Turkish Troops Enter Iraq in Pursuit of Kurdish Militants



February 23, 2008 | By ALISSA J. RUBIN and SABRINA TAVERNISE

BAGHDAD — Turkey’s military said Friday that it had sent troops into northern Iraq on Thursday night, in what Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey called a limited operation to weaken Kurdish militants there.


  

Offer to deploy Kurdish militia against Iraq insurgents


BAQUBA, Iraq, June 25 (AFP) - 18h09 - The governor of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq offered Saturday to send Kurdish militiamen to help restore security in neighbouring areas ravaged by the persistent Sunni Arab insurgency.

  

Kurdish writer leaves exile in Scandinavia


ISTANBUL, Aug 3 (AFP) - 4h09 - After 28 years of exile in Europe, Kurdish-language writer Mehmed Uzun has returned to Turkey at a pivotal time in its history, when he believes Turks and Kurds must choose between peaceful coexistence and a return to violence.

  

Jaafari's cabinet pledges allegiance to 'federal Iraq'


BAGHDAD, May 9 (AFP) - 11h56 - The Iraqi cabinet was sworn in for the second time in a week Monday after Kurdish leaders insisted a reference to federalism that had been removed from the original text be reinserted.


  

White House Wants Turkey to Stay Out of Northern Iraq



10 October 2007 | White House |  By Scott Stearns

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government will submit to parliament plans for a possible military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the Bush administration says cross-border security concerns can be better addressed by working with the government in Baghdad.


  

Hussein Charged With Genocide in 50,000 Deaths



April 5, 2006
By EDWARD WONG

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 4 -The Iraqi court trying Saddam Hussein announced Tuesday that it had charged him with genocide, saying he sought to annihilate the Kurdish people in 1988, when the military killed at least 50,000 Kurdish civilians and destroyed 2,000 villages.


  

Sunnis rally against Iraq charter


TEXT OF THE DRAFT IRAQI CONSTITUTION

Info Thousands of Sunni Muslims have demonstrated in the Iraqi city of Baquba to protest against the draft constitution being debated in Baghdad.

Some carried pictures of Iraq's Sunni former leader, Saddam Hussein.

  

Iran says Barzani not supporting terrorism



5 March 2008 | Servet Yanatma

An Iranian official has said his country could play a positive role in improving dialogue between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdish leadership in countering terrorism and insisted that the Kurdish leaders do not support the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).


  

Saddam judge in Iraqi Kurdistan to gather evidence


SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Aug 30 (AFP) - 12h02 - The chief judge trying ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has arrived in northern Iraq's Kurdish-controlled zone to gather criminal evidence against the former dictator, a Kurdish official said Tuesday.

  

Empty Defense Seats At Saddam Trial



BAGHDAD, Feb. 3, 2006 - (CBS/AP) Two witnesses in the Saddam Hussein trial testified Thursday before the court adjourned for nearly two weeks, but the former Iraqi leader and his seven co-defendants had either boycotted the session or were barred from the court.