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Pro-Kurdish party presses PM over 'IS attack from Turkey' claims


Sunday, 30 November, 2014 , 15:11 AFP Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Sunday pressed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu over whether a probe had been launched into claims that an attack by jihadists on a border post had been launched from Turkish soil.

Kurdish leader hopeful for Turkey peace deal within 5 months


Sunday, 30 November, 2014 , 11:27 AFP The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Sunday he was hopeful the peace process with the authorities would be concluded successfully within five months with enough determination.

IS attacks Kurdish-held post on Syria-Turkey border


Saturday, 29 November, 2014 , 11:08 AFP Islamic State jihadists attacked a Kurdish-controlled post on the Syrian-Turkish border Saturday for the first time, a monitor and Turkish officials said.

Clashes erupt as Turkish nationalist visits Kurdish region


Friday, 28 November, 2014 , 16:04 AFP Turkish security forces and pro-Kurdish protesters clashed on Friday as tensions erupted over the visit of a nationalist leader to a flashpoint eastern region, an AFP photographer reported.

Two Britons fighting alongside Kurds against IS: report


Monday, 24 November, 2014 , 13:44 AFP At least two Britons are among around 15 Westerners fighting in Syria alongside Kurdish guerrillas against the Islamic State group (IS), according to British media.

Kurds gain ground from IS in Syria's Kobane: monitor


Monday, 24 November, 2014 , 10:08 AFP Kurdish fighters gained ground from jihadists of the Islamic State group in fierce battles in the Syrian town of Kobane overnight, a monitoring group said on Monday.

20 Iraq Kurd fighters killed in Diyala operation: commander


Sunday, 23 November, 2014 , 18:36 AFP Twenty Iraqi Kurdish fighters were killed in clashes and by bombs during an operation on Sunday to retake two areas in Diyala province, one of their commanders said.

20 Iraq Kurd fighters killed in Diyala operation: commander


Sunday, 23 November, 2014 , 18:28 AFP

US condemns IS bombing in Kurdish region of Iraq


Wednesday, 19 November, 2014 , 20:47 AFP The United States on Wednesday condemned a suicide bombing by Islamic State extremists in the usually safe Kurdish region of Iraq that killed at least four people and left more than two dozen injured.

Suicide car bombing kills four in Iraq Kurdish capital


Wednesday, 19 November, 2014 , 16:44 AFP A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in the usually secure Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil Wednesday, killing four people in an attack blamed on the Islamic State (IS) group.