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Syria Kurds transfer some IS-linked foreign families from camp


Tuesday, 8 September, 2020 , 13:43 AFP Syrian Kurds have started to transfer the "least radical" foreign women and their children linked to the Islamic State group out of an overcrowded camp in northeast Syria to begin rehabilitation, an official said Tuesday.

Syria Kurds transfer some IS-linked foreign families from camp


Tuesday, 8 September, 2020 , 13:15 AFP Syrian Kurds have started to transfer the "least radical" foreign women and their children linked to the Islamic State group out of an overcrowded in northeast Syria to begin rehabilitation, an official said Tuesday.

Syrian olive trees put down roots in Kurdish Iraq


Tuesday, 8 September, 2020 , 02:43 AFP Tucked away in the rolling hills of Iraqi Kurdistan is a hidden treasure: tens of thousands of olive trees, thriving in a new homeland after being smuggled from neighbouring Syria.

Don't turn backs on refugees, Alan Kurdi's aunt pleads


Tuesday, 1 September, 2020 , 15:41 AFP The aunt of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian boy whose image became a tragic symbol of the 2015 refugee crisis after his body was washed up on a Turkish beach, called on the world on Tuesday not to ignore the plight of refugees.

Don't turn backs on refugees, Alan Kurdi's aunt pleads


Tuesday, 1 September, 2020 , 14:39 AFP The aunt of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian boy whose image became a tragic symbol of the 2015 refugee crisis after his body was washed up on a Turkish beach, called on the world on Tuesday not to ignore the plight of refugees.

Aid group urges NE Syria access as coronavirus spreads


Thursday, 27 August, 2020 , 16:02 AFP The International Rescue Committee aid group on Thursday urged the United Nations to reopen a border crossing into northeast Syria to boost dwindling medical supplies amid rising novel coronavirus cases.

In northeast Syria town, families say Turkey cut their water


Tuesday, 25 August, 2020 , 02:53 AFP Outside her home in northeast Syria, Sheikha Majid said her life had become an endless quest for fresh water, three weeks into the latest supply cut by Turkish forces.

As social unrest grows, Kurdish Iraq goes after media


Sunday, 23 August, 2020 , 09:17 AFP Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq are cracking down on media outlets covering anti-government protests, journalists and rights defenders told AFP, shattering the region's reputation as a liberal refuge.

PKK says shot down Turkish helicopter in Iraq


Monday, 17 August, 2020 , 16:18 AFP The Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) said Monday it had shot down a Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for the death of one of its commanders last week.

Turkish strikes kill three Kurds in Iraq: mayor


Friday, 14 August, 2020 , 12:09 AFP Turkish bombardment killed three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, a local official said Friday, as Baghdad seeks to rally support to end Ankara's offensive on its soil.