Monday, 20 June, 2022 , 09:50 AFP — Germany on Monday played down expectations that leaders meeting at the NATO summit next week would sign off on Finland and Sweden's membership bids while stressing that a deal was in sight.

Monday, 20 June, 2022 , 09:24 AFP — A jihadist ambush on a bus in remote eastern Syria left at least 15 pro-government fighters dead on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Monday, 20 June, 2022 , 09:22 AFP — Finland and Sweden are to discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkey in Brussels on Monday, but hopes are fading they will be able resolve their dispute before an alliance summit next week, experts say.

Sunday, 19 June, 2022 , 13:30 AFP — A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent for analysis, most from the northern Kurdistan region, health officials said Sunday.

Friday, 17 June, 2022 , 12:56 AFP — Four fighters affiliated with Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Friday in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's autonomous northern region, Kurdish officials said.

Friday, 17 June, 2022 , 10:06 AFP — Three people were killed on Friday in an unclaimed drone strike on a vehicle in Iraq's autonomous northern region of Kurdistan, medical and security officials said.

Thursday, 16 June, 2022 , 14:19 AFP — Sixteen Turkish journalists linked to pro-Kurdish media outlets were remanded into custody on Thursday, accused of belonging to a "terrorist organisation," a lawyer said.

Thursday, 16 June, 2022 , 12:22 AFP — Sixteen Turkish journalists linked to pro-Kurdish media outlets were remanded into custody on Thursday, pending trial and accused of belonging to a "terrorist organisation," a lawyer said.

Thursday, 16 June, 2022 , 11:35 AFP — US coalition forces said they captured a senior Islamic State group bomb maker in a pre-dawn raid Thursday that, witnesses said, saw troops in helicopters swoop down on an isolated house in rebel-held northwestern Syria.

Thursday, 16 June, 2022 , 08:59 AFP — US coalition forces said they captured a senior Islamic State group bomb maker in an airborne operation before dawn Thursday in northern Syria.