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Turkey launches new offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq


Monday, 18 April, 2022 , 10:00 AFP Turkey on Monday said it has launched a new air and ground offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq involving special forces and combat drones.

Turkey launches new offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq


Monday, 18 April, 2022 , 08:34 AFP Turkey on Monday said it has launched a new air and ground offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq involving special forces and combat drones.

Turkey launches new offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq


Monday, 18 April, 2022 , 06:49 AFP Turkey has launched a new air and ground offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, defence minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday.

Iraqi-Kurd politician arrested for offending top Shiite cleric


Monday, 28 March, 2022 , 18:27 AFP A Kurdish politician was arrested Monday in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, after a post on his Twitter account that was deemed insulting to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani, authorities said.

Three years on, Syria Kurds warn world allowing IS to rebuild


Wednesday, 23 March, 2022 , 12:07 AFP The Syrian Kurdish forces that spearheaded the battle to crush the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed "caliphate" in 2019 warned Wednesday that the world's lack of support risked allowing for a jihadist rebirth.

Syria Kurds in record captagon seizure


Tuesday, 22 March, 2022 , 12:54 AFP Kurdish security forces in northeastern Syria said Tuesday they had seized more than two million captagon pills smuggled in from surrounding rebel-held areas, their biggest such bust to date.

Deadly attacks on women rise sharply in Iraqi Kurdistan


Sunday, 20 March, 2022 , 06:37 AFP A woman burned alive by her husband, others shot dead by a father or a teenage brother -- bloody violence against women has spiked in northern Iraq's Kurdish region.

Iran says missiles targeted 'Israeli site' in Iraq's Arbil


Sunday, 13 March, 2022 , 20:17 AFP Iran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.

Iran says missiles targeted 'Israeli sites' in Iraq's Arbil


Sunday, 13 March, 2022 , 18:51 AFP Iran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.

Iraq summons Iran ambassador after Arbil missile strike


Sunday, 13 March, 2022 , 18:06 AFP Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the ambassador of its ally Iran to protest over a missile attack Sunday on the northern city of Arbil.