Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 15:29 AFP — Kurdish troops backed by US warplanes launched a bid on Saturday to recapture Mosul dam, Iraq's largest, a senior Kurdish military official said.

Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 15:25 AFP —

Saturday, 16 August, 2014 , 13:21 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.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 19:48 AFP — Iraqis and foreign powers voiced relief Friday after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to step down, as the UN targeted Islamist militants and the EU backed the arming of their Kurdish rivals.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 18:06 AFP — Two Canadian military transport jumbo jets, along with their crew of 30, were deployed Friday to deliver allies' arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 17:32 AFP — EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurdish fighters in the face of an onslaught by Islamic State militants.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 15:32 AFP — EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurd fighters in the face of an onslaught by Islamic State jihadists.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 14:38 AFP — EU ministers agreed Friday to back the arming of beleaguered Iraqi Kurd fighters by key member states, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after three hours of talks.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 14:04 AFP — EU ministers agreed Friday to back the arming of beleaguered Iraqi Kurd fighters by key bloc member states, a diplomat told AFP.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 13:54 AFP —