Saturday, 10 January, 2015 , 17:51 AFP — Militants from the Islamic State jihadist group launched a surprise attack on Kurdish forces in the Gwer area of north Iraq, killing 26, security officials said Saturday.
Wednesday, 7 January, 2015 , 12:14 AFP — A 14-year-old teenager was shot dead, allegedly by police, as Kurdish protesters clashed with the Turkish security forces in the southeast of the country, media and security sources said Wednesday.
Tuesday, 6 January, 2015 , 19:22 AFP — At least 24 Islamic State jihadists were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters Tuesday in the Syrian town of Kobane, where a battle has raged for almost four months, a monitoring group said.
Tuesday, 6 January, 2015 , 15:16 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday released a Dutch reporter based in Kurdish-majority southeast of the country after detaining her for several hours on accusations of posting tweets in support of a "terrorist group".
Tuesday, 6 January, 2015 , 13:12 AFP — A Dutch reporter based in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey on Tuesday said she had been arrested on charges of making propaganda for a "terrorist group".
Monday, 5 January, 2015 , 14:16 AFP — Kurdish fighters have seized the security and government district of Syria's Kobane from the Islamic State jihadist group and now control 80 percent of the border town, a monitoring group said Monday.
Sunday, 28 December, 2014 , 12:47 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday warned that the government would take action against any further violence in the southeast after three people were killed in fresh clashes between two rival Kurdish groups.
Saturday, 27 December, 2014 , 20:32 AFP — Three people were killed Saturday in clashes between Kurdish rebels and a rival Kurdish Islamist group in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border, a local governor's office said.
Saturday, 27 December, 2014 , 14:22 AFP — The Islamic State jihadist group has lost ground in the Syrian border town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters now control more than 60 percent of territory, a monitoring group said Saturday.
Saturday, 27 December, 2014 , 13:08 AFP — Two people were killed and three injured Saturday in clashes between Kurdish rebels and a Sunni Islamist group in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border, a local governor's office said.
