Turkish troops bomb northern Iraq after PKK clashes

Oct. 6, 2008

The Turkish military bombed PKK rebel targets Saturday in northern Iraq in response to clashes that left at least 15 Turkish troops dead, the PKK and the military said Sunday.

Turkey, U.S., Iraq agree on PKK actions

BAGHDAD, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Turkish, Iraqi and U.S. officials met in Baghdad to address security concerns pertaining to the outlaw Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Iraq, Turkey, U.S. to address PKK issue

BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Iraq, Turkey and the United States have banded together to try to end attacks on Turkey by Kurdish rebels operating from Iraq, officials say.

Turkey says PKK militants fleeing

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A total of 124 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party have fled the militant group since Turkey began attacking PKK bases in Iraq this month, the army says.

Turkish journalists' sentencing protested

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Turkish lawyer says he is appealing prison sentences given his two clients who published a declaration from Kurdish separatists in their newspaper.

Report: 42 Kurds killed in Turkey clashes

ANKRA, Turkey, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Forty-two Kurdish rebels were killed in recent fighting with Turkish forces, including 25 in air strikes in northern Iraq, a Turkish army spokesman says.

Turkey wants talks with U.S., Iraq on PKK

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Turkish officials Monday expressed interest in holding talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials on reining in militants with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish ambush

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Five Turkish soldiers died Thursday in an ambush by Kurdish rebels on a mini-bus with troops aboard in southern Turkey, Turkish military officials said.

Report: Turkey knew lethal attack coming

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Turkish newspaper has published evidence it claims shows military officials knew Kurdish separatist rebels were preparing an attack that killed 17 soldiers.

Turkish officials in Baghdad for PKK talks

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Turkish officials plan to visit Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday to meet with top officials to discuss efforts at reining in the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Report: Turkey, Iraqi Kurds hold talks

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Turkish officials have held secret talks with leaders of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish zone on dealing with Kurdish separatists in Turkey, sources say.

Turkey pounds Kurdish positions in Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Turkish warplanes continued to strike separatist Kurdish rebel targets inside northern Iraq Saturday, military officials said.

Turkish jets, artillery target Kurds

BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Suspected Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq have been attacked by Turkish jets and artillery, army officials say.

Turkey growing impatient with PKK

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Turkish officials Tuesday said they would continue attacks in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a series of weekend skirmishes.

Turkey PM considering Iraq incursion

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is considering launching a ground incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish separatists.

Turkish troops retaliate against PKK

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Turkey staged airstrikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as Turkish leaders asked neighboring Iraq to do more against rebels based there.