Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 12:21 AFP — Germany's military has "temporarily" moved some troops out of Erbil in northern Iraq because of "escalating tensions in the Middle East," a German defence ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 04:12 AFP — The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 13:23 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while ruling out an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 12:53 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while ruling out an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 10:37 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding any reference to an "amnesty".

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 06:20 AFP — Australia has barred one of its citizens from returning home from a Syrian detention camp because of security concerns, the government said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 , 13:34 AFP — Syria began evacuating remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, as it empties the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, two officials told AFP.

Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 , 12:38 AFP — Syrian authorities began evacuating remaining residents of the Islamic State group-linked Al-Hol camp in the country's northeast on Tuesday, as they empty the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, two officials told AFP.

Monday, 16 February, 2026 , 22:50 AFP — Thirty-four Australian relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists had to return to Syria's Roj detention camp due to coordination issues with Damascus after Kurdish authorities released them on Monday, a Kurdish official told AFP.

Monday, 16 February, 2026 , 22:26 AFP — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused help Tuesday for 34 Australian citizens related to suspected Islamic State jihadists, as they try to return home from a Syrian detention camp.