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Iran executes Kurdish prisoner in defiance of outcry


Monday, 20 December, 2021 , 14:22 AFP Iran has secretly executed a Kurdish man charged with membership of an outlawed group in defiance of international pressure, rights groups said Monday, lambasting his conviction as unjust and based on forced confessions.

Iran executes Kurdish prisoner: rights group


Monday, 20 December, 2021 , 08:49 AFP Iran has executed a Kurdish man for armed rebellion despite international pressure for his life to be spared, activists said Monday, after a trial that was alleged to be unfair with forced confessions.

Foreigners among 12 killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods


Friday, 17 December, 2021 , 18:49 AFP Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.

Foreigners among 11 killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods


Friday, 17 December, 2021 , 12:19 AFP Eleven people including two foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.

Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods


Friday, 17 December, 2021 , 08:34 AFP Eight people in northern Iraq died Friday in flash floods caused by torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, provincial governor Omid Khoshnaw said.

Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods: official


Friday, 17 December, 2021 , 07:49 AFP Eight people in northern Iraq died Friday in flash foods caused by torrential rains in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, provincial governor Omid Khoshnaw said.

Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods: official


Friday, 17 December, 2021 , 07:32 AFP

Kurds find mass grave of 'IS victims' in Iraq


Thursday, 16 December, 2021 , 13:28 AFP Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Thursday found a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 11 Iraqi policemen presumed killed by jihadists, a peshmerga security official said.

France says mostly Iraqi Kurds dead in Channel tragedy


Tuesday, 14 December, 2021 , 21:41 AFP French authorities said Tuesday they had formally identified 26 out of 27 migrants who drowned last month in a Channel boat accident, with most of them Kurds from Iraq.

France says mostly Iraqi Kurds dead in Channel tragedy


Tuesday, 14 December, 2021 , 17:24 AFP French authorities said Tuesday that they had formally identified 26 out of 27 migrants who drowned last month in a Channel boat accident, with most of them Kurds from Iraq.