Kurdish Politics
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls ceasefire with Turkey
Mar 21, 2013 16:18 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a new ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
US welcomes Kurdish rebels ceasefire call
Mar 21, 2013 14:38 EDT
The United States on Thursday welcomed a call from the jailed rebel leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) urging his fighters to lay down their arms, saying it was a "positive step."
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls for ceasefire
Mar 21, 2013 14:27 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a new ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Ocalan calls for ceasefire
Mar 21, 2013 07:43 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire in the 29-year-conflict with Turkey and for rebel fighters to withdraw.
Turkey awaits 'historic' Kurdish ceasefire call
Mar 21, 2013 05:25 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
Jailed Kurdish leader confirms Turkey ceasefire call
Mar 18, 2013 16:22 EDT
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the start of the Kurdish New Year, a lawmaker said after meeting the jailed PKK chief.
PKK leader Ocalan: Turkey nemesis turned hope for peace
Mar 18, 2013 14:11 EDT
Abdullah Ocalan, the charismatic Kurdish separatist leader dubbed the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, is now seen as the best bet to end decades of armed insurgency.
Jailed PKK leader confirms Thursday ceasefire call
Mar 18, 2013 11:39 EDT
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the day of the Kurdish New Year, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker in Turkey told reporters in Istanbul after meeting the jailed PKK chief.
Kurd rebels free Turkish prisoners amid peace push
Mar 13, 2013 15:28 EDT
Kurdish rebels on Wednesday freed eight Turkish prisoners in response to a new peace push by Ankara to end a 29-year-old insurgency in southeast Turkey.
Kurd rebels free Turkish prisoners in northern Iraq
Mar 13, 2013 07:03 EDT
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) released on Wednesday eight Turkish prisoners they had been holding for two years in northern Iraq, a Kurdish official told AFP.
Kurd rebels free Turkish prisoners in north Iraq
Mar 13, 2013 05:51 EDT
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Tuesday freed eight Turkish prisoners held for two years in northern Iraq, as part of a new peace push by Ankara to end a 29-year-old insurgency.
Kurdish rebels may free kidnapped Turks in 10 days: report
Mar 02, 2013 12:10 EST
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) may release Turkish state officials it is holding within 10 days as part of a renewed push for peace with Turkey, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish party said on Saturday.
Kurdish rebels 'may free kidnapped Turks in 10 days'
Mar 02, 2013 12:07 EST
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) may release Turkish state officials it is holding within 10 days as part of a renewed push for peace with Turkey, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish party said on Saturday.
Jailed PKK chief Ocalan 'to declare ceasefire on March 21'
Feb 27, 2013 13:49 EST
The jailed leader of Kurdish rebels is set to call for a long-sought ceasefire on March 21, the day of the Kurdish new year, as part of a renewed push for peace with Ankara, officials said on Wednesday.
Iraq TV bombed after airing criticism of Kurd leader
Feb 11, 2013 10:31 EST
A bomb exploded on the roof of an Iraqi satellite channel's offices a day after the broadcaster aired a caller's criticism of a revered Kurdish leader, an official said on Sunday.
Iraq TV bombed after airing criticism of Kurd leader
Feb 10, 2013 14:55 EST
A bomb exploded on the roof of an Iraqi satellite channel's offices a day after the broadcaster aired a caller's criticism of a revered Kurdish leader, an official said on Sunday.
Obama eyes 'real progress' in Turkey peace talks: report
Feb 10, 2013 14:26 EST
US President Barack Obama said he believes Turkey's efforts to try to resolve the three-decade conflict with Kurdish rebels will lead to "real progress," according to remarks published in a Turkish newspaper on Sunday.
US condemns suicide bombing at its embassy in Turkey
Feb 01, 2013 23:04 EST
Washington and NATO have condemned an attack by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the US embassy in Ankara killing a Turkish security guard and wounding three other people.
Suicide bomber hits US embassy in Turkey
Feb 01, 2013 14:46 EST
A suicide bomber suspected to be a member of a radical Marxist group blew himself up at the US embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard and wounding three other people, officials said.
Turkey suicide bomber hits US embassy, guard killed
Feb 01, 2013 13:31 EST
A suicide bomber suspected to be a militant from an outlawed leftwing group blew himself up at the US embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard and wounding three other people, officials said.
