Thursday, 20 January, 2022 , 19:25 AFP — The Islamic State group attacked a Kurdish-run jail in northeast Syria on Thursday, freeing fellow jihadists, a war monitor reported, without specifying how many escaped.
Thursday, 20 January, 2022 , 17:31 AFP — Shelling on the Turkish-held city of Afrin in northern Syria killed six civilians on Thursday, the latest in a spate of attacks, a war monitor said.
Tuesday, 18 January, 2022 , 02:36 AFP — As Iraq's Shiite leaders jostle to secure a majority in the newly-elected parliament, Sunni and Kurdish minorities have been caught up in a spate of warning grenade attacks, analysts say.
Sunday, 26 December, 2021 , 18:44 AFP — "If I don't call you back, it's because I will be in England," Shakar Ali said in his last message to his family as he attempted to cross the Channel from France to Britain.
Sunday, 26 December, 2021 , 15:02 AFP — "If I don't call you back, it's because I will be in England," Shakar Ali said in his last message to his family as the attempted to cross the Channel from France to Britain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.