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Turkish army, PKK rebels clash in blow to peace process


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 14:43 AFP — Turkish troops were engaged in clashes on Saturday with over two dozen rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that left four soldiers wounded and dealt a blow to the peace process.

35 dead as Syria forces repel IS attack on airport: monitor


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 11:54 AFP — Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian military airport by Islamic State group affiliated militants, losing 20 fighters but killing almost as many jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.

Turkish army, Kurdish militants clash in southeast


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 11:41 AFP — Four Turkish troops were wounded Saturday in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a blow to the peace process seeking to end decades of separatist violence.

Four Turkish troops wounded in clashes in southeast: army


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 09:15 AFP — Four Turkish troops were wounded on Saturday in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeast of the country, the army said.

IS frees over 200 Yazidis in Iraq: Kurdish officer


Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 , 13:48 AFP — The Islamic State group has freed more than 200 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority it held captive for months, a commander in the Kurdish peshmerga security forces said Wednesday.

IS frees more than 200 Yazidis in Iraq: Kurd officer


Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 , 13:18 AFP — The Islamic State jihadist group has freed more than 200 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority it held captive for months, a commander in the Kurdish peshmerga forces said Wednesday.

IS frees more than 200 Yazidis in Iraq: Kurdish commander


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Turkish prosecutor requests acquittal of Dutch reporter


Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 , 12:22 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday requested the acquittal of a Dutch journalist specialising in Kurdish issues who was accused of spreading "terrorist propaganda" for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkish prosecutor requests acquittal of Dutch reporter


Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 , 08:07 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday requested the acquittal of a Dutch journalist specialising in Kurdish issues who was accused of "terrorist propaganda" for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Islamists kidnap then free 300 Kurds in Syria


Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 19:27 AFP — Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, holding them several hours before setting them free, Kurdish officials and a monitor said.