Saturday, 5 July, 2014 , 09:30 AFP — Kurdish rebels will begin a stalled withdrawal from Turkey into their safe haven in northern Iraq after parliament passes reforms aimed at ending a decades-long insurgency, local media reported on Saturday.
Friday, 4 July, 2014 , 15:54 AFP — After embarking on a peace process with homegrown Kurdish militants, Turkey is finally reconciling itself with the prospect of an independent Kurdish state in neighbouring war-torn Iraq.
Friday, 4 July, 2014 , 11:50 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish preparations for an independence referendum met with frustration in Washington, which stressed unity was essential to tackle a jihadist-led onslaught that risks "Syria-like chaos".
Friday, 4 July, 2014 , 09:04 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish preparations for an independence referendum met with frustration in Washington, which stressed unity was essential to tackle a jihadist-led onslaught that risks "Syria-like chaos".
Friday, 4 July, 2014 , 03:55 AFP — Iraq's Kurds set the ball rolling for a referendum on their long-held dream of independence, ignoring calls for the nation to unite against rampant jihadists or face "Syria-like chaos".
Friday, 4 July, 2014 , 02:17 AFP — The United States came out Thursday against a call by Iraq's Kurdish leader for an independence referendum, saying the country could only repel Islamic State radicals by staying united.
Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 19:21 AFP — Iraq's Kurds set the ball rolling Thursday for a referendum on their long-held dream of independence, ignoring calls for the nation to unite against rampant jihadists or face "Syria-like chaos".
Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 18:51 AFP — The US military's top officer said Thursday that Iraqi forces had shored up their defenses around Baghdad but would need outside help to eventually regain territory lost to Sunni militants.
Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 18:31 AFP — Iraq's Kurds set the ball rolling Thursday for a referendum on their long-held dream of independence, ignoring calls for the nation to unite against rampant jihadists or face "Syria-like chaos".
Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 17:32 AFP — The United States Thursday came out against a call by Iraq's Kurdish leader for an independence referendum, saying the only way the country could repel Islamic State radicals would be to stay united.