Friday, 27 July, 2012 , 14:56 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish security forces have prevented soldiers sent by Baghdad from reaching a disputed north Iraq area that borders Syria, a top Kurdish security official said on Friday.

Friday, 27 July, 2012 , 14:54 AFP — Syria's Kurds, hostile to a regime that has oppressed them and suspicious of the opposition, are putting aside differences to unite and manage their own region in the face of an uncertain future.

Friday, 27 July, 2012 , 13:06 AFP — Turkey said Friday it would not tolerate the presence of "terrorist" groups such as the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or Al-Qaeda on Syrian soil near the Turkish border.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 13:45 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syria of giving Kurdish rebels a free hand in its north and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:33 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike against them.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:21 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike against them.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:20 AFP — Holed up in a Turkish safe-house, a Kurdish commander of a Syrian rebel unit makes a novel pitch for more weapons to help his men fight the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:01 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike against them.

Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 02:41 AFP — Holed up in a Turkish safe-house, a Kurdish commander of a Syrian rebel unit makes a novel pitch for more weapons to help his men fight the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Wednesday, 25 July, 2012 , 15:31 AFP — Turkey's top brass held talks Wednesday about the activities of Kurdish rebels in Syria, after press reports that they were in control of several northern areas of the conflict-torn nation.