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.

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.

Thursday, 20 March, 2014 , 17:58 AFP — Some 600 Kurdish residents of villages in Syria's Raqa province have fled after an ultimatum from the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an NGO said Thursday.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 , 15:17 AFP — The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey on Tuesday over its "inhuman" treatment of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 , 12:37 AFP — The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey on Tuesday over its "inhuman" treatment of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 , 11:27 AFP — The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey on Tuesday over its treatment of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 , 11:11 AFP — The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey on Tuesday over its treatment of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

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Wednesday, 12 March, 2014 , 15:57 AFP — Thousands of people attended a funeral in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday for nine victims of a triple suicide bombing, a monitoring group said.