added 2007 Wed May 30 21:11:45 by populist
Turkey has sent large contingents of reinforcement soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers to its border with Iraq as debate heated up over whether to stage a cross-border offensive to hit Kurdish rebel bases.
Turkey has sent large contingents of reinforcement soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers to its border with Iraq as debate heated up over whether to stage a cross-border offensive to hit Kurdish rebel bases.
added 2007 Wed May 30 16:30:39 by TimALoftis
Amid heated debate over the issue of a cross-border offensive targeting Kurdish rebels, Turkey sent large contingents of reinforcement soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers to its border with Iraq.
Amid heated debate over the issue of a cross-border offensive targeting Kurdish rebels, Turkey sent large contingents of reinforcement soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers to its border with Iraq.
added 2007 Fri May 25 2:31:07 by Aidenag
The war drums are getting louder in Turkey, and they can be heard next door in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, and across the globe in Washington as well. On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that if the military were to request a retaliation, the parliament would support it.
The war drums are getting louder in Turkey, and they can be heard next door in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, and across the globe in Washington as well. On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that if the military were to request a retaliation, the parliament would support it.
added 2007 Tue May 1 6:06:23 by STONERS
Kurdish lawmakers plan to oppose U.S.-backed legislation to regulate Iraq 's oil industry, claiming the government is seeking a greater voice in revitalizing one of OPEC's former heavyweight producers, a Kurdish official said Monday.
Kurdish lawmakers plan to oppose U.S.-backed legislation to regulate Iraq 's oil industry, claiming the government is seeking a greater voice in revitalizing one of OPEC's former heavyweight producers, a Kurdish official said Monday.
added 2007 Sat Mar 17 1:42:16 by STONERS
Traffic stopped and people stood still in the streets despite rain for a period of silence Friday as Kurds in northern Iraq commemorated the anniversary of a 1988 chemical weapons attack that killed an estimated 5,600 people.
Traffic stopped and people stood still in the streets despite rain for a period of silence Friday as Kurds in northern Iraq commemorated the anniversary of a 1988 chemical weapons attack that killed an estimated 5,600 people.
added 2006 Tue Aug 22 15:52:36 by rockman069
Defendants in the new trial of Saddam Hussein insisted on Tuesday that the military was attacking only Iranian troops and Kurdish rebels when it launched the Anfal campaign in the 1980s in which tens of thousands of Kurds were killed.
Defendants in the new trial of Saddam Hussein insisted on Tuesday that the military was attacking only Iranian troops and Kurdish rebels when it launched the Anfal campaign in the 1980s in which tens of thousands of Kurds were killed.
added 2006 Tue Aug 15 6:09:59 by corey.spring
The speaker of Parliament said Monday that he was considering stepping down because of bitter enmity from Kurdish and Shiite political blocs, revealing the first major crack in Iraq’s fragile unity government since it was formed nearly three months ago.
The speaker of Parliament said Monday that he was considering stepping down because of bitter enmity from Kurdish and Shiite political blocs, revealing the first major crack in Iraq’s fragile unity government since it was formed nearly three months ago.
