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Turkey warns Syrian Kurd leader against autonomy plans


Friday, 26 July, 2013 , 20:46 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned against any plans for an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria as officials met the leader of the war-torn country's main Kurdish group Friday.

Iraqi Kurdistan to host pan-Kurd conference


Wednesday, 24 July, 2013 , 18:17 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region is preparing to host a conference that will bring together Kurdish parties from Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey, an official said on Wednesday.

Syria Kurds make rapid advances in north: NGO


Tuesday, 23 July, 2013 , 15:04 AFP Syrian Kurds made rapid advances in the north on Tuesday, expelling jihadists from a string of villages, as mistrust between Kurds and Arabs grows, a watchdog and activists said.

Syria Kurds overrun villages, expel jihadists: NGO


Tuesday, 23 July, 2013 , 12:21 AFP Syrian Kurds made rapid advances in the north of the country Tuesday, expelling jihadists from several villages, as a gulf of mistrust between Arabs and Kurds grew, a watchdog and activists said.

Jihadists free Kurdish civilians in north Syria: NGO


Sunday, 21 July, 2013 , 15:10 AFP Islamists battling Kurdish fighters in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad have released 300 Kurdish civilians they were holding prisoner in exchange for a rebel chief, a watchdog said Sunday.

Jihadists holding Kurdish civilians in north Syria: NGO


Sunday, 21 July, 2013 , 13:36 AFP Islamic extremists battling Kurdish fighters in the north Syrian town of Tal Abyad are holding "hundreds" of civilians as prisoners, a watchdog said on Sunday.

Kurds capture jihadist commander in north Syria: NGO


Saturday, 20 July, 2013 , 22:23 AFP Syrian Kurdish fighters in the north fought fierce battles against jihadists and captured a commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) late Saturday, a monitoring group said.

Syria Kurds expel jihadists, seize weapons: NGO


Saturday, 20 July, 2013 , 15:02 AFP Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northeast expelled jihadists from a checkpoint on Saturday and seized their weapons and ammunition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Syria Kurds expel jihadists from post, seize weapons: NGO


Saturday, 20 July, 2013 , 13:19 AFP Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the country expelled jihadists from a checkpoint on Saturday and seized their weapons and ammunition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Syria Kurds expel jihadists from post, seize weapons: NGO


Saturday, 20 July, 2013 , 11:23 AFP Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the country expelled jihadists from a checkpoint on Saturday and seized their weapons and ammunition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.