Saturday, 22 May, 2010 , 13:27 AFP — Syrian authorities have arrested a leading member of a banned Kurdish party, a Syrian rights group said in a statement on Saturday, and pleaded for his release.

Thursday, 20 May, 2010 , 20:05 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Thursday bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq, in one of the biggest raids in recent years, media reports and the insurgents said.

Thursday, 20 May, 2010 , 18:10 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Thursday bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq, in one of the biggest raids in recent years, Turkish and Kurdish media reports said.

Thursday, 20 May, 2010 , 15:46 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Thursday bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq, in one of the biggest raids in recent years, Turkish media reports said.

Thursday, 20 May, 2010 , 15:22 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Thursday bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq, Turkey's NTV news channel reported.

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Sunday, 16 May, 2010 , 15:52 AFP — Iranian artillery bombarded parts of Kurdistan in northern Iraq where Kurdish rebels opposed to Tehran are said to be holed up, a local official said on Sunday.

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 18:04 AFP —

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 16:32 AFP — Dozens of journalists protested on Thursday to demand a probe into the murder of a young reporter who wrote highly critical articles about the rulers of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

Thursday, 13 May, 2010 , 15:24 AFP — Dozens of journalists protested on Thursday to demand a probe into the murder of a young reporter who wrote highly critical articles about the rulers of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.