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.

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.

Wednesday, 8 April, 2015 , 13:10 AFP —

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).

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).

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.

Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 14:25 AFP — Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, Kurdish officials and a local journalist told AFP.

Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 14:02 AFP — Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, Kurdish officials and a local journalist told AFP.

Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 13:32 AFP — Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, Kurdish officials and a local journalist told AFP.

Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 13:12 AFP —