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Turkish threats leave Syria Kurds in fear for symbolic city


Friday, 25 November, 2022 , 13:09 AFP In the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane, gripped by fear of a Turkish offensive, Saleh Abdo Khalil passes an open-air "museum" of buildings reduced to rubble.

Iran blasts 'useless' UN rights probe into unrest


Friday, 25 November, 2022 , 11:39 AFP Iran's foreign ministry has condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council decision to probe the Islamic republic's response to unrest following the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran Guards send reinforcements to Kurdish areas near Iraq border: general


Friday, 25 November, 2022 , 09:19 AFP Iran's Revolutionary Guards have sent reinforcements to the country's protest-hit Kurdish areas in order to stop the infiltration of "terrorists" from neighbouring Iraq, a general said in a report on Friday.

Iran defends strikes on northern Iraq, in letter to UN


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 19:18 AFP Iran told the UN on Thursday that it had no choice but to act in self-defence by striking Kurdish rebel groups in northern Iraq, state media reported.

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 18:28 AFP Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 17:49 AFP Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.

Kurdish forces say 8 fighters killed in Turkish camp strike


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 17:33 AFP Kurdish forces in northern Syria announced Thursday the deaths of eight fighters following Turkish airstrikes that targeted their positions at Al-Hol camp, which houses families of jihadists.

Iran arrests footballer over 'anti-state propaganda': media


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 15:17 AFP Iranian security forces on Thursday arrested ex-national football player Voria Ghafouri over accusations that he spread "propaganda" against the Islamic republic, Fars news agency reported.

Syria Kurds fear thaw between Assad regime and Turkey


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 14:37 AFP Syria's Kurds, bracing for a Turkish land offensive against their autonomous northern region, face an additional threat: being squeezed by warming ties between their foe Ankara and the Assad regime.

Militiaman killed in Iranian Kurdistan


Thursday, 24 November, 2022 , 10:56 AFP A member of Iran's Basij militia has been killed by "counter-revolutionaries" in the Kurdistan province town of Marivan, the Fars news agency reported Thursday.