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Syria Kurds 'to send two delegations to peace talks'


Friday, 20 December, 2013 , 13:04 AFP Syria's Kurds will send two delegations to upcoming peace talks, one with the opposition coalition and another with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad, opposition leader Ahmed Jarba said Friday.

Syria Kurds aim for unified front ahead of peace talks


Tuesday, 17 December, 2013 , 15:51 AFP The two main Syrian Kurdish groups held talks in Iraq on Tuesday, aiming to establish a unified front ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland next month, an official said.

Pro-Kurdish MPs on hunger strike in Turkey parliament


Tuesday, 17 December, 2013 , 13:15 AFP Four pro-Kurdish lawmakers went on hunger strike in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday to denounce a court ruling against the release of jailed MPs with suspected links to Kurdish rebels.

Syria Kurds aim to end dispute ahead of peace talks


Tuesday, 17 December, 2013 , 13:05 AFP Syrian Kurdish groups were holding talks in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Tuesday aimed at patching up differences ahead of a peace conference planned for next month, an official said.

Pro-Kurdish MPs plan hunger strike in Turkey parliament


Tuesday, 17 December, 2013 , 09:53 AFP Four pro-Kurdish lawmakers plan to go on hunger strike in the Turkish parliament from Tuesday to denounce a court ruling against the release of jailed MPs with suspected links to Kurdish rebels, their party said.

PKK threatens to retaliate over protester deaths in Turkey


Sunday, 15 December, 2013 , 12:27 AFP Kurdish rebels on Sunday warned of retaliation over the deaths of three Kurdish protesters shot by Turkish police, heightening tensions in the fragile peace process between Ankara and the outlawed PKK group.

Syria rebel commander freezes to death: monitor


Saturday, 14 December, 2013 , 17:57 AFP A rebel commander has frozen to death in the bitter cold brought by a snowstorm that has swept Syria this week, a monitoring group said Saturday.

US and UK suspend Syria non-lethal aid as winter bites


Wednesday, 11 December, 2013 , 20:44 AFP The United States and Britain suspended non-lethal aid to rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday, a day after Islamists overran a border crossing in the snow-swept region near Turkey.

Kurdish protester injured in clashes with Turkey police dies


Wednesday, 11 December, 2013 , 11:04 AFP A Kurdish protester who was seriously wounded during fierce weekend clashes with police in southeast Turkey died of his injuries in hospital on Wednesday, medics said.

Turkey MPs brawl over 'Kurdistan'


Monday, 9 December, 2013 , 17:45 AFP A fracas erupted in Turkey's parliament on Monday between nationalist and pro-Kurdish lawmakers over the use of "Kurdistan", long a taboo word in the country.