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Kurdish activist arrested in Syria: rights group


Tuesday, 30 March, 2010 , 13:43 AFP Kurdish activist Mahmud Safo, a member of a banned leftist party in Syria, has been arrested by security forces in the north of the country, a Syrian rights group said on Tuesday.

Three soldiers killed in blast in southeast Turkey


Tuesday, 30 March, 2010 , 07:40 AFP Three Turkish soldiers were killed Tuesday near the Iraqi frontier in a landmine explosion blamed on Kurdish rebels, local officials said.

HRW urges Syria to probe Kurd New Year shootings


Friday, 26 March, 2010 , 14:49 AFP Human Rights Watch urged the Syrian authorities on Friday to probe the shootings by security forces during Kurdish New Year celebrations that killed at least one person.

Large crowds mark flashpoint Kurdish day in Turkey


Sunday, 21 March, 2010 , 19:55 AFP Tens of thousands of Kurds gathered under tight security across Turkey on Sunday to mark Newroz, their new year, calling on the government to fulfil pledges to broaden Kurdish freedoms.

Thousands gather for flashpoint Kurdish event in Turkey


Sunday, 21 March, 2010 , 10:01 AFP About 50,000 Kurds gathered here Sunday to celebrate Newroz, their new year, as police enforced tight security for the event, often mired in violence and bloodshed.

Kurdish bloc leads 'Change' in Iraq's Sulaimaniyah: official


Sunday, 14 March, 2010 , 16:24 AFP An alliance of Iraqi Kurdistan's two major parties was holding off a new opposition group in the battleground province of Sulaimaniyah, early results from Iraq's March 7 polls showed Sunday.

Turkish soldier killed in Kurd ambush: security


Sunday, 14 March, 2010 , 15:26 AFP Turkish security officials said a soldier was killed and another wounded Sunday in an ambush by Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country.

Iraq PM takes lead in key province, Kurds hold off 'Change'


Sunday, 14 March, 2010 , 14:30 AFP Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc built on its gains in Iraq's parliamentary election, initial results showed on Sunday, as he took a comfortable lead in the key province of Basra.

Kurdish KDP-PUK alliance leads in Arbil province: official


Thursday, 11 March, 2010 , 18:18 AFP The Kurdistania alliance, made up of the Kurdish autonomous region's two long-dominant parties, was in the lead in the Iraqi province of Arbil, an election official told AFP on Thursday.

Kurdish KDP-PUK alliance leads in Arbil province: official


Thursday, 11 March, 2010 , 18:10 AFP The Kurdistania alliance, made up of the Kurdish autonomous region's two long-dominant parties, was in the lead in the Iraqi province of Arbil, an election official told AFP on Thursday.