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Turkey Skeptical of Iraqi Vows to Stop Kurdish Raids (New York Times)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:03:08 GMT

Turkey said that two days of meetings with officials from Iraq and the U.S. on how to stop Kurdish militants in northern Iraq had produced no new proposals.


Iraq Pledges Action on Kurdish Guerrillas, Warns Turkey Against Force (Washington Post)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:23:46 GMT

ISTANBUL, Nov. 3 -- Iraq vowed Saturday to take strong measures against Kurdish guerrillas on the Turkish border but warned Turkey and other parties at a conference of neighboring governments against moves that would "destabilize" Iraq's already tenuous security.


Turkey retains military option despite Iraqi steps to curb rebels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:47:58 GMT

Turkey said Saturday that military options "remain on the table" to strike Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq despite new measures by Baghdad to clamp down on the separatists.


Under pressure, Maliki vows to help end Kurdish attacks on Turkey (International Herald Tribune)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:18:23 GMT

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq pledged to work with his country's neighbors to fight terrorism, responding to pressure from Turkey and the United States.


Iraq PM Maliki promises Turkey cooperation on PKK rebels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:19:16 GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said here Saturday that violence in his country is receding and promised to cooperate with Turkey against separatist Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.


Talks seek to ease Turkey-Iraq border tension (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:13:15 GMT

Major powers sought on Saturday to reduce tensions on the Turkish-Iraqi border and prevent any large-scale incursion by Turkey's military in pursuit of Kurdish militants based in northern Iraq.


Talking turkey is a passion (The Florida Times-Union)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:29:38 GMT

Ben Duncan's homemade turkey calls can be worth hundreds of dollars - depending on the materials and level of detail his fingers work into them. And if you want to buy one, you can't. At least not from Duncan.


Major powers seek to reduce Turkey-Iraqi border tension (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:08:34 GMT

Major powers sought on Saturday to reduce tensions on the Turkish-Iraqi border and prevent any large-scale incursion by Turkey's military that could escalate into a bigger regional crisis.


Turkey hunters are a different breed (The Kansas City Star)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:24:06 GMT

Fall turkey hunters must be eternal optimists. More so than in the spring, when male turkeys gobble to their mates and come trotting in to a hunter’s imitation of a hen’s love song.


Iraq conference looks at tensions on Turkey border (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:18:05 GMT

Turkey stepped up pressure on the United States to help curb attacks by Kurdish rebels from northern Iraq as a conference on Saturday of Iraq's neighbors and major powers sought to lower cross-border tensions.