Turkey says that Israel’s recent action in Lebanon to stop Hezbollah attacks means that Turkey should be allowed to take similar steps against Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq against Turkish forces.

Baghdad: The oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk is becoming the second deadliest city in Iraq after the capital, Baghdad.

London (KurdishMedia.com) 27 July 2006: Early in the morning on Thursday, the private security guards of the Tasluja Cement Factory of Sulemani fired on the protesters injuring 13 people, reported online pukmedia.com.