International Business News - Kurds http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following an escalation in rebel attacks, the military said Saturday http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149832-aptopix-turkey-kurds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/turkeys-military-attacks-rebels-in-northern-iraq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/turkeys-military-attacks-rebels-in-northern-iraq.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:52:52 EDT Lawmakers have voted in favor of extending the Turkish military's mandate to carry out operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Lawmakers voted Wednesday 529 to 18 for a one-year extension. The current mandate expires Oct. 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/turkish-parliament-reauthorizes-iraq-incursions.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:29:56 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey early Tuesday in retaliation for an attack that killed 17 soldiers, the Turkish military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/turkish-jets-bomb-kurdish-targets-in-iraq-turkey.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:46:04 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Monday in retaliation for the killing of 17 soldiers three days ago, the military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/turkish-warplanes-again-bomb-northern-iraq.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:45 EDT Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, the military said Sunday, two days after rebels killed 15 soldiers in an attack staged partly from Iraqi soil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/turkey-buries-15-soldiers-slain-in-rebel-attack.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:55:54 EDT The Turkish army clashed with Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq in their deadliest battle in eight months, and the government vowed Saturday to fight the rebels at full force. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081004/kurdish-attack-kills-15-turkish-soldiers.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:07:20 EDT Turkish warplanes hit a suspected Kurdish rebel target in northern Iraq, Turkey's military said Sunday. The cross-border air assault targeted a rebel shelter late Saturday where a group of PKK Kurdish rebels was believed to have gathered before a planned attack in Turkey, the military said on its Web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/turkish-warplanes-hit-kurdish-rebel-target-in-iraq.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:46:34 EDT Iranian state radio says three Kurdish separatists and one Iranian soldier were killed in a shootout in the northwest of the country. The report says the shootout happened Wednesday night in a mountainous region near the Iraqi border. Two other separatists were injured. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/iran-kills-3-kurdish-separatists-in-clash.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:25:24 EDT A roadside bomb exploded in eastern Turkey on Monday, killing nine soldiers who were on their way back from an operation against Kurdish rebels, an official said. Two other soldiers were wounded. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/roadside-bomb-kills-8-soldiers-in-turkey.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:17:16 EDT Kurdish rebels threatened on Friday to stage more attacks on economic targets in Turkey, days after claiming responsibility for a fire at a key oil pipeline, a pro-Kurdish news agency said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/kurdish-rebels-threaten-more-attacks-in-turkey.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:52:14 EDT Turkish warplanes on Sunday bombed 12 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the military said. The fighter jets attacked the rebel targets on Mount Qandil, on the Iraqi-Iranian border, where the rebel leadership is believed to be based, the military said in a statement posted on its official Web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/98574-turkey-kurds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/turkish-warplanes-bomb-kurd-rebel-targets-in-iraq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/turkish-warplanes-bomb-kurd-rebel-targets-in-iraq.htm Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:11:22 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the military said Thursday. Turkey has conducted frequent air raids on suspected positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq. Earlier this year, it also launched a weeklong ground offensive there. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96908-turkey-kurds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/turkey-bombs-kurdish-targets-in-northern-iraq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/turkey-bombs-kurdish-targets-in-northern-iraq.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:11:37 EDT Turkey's military says 11 Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in the country's southeast. The toll raises the number of rebels killed in clashes in the past five days to 33. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93453-turkey-kurds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/turkish-troops-kill-11-rebels-in-ongoing-clashes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/turkish-troops-kill-11-rebels-in-ongoing-clashes.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:30:04 EDT Turkey's military says 11 Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in the country's southeast. The toll raises the number of rebels killed in clashes in the past five days to 33. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/turkish-troops-kill-11-rebels-in-ongoing-clashes.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:44:23 EDT Iraq's Kurdish leaders blocked a vote on the country's proposed provincial election law Tuesday when they walked out of parliament, leaving the legislature without a quorum. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/iraqi-kurds-block-vote-on-election-plan.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:19:59 EDT Turkey's military says 22 Kurdish rebels have been killed in recent clashes in southeastern Turkey. The military says the clashes occurred in the rugged Sirnak province. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/turkey-22-kurdish-rebels-killed-in-clashes.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:33:57 EDT A Turkish news agency reported Friday that army troops clashed with Kurdish rebels in the southeast and that 10 of the rebels were killed. Dogan news agency said the clashes occurred on Mount Kato, in the predominantly Kurdish province of Sirnak, which borders Iraq. The report, which could not immediately be confirmed, also said a village guard--armed and paid by the government to help troops fight the rebels--was killed in the violence. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89579-turkey-kurds-germans-kidnapped.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/report-10-kurdish-rebels-killed-in-se-turkey.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/report-10-kurdish-rebels-killed-in-se-turkey.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:14:58 EDT Kurdish rebels refused Thursday to release three Germans hostages kidnapped this week until Berlin renounces a crackdown on the guerrilla group. The rebels kidnapped the three climbers from Mount Ararat in far eastern Turkey late Tuesday, authorities said. A spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, said the Germans were in good condition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89306-turkey-kurds-germans-kidnapped.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/kurdish-rebels-in-turkey-wont-release-hostages.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/kurdish-rebels-in-turkey-wont-release-hostages.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:08:52 EDT Three German climbers were kidnapped by Kurdish rebels high on Mount Ararat--where many believe Noah's Ark came to rest--and Turkish troops have launched an operation to rescue them, an official said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/kurdish-rebels-kidnap-german-climbers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:20:34 EDT A Turkish news agency is reporting that a soldier has been killed in a clash with Kurdish rebels. The Dogan news agency says the soldier was killed Tuesday in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/report-turkish-soldier-dies-in-clash-with-rebels.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:12:50 EDT