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Iraqi Kurds retake country's main dam from jihadists: officials


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 16:28 AFP —

Statue of slain PKK commander unveiled in Turkey


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 15:28 AFP — A statue of a former militant commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) who planned the first attacks of its 30-year insurgency against the Turkish authorities has been unveiled in southeast Turkey, reports said Sunday.

Kurds advance on key Iraq dam, Sunnis hit jihadists


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 15:16 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.

Kurds advance on key Iraq dam, Sunnis hit jihadists


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 11:15 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.

Germany against Iraq's Kurds forming independent state


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 10:20 AFP — Germany is opposed to the formation of an independent state by Iraq's Kurds, who are currently battling Islamic State jihadists with Western help, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday.

Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest dam after 'massacre'


Sunday, 17 August, 2014 , 02:01 AFP — Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled on Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from jihadist fighters, a day after militants carried out a "massacre" of dozens of villagers.

Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest dam after 'massacre'


Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 20:09 AFP — Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled on Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from jihadist fighters, a day after militants carried out a "massacre" of dozens of villagers.

Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest dam


Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 16:38 AFP — Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from Islamic State jihadist fighters, whose latest atrocity was a massacre in a Yazidi village.

PKK conflict with Turkey 'coming to an end', says Kurdish leader


Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 16:32 AFP — The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's 30-year conflict with Turkey is coming to an end, the group's jailed leader said on Saturday, hailing the start of a new democratic process in the country.

Kurds battle to retake Iraq's largest dam: general


Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 15:38 AFP — Kurdish troops backed by US warplanes launched a bid Saturday to recapture Mosul dam, Iraq's largest, from jihadists, a senior Kurdish military official said.