Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead
A convoy of gunmen opened fire on a row of liquor stores in eastern Baghdad immediately after sunset on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding five ...

Iraq rejects refuge for Turkey's Kurdish fighters
Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey — offering refuge to rebel fighters in ...

Official: PKK starts moving forces out of Turkey
Kurdish rebels have started their gradual retreat from Turkey to bases in northern Iraq, a Kurdish party leader said Wednesday, kicking off a key ...
Kurdish rebels to start retreating from Turkey
Kurdish rebels reaffirmed on Tuesday that they will start withdrawing guerrilla fighters from Turkey to bases in northern Iraq this week.

Kurdish rebels to retreat from Turkey to Iraq
Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, a rebel ...
Kurdish rebel leader hopeful for peace
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan says he hopes peace talks with Turkey will succeed. Ocalan's message was read by Kurdish legislators who ...
Report: Kurdish rebels hesitant over retreat
A Kurdish politician says Kurdish rebels are hesitant about withdrawing fighters from Turkey as part of peace efforts with the country. The rebels ...
Turkey forms group to boost peace talks
Turkey's state-run news agency says the government has created a 63-member committee to help steer public opinion in favor of peace talks with Kurdish ...

Reports: Kurdish rebels to heed call for peace
A senior Kurdish politician said Friday that the Kurdish rebels' armed struggle against Turkey was "99 percent over," a day after the rebel leader ...

Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce
In a major step toward ending one of the world's longest, bloodiest insurgencies, the Kurds' jailed rebel leader called Thursday for a "new era" of ...
1 injured in attacks in Turkish capital
Assailants on Tuesday fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the headquarters of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and hurled two hand ...

Prime Minister hopes for peace with Kurdish rebels
Turkey's prime minister said he hopes this week's spring festival, which is celebrated by Kurds, will herald the start of a peaceful resolution of the ...

Ocalan says peace talks with Turkey progressing
Many had hoped that imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would urge thousands of his fighters Monday to obey a cease-fire as a major step ...

Kurdish rebels fighting Turkey release 8 captives
Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq freed eight captured Turkish soldiers and officials on Wednesday as part of peace efforts between Turkey and the ...
Minister: Kurdish rebels to release captives
Turkey's interior minister says Kurdish rebels are expected to release a group of captive soldiers and officials as part of peace efforts between ...
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader proposes peace plan
The imprisoned leader of Kurdish rebels has outlined a peace plan in which his fighters would declare a cease-fire by March and lay down arms and ...