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Kurdish protesters storm chemical weapons body


Friday, 3 December, 2021 , 16:29 AFP Dutch police arrested 50 people on Friday after Kurdish demonstrators alleging that Turkey is using chemical weapons in northern Iraq broke into the headquarters of the global toxic arms watchdog.

Kurdish protesters storm chemical weapons body


Friday, 3 December, 2021 , 14:27 AFP Dutch police arrested 50 people on Friday after Kurdish demonstrators alleging that Turkey is using chemical weapons in northern Iraq broke into the headquarters of the global toxic arms watchdog.

9 Iraq Kurd fighters, 3 brothers killed in attacks blamed on IS


Friday, 3 December, 2021 , 13:27 AFP At least nine Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and three brothers were killed in northern Iraq attacks blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group, officials and a family member said Friday.

Syria Kurds protest recruitment of teenage girls for combat


Sunday, 28 November, 2021 , 13:20 AFP Kurdish protesters in northeastern Syria demonstrated outside UN offices on Sunday against what they say is the continued recruitment of teenage girls for combat, an AFP correspondent reported.

Five Iraqi Kurdish fighters killed in attack blamed on IS


Sunday, 28 November, 2021 , 09:11 AFP Five Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters were killed and four wounded in a roadside bombing blamed on jihadists of the Islamic State group, regional authorities said on Sunday.

Syrian Kurdish authorities say 3 civilians killed in blast


Saturday, 27 November, 2021 , 21:08 AFP Two women and a child from the same family were killed and five other people were wounded in an attack Saturday in Syria's northern city of Minbej, authorities said.

Iraq Kurdish police fire warning shots as students protest


Tuesday, 23 November, 2021 , 14:18 AFP Iraqi Kurdish police fired warning shots in the air and tear gas Tuesday to disperse thousands of students protesting over several years of grant cuts, an AFP correspondent said.

After helping his own family, a Kurd aids others in Poland


Tuesday, 23 November, 2021 , 11:37 AFP After seven members of his own family managed to cross the border from Belarus into the European Union, Aras Palani spends his days and nights helping other migrants stuck in the forest.

Syria Kurds revive ancient rain ritual as drought bites


Friday, 19 November, 2021 , 17:13 AFP Syrian Kurds in the northeast city of Qamishli on Friday performed an ancient rain ritual that has gained new relevance as they struggle with record low rainfall.

Despite dangers, many Iraqi Kurds dream of reaching Europe


Wednesday, 10 November, 2021 , 21:12 AFP "Our life is awful," says Iraqi taxi driver Himen Gabriel, who no longer believes he has a future in his war-battered country and says he is about to try to reach Europe.