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US senators file bill to take Kurdish groups off terror list


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.

New pictures of Iraq president recovering after stroke


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.

Turkish police use water cannon against rally


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.

Turkey frees 45 pending trial over Kurdish rebel ties


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.

Iraq to try Kurdish officer for reporter's murder


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.

Crunch test for Turkey's Kurds in local elections


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.

Jailed Kurdish leader seeks to revive peace talks


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.

Kurds offer to export 100,000 bpd of oil in Iraq row


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.

Syria army retakes famed Crusader castle in border push


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.

Kurds offer to export 100,000 bpd of oil in Iraq row


Thursday, 20 March, 2014 , 18:50 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region pledged on Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad.