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Iraq's Yazidis: Minority group hunted by Islamic State


Thursday, 19 January, 2023 , 14:48 AFP The Yazidis, which Germany's parliament on Thursday recognised as victims of genocide, are a Kurdish-speaking ethno-religious minority found mainly in Iraq.

German parliament recognises Yazidi 'genocide' in Iraq


Thursday, 19 January, 2023 , 12:40 AFP Germany's lower house of parliament recognised on Thursday the 2014 massacre of Yazidis by Islamic State group jihadists in Iraq as a "genocide", and called for measures to assist the besieged minority.

IS attacks still claim Iraqi lives five years after defeat


Thursday, 19 January, 2023 , 04:52 AFP The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when Islamic State group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles.

Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 21:58 AFP Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator.

Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 21:05 AFP Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator.

Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 20:23 AFP Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator.

Iraq repatriates 142 families from Syria camp


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 19:59 AFP Iraq has repatriated 580 residents of Syria's Al-Hol displacement camp which houses relatives of suspected Islamic State group jihadists, the US army and an Iraqi official said.

Swedish far-right leader calls Erdogan 'Islamist dictator'


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 16:31 AFP The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has attacked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "Islamist dictator" as Ankara maintains its objections to approving Stockholm's bid for NATO membership.

Erdogan sets stage for May 14 Turkish election


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 15:27 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted Wednesday that he would bring the date of Turkey's most consequential election in generations forward to May 14 in a bid to catch his rivals off guard.

Erdogan sets stage for May 14 Turkish election


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 12:39 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday signalled that he intended to bring the date of Turkey's most consequential general election in generations forward by one month to May 14.