Monday, 16 June, 2014 , 08:09 AFP — The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan region is in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, media reported on Monday, amid efforts to thwart a Sunni insurgent offensive north of Baghdad.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 20:11 AFP — A 15-year-old Kurdish teenager died on Sunday night as protesters clashed with police in the city of Adana in southern Turkey, local media reported.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 11:44 AFP — Iraq pressed a counter-offensive Sunday to repel militants who have seized vast swathes of territory as former UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi blamed the crisis on global neglect of Syria's civil war.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 09:40 AFP — Kurdish forces are in control of one the two official border crossings with Syria, which they seized after Iraqi forces withdrew, a senior Kurdish security official said on Sunday.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 09:15 AFP — Kurdish forces are in control of one the two official border crossings with Syria, which they seized after Iraqi forces withdrew, a senior Kurdish security official said on Sunday.

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Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 08:06 AFP — An Iraqi air strike hit a convoy of Kurdish forces which have moved into an area of eastern Iraq during a militant offensive, killing six fighters, officers and a doctor said Sunday.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 07:15 AFP — An Iraqi air strike targeting a Kurdish security forces convoy northeast of Baghdad killed six fighters, officers and a doctor said on Sunday.

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Friday, 13 June, 2014 , 08:16 AFP — Jihadists pushed towards Baghdad Friday as President Barack Obama said he was exploring all options to save Iraq's security forces from collapse and US companies evacuated hundreds from a major air base.