Thursday, 31 July, 2014 , 13:08 AFP — The jihadist Islamic State (IS), which has taken over large swathes of war-torn Syria in just a few months, was on Thursday engaged in fighting Kurds and members of a Sunni tribe.

Thursday, 31 July, 2014 , 09:04 AFP — A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the Kurds seized several IS positions, a monitoring group said Thursday.

Tuesday, 29 July, 2014 , 20:09 AFP — US authorities were prepared Tuesday to seize $100 million worth of oil from a tanker anchored off the Texas coast after Iraq's government told a court the oil was taken illegally from the country's Kurdish region.

Wednesday, 23 July, 2014 , 22:13 AFP — Veteran Iraqi politician Fuad Masum was almost guaranteed to become Iraq's next president after the main Kurdish blocs in parliament agreed on his candidacy Thursday.

Wednesday, 23 July, 2014 , 21:33 AFP — Veteran Iraqi politician Fuad Masum was almost guaranteed to become Iraq's next president after the main Kurdish blocs in parliament agreed on his candidacy Thursday.

Tuesday, 22 July, 2014 , 11:43 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers and at least six Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, the Turkish military said Tuesday.

Monday, 21 July, 2014 , 13:28 AFP — The Turkish authorities on Monday imposed a curfew in the southeastern town of Hakkari after violent clashes blamed on a feud between two Kurdish families left one person dead.

Saturday, 19 July, 2014 , 15:38 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who returned home Saturday from months of convalescence abroad, is an avuncular politician and a skilled negotiator toughened by his decades-old struggle for Kurdish independence.

Saturday, 19 July, 2014 , 15:25 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who returned home Saturday from months of convalescence abroad, is an avuncular politician and a skilled negotiator toughened by his decades-old struggle for Kurdish independence.

Saturday, 19 July, 2014 , 11:12 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who returns home Saturday from months of convalescence abroad, is an avuncular politician and a skilled negotiator toughened by his decades-old struggle for Kurdish independence.