Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 19:22 AFP — As war engulfs the Middle East, Iran's Kurds, many of whom have long lived in exile in the mountains of northern Iraq, see a rare chance for self-determination.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 18:24 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would approve of an offensive by Iranian Kurdish fighters into Iran in support of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 17:54 AFP — Fresh strikes on Thursday hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in northern Iraq, officials from two exiled groups told AFP.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 17:28 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 15:26 AFP — Iranian authorities were issuing warnings to people connecting to the internet in defiance of a communications blackout that had left the Islamic republic largely cut off from the outside world, witnesses told AFP on Thursday.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 14:58 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 13:36 AFP — Iran's army said on Thursday it had launched a drone attack on a US site in the Iraqi Kurdistan city of Erbil.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 13:28 AFP — Turkey's defence ministry on Thursday said it was "closely" following the actions of Kurdish militant groups over concerns they are being drawn into the war, reportedly by US-led efforts to destabilise Iran.
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 12:30 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
Thursday, 5 March, 2026 , 11:58 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
