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Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq


Monday, 14 October, 2013 , 13:14 AFP Shaqlawa Mohammed Rashid sits at the entrance of a white tent in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, reflecting on what will be her first Eid al-Adha holiday outside Syria.

Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq


Monday, 14 October, 2013 , 10:36 AFP Shaqlawa Mohammed Rashid sits at the entrance of a white tent in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, reflecting on what will be her first Eid al-Adha holiday outside Syria.

Iraq Kurd chief ready to hit militants in Syria, Iraq


Sunday, 13 October, 2013 , 10:05 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan is prepared to strike militants anywhere, including neighbouring Syria, but the Kurds must avoid being drawn into its civil war, the autonomous region's president Massud Barzani told AFP.

Kurd state will not be achieved by violence: Barzani


Sunday, 13 October, 2013 , 09:06 AFP The Kurdish people have a right to self-determination and statehood, but this will not be accomplished through violence, Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani told AFP.

Iraq Kurd chief ready to strike militants in Syria, Iraq


Sunday, 13 October, 2013 , 08:30 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan is prepared to strike militants anywhere, including in neighbouring Syria, but must avoid being drawn into its civil war, the autonomous region's president Massud Barzani told AFP.

Tight post-attack security curbs Iraqi Kurdistan tourism


Saturday, 12 October, 2013 , 12:05 AFP Tight security measures imposed after a rare deadly attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region have curbed tourism ahead of the year's biggest Muslim holiday, industry officials and business owners say.

Three arrested over Iraqi Kurdistan attack: officials


Saturday, 12 October, 2013 , 11:30 AFP The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan have arrested three men allegedly involved in an attack that killed seven people last month in the autonomous region's capital Arbil, officials said on Saturday.

Tight post-attack security curbs Iraqi Kurdistan tourism


Saturday, 12 October, 2013 , 09:42 AFP Tight security measures imposed after a rare deadly attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region have curbed tourism ahead of the year's biggest Muslim holiday, industry officials and business owners say.

Turkey seizes 346 kg of heroin: official


Friday, 11 October, 2013 , 14:53 AFP Turkish drugs police seized 346 kilos (762 pounds) of heroin in Istanbul as part of a joint operation with the National Intelligence Organisation, an official source said Friday.

Turkey extends mandate for strikes on Kurds in Iraq


Thursday, 10 October, 2013 , 16:28 AFP Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended for one year a mandate that would allow Ankara to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring northern Iraq.