Sunday, 13 April, 2014 , 02:59 AFP — When fighting erupted in Iraq's Anbar province in December, Abu Mohammed fled with his family to a virtually empty summer resort far to the north to take advantage of its off-season rates and wait out the conflict.

Friday, 11 April, 2014 , 19:39 AFP — Two prominent US senators introduced legislation Friday that would remove Iraqi Kurdish organizations KDP and PUK from a terrorist blacklist.

Thursday, 3 April, 2014 , 16:01 AFP — Iraqi media released new pictures Thursday of President Jalal Talabani, who has been in Germany since December 2012 after suffering a stroke, with the Kurdish leader appearing in good health.

Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 , 16:14 AFP — Turkish riot police Tuesday deployed water cannon against protesters who claimed vote-rigging in weekend local polls in which the Islamic-rooted party of Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared sweeping victories.

Thursday, 27 March, 2014 , 15:39 AFP — A Turkish court has freed 45 people, including eight journalists, accused of ties to outlawed Kurdish rebels after more than two years of pre-trial custody, local media said Thursday.

Wednesday, 26 March, 2014 , 13:51 AFP — A member of the Kurdish peshmerga force will be tried for the murder over the weekend of a prominent Iraqi journalist at a Baghdad checkpoint, a judicial spokesman said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 26 March, 2014 , 02:40 AFP — Turkey's Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dogged by a graft scandal and street protests, faces another headache as Sunday's local elections near -- rising discontent among the Kurdish minority.

Friday, 21 March, 2014 , 16:44 AFP — The imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan used the anniversary of his party's historic ceasefire on Friday to call for a fresh start to peace talks in Turkey.

Thursday, 20 March, 2014 , 20:38 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region pledged Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad ahead of elections.

Thursday, 20 March, 2014 , 20:10 AFP — Syrian troops recaptured a famed Crusader castle from rebels Thursday, marking a significant advance in their drive to seal off the Lebanese border and sever enemy supply lines.