Monday, 30 May, 2011 , 08:49 AFP — Authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Monday took issue with a Human Rights Watch report published last week that criticised the autonomous region for a "growing assault" on media freedoms.

Friday, 27 May, 2011 , 17:21 AFP — The family of a Kurdish mayor in southeast Turkey asked police Friday to find their son, fearing he has been abducted by separatist Kurdish rebels, police sources said.

Tuesday, 24 May, 2011 , 10:10 AFP — Human Rights Watch called on Tuesday for Iraqi Kurdish authorities to cease their intimidation of journalists, citing increased attacks on freedom of the press in the wake of recent protests.

Sunday, 22 May, 2011 , 14:54 AFP — More than a dozen bomb attacks in and around Baghdad on Sunday left at least 19 people dead, including 12 people killed in a suicide attack, and more than 80 wounded.

Sunday, 22 May, 2011 , 14:24 AFP — A senior Kurdish official on Sunday backed keeping US troops in Iraq beyond a year-end withdrawal deadline, voicing rare support for an extension just months before American forces must pull out.

Friday, 20 May, 2011 , 03:46 AFP — Mounting Kurdish defiance against Ankara has marred the run-up to Turkey's June 12 polls as a rare peace initiative lies in tatters, threatening to re-ignite the country's 26-year conflict.

Thursday, 19 May, 2011 , 03:57 AFP — At the age of 15, Adem knows how to make a petrol bomb and can quickly turn a scarf into a balaclava -- that's the equipment he needs for his own warfare in Turkey's 26-year Kurdish conflict.

Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 , 12:53 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's biggest political party has sued one of the region's magazines, calling for it to be closed after it alleged the bloc was plotting to kill rival leaders, officials said Wednesday.

Monday, 16 May, 2011 , 15:18 AFP — Several thousand Kurdish protesters held violent demonstrations Monday after the Turkish army killed 12 Kurdish rebels at the border with Iraq.

Monday, 16 May, 2011 , 15:08 AFP — A senior US military official held talks with Turkish counterparts Monday to discuss regional security and cooperation against separatist Kurdish rebels fighting Ankara, officials said.