Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 , 18:42 AFP — Twenty-two people including three civilians have died in clashes in Kurdish-held northeastern Syria between US-backed fighters and members of an affiliated group whose leader was arrested, a war monitor said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 , 16:46 AFP — Thirteen people have been killed in clashes in Kurdish-held eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and members of an affiliated group whose leader was arrested two days ago, a war monitor reported Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 , 16:26 AFP — A Munich court on Tuesday increased the jail term to 14 years for a German woman who joined the Islamic State group and let a five-year-old Yazidi "slave" girl die of thirst.

Monday, 28 August, 2023 , 14:40 AFP — Iranian police arrested pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi on Monday for releasing a song against women's compulsory wearing of the veil, the judiciary said.

Monday, 28 August, 2023 , 13:24 AFP — Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honour its commitment by mid-September to disarm Iranian Kurdish rebel groups on its territory.

Monday, 28 August, 2023 , 12:37 AFP — Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honour its commitment by mid-September Iranian Kurdish rebel groups on its territory.

Sunday, 27 August, 2023 , 12:12 AFP — Authorities in Iran have begun legal proceedings against a prominent pop singer over his latest song urging women to take off their mandatory headscarves, the judiciary said on Sunday.

Thursday, 24 August, 2023 , 18:47 AFP — Twin Turkish drone strikes killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Thursday, authorities said, as Ankara's foreign minister visited the northern region.

Thursday, 24 August, 2023 , 18:14 AFP — A Turkish drone strike killed four members of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq Thursday, hours after a similar strike killed three militants, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said.

Thursday, 24 August, 2023 , 11:24 AFP — Three members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Thursday in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan region, authorities said, as Ankara's top diplomat visited the northern region.