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Aleppo city out of Syria government control for first time: monitor


Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 09:40 AFP Syria's second city of Aleppo is no longer under the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government, for the first time since the country's conflict began, a war monitor said Sunday.

UK signs deals with Iraq aimed at curbing irregular immigration


Thursday, 28 November, 2024 , 15:58 AFP The UK government said Thursday it had struck a "world-first security agreement" and other cooperation deals with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen its border security.

UK signs deal with Iraq to target irregular immigration: govt


Thursday, 28 November, 2024 , 15:12 AFP The UK government said Thursday it had struck a "world-first security agreement" and other cooperation deals with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen border security.

UK police arrest seven linked to banned Kurdish group PKK


Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 20:45 AFP Seven people have been arrested in London for "suspected activity" linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of a "significant" counter-terrorism policing operation, police said Wednesday.

UK police arrest six linked to proscribed Kurdish group PKK


Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 10:59 AFP Six people have been arrested in London for "suspected activity" linked to the proscribed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as part of a "significant" counter-terrorism policing operation, police said on Wednesday.

More than 230 detained in Turkey in Kurdish activist raids


Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 10:20 AFP Turkish authorities arrested more than 230 people, including 12 journalists, poets and writers, in a 24 hour crackdown against Kurdish activists, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

11 killed in north Syria Kurdish-led attacks on pro-Turk positions: monitor


Monday, 25 November, 2024 , 21:16 AFP The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Monday 11 people including civilians were killed in attacks by a Kurdish-led force on positions of Turkey-backed fighters in north Syria.

11 killed in north Syria Kurdish-led attacks on pro-Turk positions: monitor


Monday, 25 November, 2024 , 20:56 AFP The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Monday 11 people including civilians were killed in attacks by a Kurdish-led force on positions of Turkey-backed fighters in north Syria.

12 killed in north Syria Kurdish-led attacks on pro-Turk positions: monitor


Monday, 25 November, 2024 , 20:30 AFP

Iraq says population exceeds 45 mn after long-delayed census


Monday, 25 November, 2024 , 11:26 AFP Iraq's population has surpassed 45 million, more than a third of whom are under the age of 15, authorities said Monday after the first nationwide census in nearly four decades.