Saturday, 27 September, 2014 , 11:10 AFP — Three Turkish police were killed after an ambush in Turkey's overwhelmingly Kurdish southeast, amid renewed strains between the authorities and rebels fighting for self-rule, reports said Saturday.

Friday, 26 September, 2014 , 15:16 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds on Friday broke through the Turkish border into Syrian territory to join Kurdish forces battling the advance of Islamic State (IS) militants around the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 20:03 AFP — The advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists through Syria's Kurdish areas has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of efforts to make peace between Turkey and Kurdish militants, just when an end was in sight to a 30-year insurgency.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 14:52 AFP — The advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists Syria's Kurdish areas has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of efforts to make peace between Turkey and Kurdish militants, just when an end was in sight to a 30-year insurgency.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 01:47 AFP — Western support has helped Iraq's Kurdish troops regain ground and momentum against the Islamic State group, but retaking the northern jihadist hub of Mosul remains too big an ask for now.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 15:52 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday cast doubt on continuing a truce with the Turkish authorities, accusing the ruling party of fighting a "war" with Kurds amid the advance of Islamic State (IS) militants.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 13:57 AFP — The numbers of Kurdish refugees fleeing into Turkey to escape the advance of Islamic State jihadists in northern Syria has slowed considerably over the last few days, Turkish officials said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 11:17 AFP — A US-led coalition launched raids against jihadists near an embattled Syrian Kurdish town and an area on the Iraqi border, Syrian state media and a monitor said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 11:06 AFP — Warplanes carried out an air strike on positions controlled by the jihadist Islamic State group (IS) that is fighting Kurds in northern Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 07:45 AFP — The US-led coalition has launched raids against jihadists near a Kurdish town in Syria surrounded by Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group said Wednesday.