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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.