Iraqi prime minister vows to take action against Kurdish separatists
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BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed yesterday to halt the activities of Kurdish separatists staging strikes into Turkey from northern Iraq, marking his government's strongest declaration yet that it would act to forestall a Turkish invasion.
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Turkey sharpened its threat to invade northern Iraq yesterday when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared its army ready to attack Kurdish rebels 'when needed', regardless of international opposition.
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Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdish area of Iraq, says Kurds will defend themselves in the event of a Turkish raid.
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Prime Minister Maliki says he will focus on fighting insurgents, disarming party militias.
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The Kurdish leader who hopes to become Iraq's next president pledged to try to bring the country's disaffected Sunni Arabs into the political process even though many of them stayed away from the polls in landmark elections.
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RAMADI, Iraq  - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to the violent city of Ramadi on Tuesday on his first visit to the heartland of Sunni Arab insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi admits for the first time that violence will prevent parts of Iraq voting in elections.
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BAGHDAD : An upbeat Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pledged &quot;new plans&quot; to crush insurgents before promised January elections as he met British Foreign Minister Jack Straw on a surprise visit here.
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Iraq will help Turkey crack down on separatist Kurdish guerrillas in the north of the country, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday after talks with his Turkish counterpart.
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The Iraqi interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said Monday that he expected the election campaign across Iraq to feature an increasing number of attacks like the car
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday to continue to hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Iraq and criticized EU countries for not cracking down fully on PKK affiliates within the bloc.
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WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is making the case on behalf of his country today. The prime minister will address a joint session of Congress, and he will meet the press with President Bush.
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Iraq pledged on Tuesday to crack down on Kurdish separatists launching attacks on Turkey from hideouts in northern Iraq, in a bid to avert a Turkish military incursion onto its territory to hit the rebels.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has said elections will take place in January as scheduled, despite continuing violence in the country.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gives the go-ahead for a US-led attack on the insurgent-held city of Falluja.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has given the go-ahead for a US-led attack on the rebel stronghold of Falluja. Allawi announced a curfew in Falluja and Ramadi from 1800 local time
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Iraq, anxious to avert a Turkish military strike into its territory, pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish separatists who are launching attacks on Turkey from northern Iraq.