Thursday, 26 June, 2014 , 12:16 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, visited the disputed city of Kirkuk on Thursday for the first time since Kurdish forces took control of it, officials said.
Thursday, 26 June, 2014 , 10:43 AFP — The Turkish government on Thursday submitted a reform bill to parliament to revive the stalled peace talks with Kurdish militants, in an apparent bid to seek votes from Turkey's biggest minority group in August presidential polls.
Wednesday, 25 June, 2014 , 12:27 AFP — The Turkish government said Wednesday it will present a bill to parliament aimed at reviving stalled peace talks with Kurdish rebels, in an apparent bid to win presidential election votes from Turkey's biggest minority.
Wednesday, 25 June, 2014 , 07:47 AFP — Turkey's government is due to present a reform bill to parliament ahead of the August presidential elections in a bid to revive the stalled peace process with Kurdish rebels, a minister said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 08:17 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Tuesday as he pressed an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart.
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 07:21 AFP — John Kerry arrived in Iraq's Kurdish region Tuesday in a US diplomatic drive aimed at preventing the country from splitting apart in the face of Sunni militants pushing towards Baghdad.
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 06:29 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Tuesday as part of an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart.
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 06:02 AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday, part of a diplomatic drive aimed at preventing the country from splitting apart.
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 05:56 AFP —
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014 , 03:10 AFP — Beneath the ancient citadel in Iraq's Kirkuk, the flag of Kurdistan -- green, white and red stripes overlaid with a yellow sun -- flaps alongside market stalls.
