Tuesday, 6 January, 2026 , 16:09 AFP — Clashes between government personnel and Kurdish-led forces in the north Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least seven people on Tuesday, mostly civilians, with both sides trading blame over who started the fighting.

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026 , 14:00 AFP — Clashes between government personnel and Kurdish-led forces in the north Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least five people on Tuesday, with both sides trading blame over who started the fighting.

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026 , 13:34 AFP — Iranian security forces fired tear gas on Tuesday to disperse protesters at the Tehran bazaar who were chanting slogans against the clerical authorities, according to rights groups and images posted on social media.

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026 , 13:01 AFP — Clashes between government personnel and Kurdish-led forces in the north Syrian city of Aleppo killed four people on Tuesday, with both sides trading blame over who started the fighting.

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Tuesday, 6 January, 2026 , 11:44 AFP — Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, whose release has been ordered by a top European court, was on Tuesday handed further jail time for insulting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his lawyer said.

Monday, 5 January, 2026 , 02:53 AFP — New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 18:12 AFP — New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 14:24 AFP — New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran over the weekend, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 14:20 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi held talks with officials in Damascus on Sunday on integrating his forces into the central government, but state media said no tangible results were achieved.