Friday, 16 August, 2013 , 11:33 AFP — The UN refugee agency said Friday it was scrambling aid in northern Iraq after thousands of Syrians crossed the tightly-controlled border in a sudden and unexplained influx.
Sunday, 11 August, 2013 , 15:50 AFP — Syrian rebel fighters kidnapped 13 Kurds in the northern province of Aleppo on Sunday, turning them over to jihadist fighters already holding 250 abducted Kurds, an NGO said.
Saturday, 10 August, 2013 , 15:29 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's leader threatened on Saturday to intervene to protect Kurds in neighbouring Syria, who are caught up in fighting between Kurdish forces and jihadists.
Saturday, 10 August, 2013 , 10:59 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's leader threatened on Saturday to intervene to protect Kurds in neighbouring Syria, who are caught up in fighting between Kurdish forces and jihadists.
Thursday, 8 August, 2013 , 20:45 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said parliament could cut its summer recess short to vote on reforms aimed at increasing Kurdish rights, amid calls for the peace process to pick up speed.
Thursday, 8 August, 2013 , 07:42 AFP — An unusual plan backed by Kurdish officials in Iraq's Kirkuk province to dig a trench aimed at curbing deadly violence has angered Arab leaders, who call it a land grab.
Tuesday, 6 August, 2013 , 01:31 AFP — After embarking on a peace process with Kurdish rebels in Turkey, Ankara is now softening its position on the increasingly autonomous Kurdish minority in war-torn neighbouring Syria, analysts say.
Friday, 2 August, 2013 , 18:04 AFP — A Turkish court has rejected a request from jailed Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan for a retrial under legal reforms that took effect in April, news website Bianet reported Friday.
Friday, 2 August, 2013 , 11:57 AFP — Fresh clashes between Kurdish fighters and jihadists erupted in the majority Kurdish province of Hasakeh in northern Syria early on Friday, a monitoring group said.
Wednesday, 31 July, 2013 , 19:33 AFP — Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said.
