NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day. Nations:[Georgia][Macedonia][Russia][Croatia][Greece][Ukraine] People:[Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel] 2008-04-03 Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
Turkey's military said Friday it has ended a ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, but said that foreign influence did not play a role in its decision. Nations:[Turkey] People:[Robert Gates] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2008-02-29 Iraq demands Turkish withdrawal
The Iraqi government demanded for the first time that Turkey immediately withdraw from northern Iraq, warning Tuesday it feared an ongoing incursion could lead to clashes with the official forces of the semiautonomous Kurdish region. Nations:[Turkey][Iraq] People:[Jalal Talabani] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2008-02-26 Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq
Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday -- a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants. Nations:[Iraq][Turkey] People:[Jalal Talabani] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2008-02-22 4 detained after Turkey bombing
Police have detained four people after a bomb attack targeting Turkish soldiers killed five civilians and wounded 68, a prosecutor said Friday. Nations:[Turkey] 2008-01-04 Jet with 56 aboard crashes in Turkey
An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was due to land in southwest Turkey early Friday, killing all 56 people on board. The cause was not immediately known. Nations:[Turkey] 2007-11-30 Plane crashes in Turkey
An Atlasjet plane crashed just before landing in central Turkey early Friday with 56 people aboard and a police helicopter detected the wreckage, state-run television reported. Nations:[Turkey] 2007-11-29 Kurdish rebels free Turkish soldiers
The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday freed eight Turkish soldiers it had taken hostage as Ankara's premier left for Washington to seek concrete steps to crack down on the guerrillas. Nations:[Turkey][Iraq] People:[Jalal Talabani][Condoleezza Rice][George W. Bush] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2007-11-04 Turkey getting US intelligence on Kurds
The U.S. acknowledged Wednesday it has undertaken military moves against Kurdish rebels in Iraq after asserting for weeks that their strikes in Turkey were a diplomatic matter. Nations:[Iraq] People:[Robert Gates][Condoleezza Rice][David Petraeus] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict][U.S.-Turkey] 2007-10-31 Turkey pounds rebels, warns US over ties
The Turkish army pounded Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border Tuesday as Ankara warned that ties with Washington would suffer as long as the separatists enjoyed sanctuary in northern Iraq. Nations:[Turkey] People:[George W. Bush][Condoleezza Rice] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2007-10-30 Report: 15 Kurds dead in Turkey clashes
Turkish troops killed 15 Kurdish guerrillas in fighting Sunday far from the increasingly tense Iraq border region where some of the separatists have sought refuge, a news report said. Turkey's prime minister called for unity between Turks and Kurds against the rebels. Nations:[Turkey][Iraq] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2007-10-28 Turkey sends more troops to Iraqi border
Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq. Nations:[Turkey][Iraq][Italy] People:[Ban Ki-moon][Condoleezza Rice][George W. Bush] Activities:[Turkey Kurdish Conflict] 2007-10-26
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