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Two Turkish soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a land mine in
Northern Kurdistan, reported the state owned news agency Anatolia. Also,
Anatolia said four soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion near the
city of Amed. |
Oct
24, 2004
Turkey Looks South, and Worries
Police Chief Shot Dead in Southern Kurdistan
Turkish Regime: No Entry to Turkey With "Kurdistan On Passports"
Two
Security Guards Killed In Attack By Kurdish Fighters
Italy Agrees To Take In 13 Kurdish Stowaways
Oct
23, 2004
Kurd Activist Sets Up New Party
Oct
22, 2004
Kurdish PM Meets With Top US Officials in Washington
| In an
official visit to Washington, the Kurdish PM Nechirvan Barzani arrived
in Washington late last week to explain his administration's stance on
several important issues regarding Southern Kurdistan and Iraq, a KDP
official told the Kurdistan Observer today.
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Talabani: U.S. Mistreatment Blamed for Iraq Violence
Edelman: We Are Worried About Kirkuk
Passports Giving Birthplace as Kurdistan Rejected
Laughing Into The Void, Making The Machine Speak Kurdish
Oct
21, 2004
Powell Deputy Meets Nechirvan Barzani Amid Tension Over Kirkuk
Iraqi Investor Sees Resorts in the Kurdish North
Harbert's Parlak Faces New Charges
Third
Trial For Kurdish ex-lawmakers, But No More Jail Time Risk
Oct
20, 2004
A Statement From Kurdistan Referendum Movement
New Political Party in Northern Kurdistan
Oct
18, 2004
Barzani Sees Kirkuk joining Southern Kurdistan
Oct
17, 2004
Barzani Warns neighbors Not To Meddle In Kirkuk Issue
Turkish Regime Releases Mahdi Zana
Summit Discusses Kirkuk Discontent
Shiites Considering Alliance For Election
Losing
Mosul?
News Snapshot
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A member of the
Turkoman Front political group was assassinated today in Southern Kurdistan
while driving his children to school, police said. Col. Burhan Taha said
politician Ghafour Abu Bakr was killed at 8.30am (local time) in Kirkuk when
unknown attackers opened fire, killing him and slighting injuring his two
children, reported Reuters yesterday.
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Iraq's Christians who are
increasingly targeted by insurgents, are fleeing Baghdad for the safety of
the Southern Kurdistan, reported AP.
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The US military said three soldiers, a marine
and a civilian translator were killed and one soldier wounded in two car
bombings on Friday, one in the northern city of Mosul and another near the
city of Qaim on Iraq's border with Syria.
Also on
Saturday,
a Kurd working
for the education ministry was shot dead in Mosul, reported AFP.
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| Kurdistan
Democratic Party is planning to launch a new satellite TV channel in
Southern Kurdistan. The new station, which will be called Zagros TV, will
start its broadcasting programs on November 1 of this year. |
Oct
16, 2004
News Snapshot
| The KDP
leader Massoud Barzani began a three-day visit to Syria on Friday. Barzani,
who arrived form Jordan, said he would discuss a number of subjects with
Syrian leaders. They included federalism in Iraq, relations between the two
countries and the question of Kirkuk, reported AFP |
Oct
15, 2004
News Snapshot
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Syrian regime have arrested
three Kurds, human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni said on Thursday. "Military
security arrested three Kurds in the town of Amuda as part of the clampdown
linked to the fatal riots that took place last March in the northeast, he
said, repeating his call for political prisoners to be freed, reported AFP
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| A
representative of the PUK says that his party is prepared for an armed
struggle to ensure Kirrkuks Kurdistani identity. We and the KDP share the
same view regarding this issue, Sadon Faili, the PUK spokesperson in
Baghdad told daily Al-Hayat, referring to the culturally-stirred conflict of
Kirkuk, reported Peyamner |
Kurdish Activist Accuses EU Hopeful Turkey of 'Cosmetic' Changes
A Clear Message To Barzani
Zana Requests Constitutional Support of Kurdish Self-Expression
Oct
14, 2004
Mass
Kurdish Graves Unearth Evidence Against Saddam
| "I've been
doing grave sites for a long time, but I've never seen anything like this:
women and children executed for no apparent reason," said Mr Kehoe, who
spent five years investigating mass graves in Bosnia for the International
Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.
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Turkey Claims Say Over Kirkuk
Turkish Media: Barzani Softens: Kirkuk is a Symbol of Cohabitation
News Snapshot
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Leyla Zana finally received
the European Parliament's Sakharov prize for human rights Wednesday after
being released in June from a decade in Turkish detention
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| According
to the Turkish daily paper Aksham, the Turkish president warned Barzani not
to follow the Isreali path, adding that Israel is the source of conflict
since it was established. Aksham also reports that Mr Barzani was told that
neither Turkey nor the neighboring countries will accept federalism that
would lead to an independent Kurdistan, and if Kurds go this way, they will
likely lose what they have achieved so far. |
Oct
13, 2004
Massoud Barzani : Kurds Ready To Fight For Kirkuk
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Massoud Barzani said that the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in Southern Kurdistan
had a Kurdish "identity" and vowed to fight any force attempting to oppress
its people, whether Kurds or other ethnic groups.
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Oct
12, 2004
Syrian Regime Sentences a Kurdish Student To Three Years In Prison
Barzani Holds "Positive" Talks In Turkey
Kurds Disillusioned By The Main Parties But See No Alternative
New Movie Supports Iraq Invasion
The Zaitoon and Kurds: Partners for Reconstruction, Security
Turkish Contractor, Kurdish Translator Beheaded: Iraq Group's Video
Oct
11, 2004
Barzani and Salih Say Self Determination Is "People's Natural Rights"
Oct
9, 2004
Barzani Due In Turkey For talks On Kirkuk
Kurds See Bright Future In EU
Turkish Prime Minister slanders international human rights organizations
South Korean Troops To Restore Ancient Castle in Arbil
Quick Exit From Iraq Is likely
Kurd Activist Finally To Be Hailed For Rights Award
Oct
8, 2004
Iraq Militant Statement Claims Capture of Kurd, Killing Of Police Chief
Dispute
Over Kirkuk Could Derail Iraqi Peace, Turkey Warns
News Snapshot
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Turkey will face a
very stringent inspection mechanism on human rights and cultural freedoms
(read that as "Kurdish rights)." Additionally, if there are any unfortunate
developments concerning the military's influence in politics and foreign
relations -- like military intervention in a neighboring country -- the
negotiations will be suspended immediately, said
TDN columnist Gunduz Aktan
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| A German
delegation from the Baviera State visited Amed, Northern Kurdistan. The
delegation's Chairman Gabriel Goltz said they came to Amed to observe the
services given by the local authorities and the developments in the
villages, directly. |
Oct
7, 2004
Yawer Says Referendum in Southern Kurdistan Is "National Betrayal"
Sweden To Resettle 368 Iran Kurds Stranded On Iraq-Jordan Border
Three Peshmarga, Civilian Killed In Attack North of Baghdad
EU
Commission Says Yes To Turkey Talks
Kurds Continue To Flee Cities Of Sunni Triangle
Oct
6, 2004
News Snapshot
| In a joint press
conference in Irbil with the British Foreign Minister Jack straw who arrived
in Irbil on Tuesday, the Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said "Our
policy and stance is clear, we refuse to compromise on any grounds regarding
Kirkuk," refuting the speculations that UK puts pressure on the Kurdish
leaders to make concessions on Kirkuk. |
Oct
5, 2004
Terrorist State Of Syria Tortures Kurdish Man To Death
Turkey Eases Repression Of Its Kurds
Oct
4, 2004
Turkey: Progress on Human Rights Key to EU Bid
Iran Warns Iraq Over Alleged Israeli Presence in Southern Kurdistan
News Snapshot
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In a second day of
demonstrations in the Kurdish city of Kirkuk, protestors brandished banners
calling for the departure of the Arabs and the return of Kurds chased from
their homes as part of Saddam's efforts to change its population makeup.
Demonstrators also called for the departure of loyalists of the old regime
they accused of blocking the return of displaced Kurds.
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| A Turkish
soldier and a Kurdish rebel were killed in Northern Kurdistan, Turkish
state news agency Anatolia reported Sunday. |
Oct
3, 2004
Kurds Demonstrate for Kirkuk's Incorporation In Autonomous Region
Leading Egypt MP says Israel spying on Iran, Syria from Iraqi Kurdistan
Istanbul's First Private Kurdish Course Opens
News Snapshot
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In several Kurdish cities
across Southern Kurdistan, tens of thousands of Kurds demonstrated,
demanding an independent Kurdistan with Kirkuk as its capital.
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A Turkish soldier was killed
and three others were wounded Saturday in fighting with Kurdish fighters in
Northern Kurdistan, the Anatolia news agency reported.
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The newly appointed Secretary General of KDP
in Eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan, Mustafa Hijiri, says that his party has
detailed information about Al Qaida training camps in Iran. "We have
detailed intelligence reports on the training locations of members belonging
to Al Qaida and Ansar al Islam organizations," Hijiri said in an interview
published by Kurdish daily Medya. |
Oct
1, 2004
Kirkuk Mayor's Bodyguard Found Shot Dead
Rebel Violence in Turkey Could Erode Kurds' Gains
Oil-rich South Holds Talks On Plan For Self-Rule
