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Families urge UN committee to pressure France over Syria repatriations


Thursday, 17 October, 2024 , 13:51 AFP The mothers of four French Islamists who "disappeared" after going to areas of Syria controlled by the Islamic State group asked the UN anti-torture committee Thursday to pressure Paris to bring them home.

Infighting and inflation ahead of Iraqi Kurdistan vote


Wednesday, 16 October, 2024 , 01:25 AFP Iraqi Kurdish seamstress Sanaa will, like many other voters, boycott an election later this month, a signal of growing disillusionment with the political class that has long dominated the autonomous region.

Iran overturns death sentence for woman labour activist: media


Saturday, 12 October, 2024 , 12:04 AFP Iran's highest court has overturned the death sentence of a woman labour rights activist who was accused of links to an outlawed Kurdish group, local media reported Saturday.

Austria court orders repatriation of IS woman and her children


Friday, 11 October, 2024 , 15:35 AFP A Vienna court on Friday ordered that an Austrian woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria be repatriated along with two children she bore to jihadist fighters there.

Iraq repatriates 706 people from Syria camp


Thursday, 10 October, 2024 , 12:52 AFP Iraq repatriated 706 people from Syria's Al-Hol camp, home to tens of thousands of people including family members of suspected jihadists, a security source said Thursday.

Twice displaced: Syrian refugees flee home from Lebanon


Thursday, 3 October, 2024 , 17:30 AFP A decade after finding refuge in Lebanon from civil war in his native Syria, Ahmad Mustafa fled in the other direction this week from a new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Four soldiers killed in IS ambush in Iraq: ministry


Wednesday, 2 October, 2024 , 14:35 AFP Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three wounded Wednesday in an ambush by fighters of the Islamic State group in Kirkuk province in the north, the interior ministry said.

Germany, Turkey at odds over migrant deportation deal


Friday, 27 September, 2024 , 20:37 AFP Germany said Friday it had agreed a plan with Turkey under which Berlin will step up deportations of failed Turkish asylum seekers, but Ankara denied any such deal had been struck.

Anti-jihadist coalition mission in Iraq ending in 2025


Friday, 27 September, 2024 , 20:35 AFP The international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group will end its decade-long military mission in Iraq within a year, Washington and Baghdad said on Friday.

Germany says to step up deportations of failed Turkish asylum-seekers


Friday, 27 September, 2024 , 16:38 AFP Germany and Turkey have agreed a plan under which Berlin will sharply step up deportations of failed Turkish asylum seekers, the interior minister said Friday.