two days after crossing the mountainous border in a campaign Turkey's allies hope will be short and limited.[MORE]
Kurdish rebels say 22 Turkish soldiers killed
Kurdish rebels say they have killed 22 Turkish soldiers in clashes in northern Iraq.[MORE]
Iraq says incursion won't stop PKK attacks
Iraq's government says a Turkish incursion into Iraq will not stop Kurdish rebel attacks, pointing out that similar operations in the past had failed to wipe out the guerrillas.[MORE]
Anti-PKK offensive 'limited': Turkey
Turkey says a new offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq is limited in scope and will be stopped when its objectives have been reached.[MORE]
Turkey launches land offensive into northern Iraq
Turkish ground troops have crossed into northern Iraq in their hunt for Kurdish rebels, escalating a conflict that could undermine stability in the region.[MORE]
