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Al-Qaeda claims attack in Iraqi Kurdish region capital


Sunday, 6 October, 2013 , 21:07 AFP An Al-Qaeda front group said it carried out an attack on security forces in Iraq's usually-quiet autonomous Kurdish region, in a statement posted on the Honein jihadist forum on Sunday.

Al-Qaeda claims attack in Iraqi Kurdish region capital: statement


Sunday, 6 October, 2013 , 20:39 AFP

Iraq president's party comes third in Kurdish polls


Wednesday, 2 October, 2013 , 11:55 AFP Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's party finished third behind an opposition movement in the autonomous Kurdish region's parliamentary polls, shaking a decades-long duopoly on power, according to final results released Wednesday.

European court clears Kurds for addressing leader as 'Mr Ocalan'


Tuesday, 1 October, 2013 , 16:56 AFP European judges on Tuesday cleared 19 Kurds who had been fined in Turkey for addressing their jailed Kurdish rebel leader as "Mr Ocalan".

Turkey premier seeks to repair image with reforms


Tuesday, 1 October, 2013 , 14:43 AFP Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unveiled sweeping reforms in a bid to repair his image, bruised by mass protests and a stalled peace process with Kurdish rebels, analysts said Tuesday.

Turkey to lift headscarf ban, boost Kurdish rights


Monday, 30 September, 2013 , 19:48 AFP Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced key political reforms, including lifting a ban on Islamic headscarves and strengthening Kurdish rights.

Turkey PM announces reforms key to Kurdish peace process


Monday, 30 September, 2013 , 14:22 AFP Turkey on Monday moved to scrap restrictions on the use of the minority Kurdish language among democratic reforms designed to revive the stalled peace process with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkey PM announces reforms key to Kurdish peace process


Monday, 30 September, 2013 , 12:30 AFP Turkey on Monday moved to scrap restrictions on the use of the minority Kurdish language among democratic reforms seen as key to the stalled peace process with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkey PM announces reforms key to Kurdish peace process


Monday, 30 September, 2013 , 10:14 AFP Turkey's prime minister on Monday announced democratic reforms seen as key to the stalled peace process with the country's Kurdish minority.

Turkey PM announces reforms key to Kurdish peace process


Monday, 30 September, 2013 , 09:18 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced reforms to enhance the rights of the country's Kurdish community, a key step in the peace process.