Iraq urges Kurdish rebels to go
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Iraq urges Kurdish rebels to leave the north of the country to avoid cross-border raids by Turkey.
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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- With violence bloodying Iraq, Kurds in the peaceful north have been showing signs of breaking with Iraq, raising their own flag, and even hinting they could secede in a dispute over oil wealth -- moves that have alarmed Shi'ites and Sunnis.
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Iraq has vowed to do all it can to disrupt the PKK fighters sheltering in its border region with Turkey.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called today for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against US and Iraqi forces, an al-Sadr aide said.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.
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The chief of Turkey's powerful military  General Staff accused Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq of  actively backing Turkish Kurd rebels there and said Ankara must  take action, a state news agency said on Saturday.
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Iraqi delegates are heading to Ankara in an effort to avert attacks by Kurdish rebels over the Turkish border.
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Insurgents battling U.S. and Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul have been trying to drag the Kurdish minority into their fight and set off a sectarian war, Kurdish and Arab officials say.
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A top Iraqi official said today the country would "actively help" Turkey halt the activity of Kurdish rebels who have been striking across the border from northern Iraq, a promise delivered amid a flurry of international diplomatic efforts to prevent a widening conflict between the two countries.
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Iraqi delegation travels to Turkey amid reports of further clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.
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Turkey says Iraqi proposals to deal with Kurdish rebels will take too long to work and more urgent action is needed.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf...
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Turkey is considering a ground operation against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, private broadcaster CNN Turk quoted Foreign Minister Ali Babacan as saying on Tuesday.
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Kurdish politicians seek to distance themselves from the PKK but tensions still remain high, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports.
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Tension rises amid speculation Turkey may launch an incursion into Iraq to tackle Kurdish rebels.
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Iraq says it will help Turkey deal with Kurdish rebels on its territory and resolve tensions through dialogue.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday Turkey was determined to take the necessary steps to end the threat from Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.