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Shooting, gas shortages in Kurdish Iraq over contract spat


Wednesday, 5 February, 2020 , 17:24 AFP A dispute between companies transporting liquefied petroleum gas across Iraq's northern Kurdish region has escalated into armed attacks and skyrocketing gas prices, government and industry sources said Wednesday.

Kurdish authorities move 21 orphans out of Syria camp


Saturday, 25 January, 2020 , 13:35 AFP Kurdish authorities said they transferred 21 orphans from a squalid displacement camp in northeast Syria on Saturday, including two French children who are set to be repatriated.

'Really tired': French IS women languish in Syria camp


Tuesday, 21 January, 2020 , 11:22 AFP In an overcrowded desert camp for families linked to the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, a French woman begged for another chance so she and her children could go home.

Syria refugees bring new tastes and traditions to Kurdish Iraq


Sunday, 19 January, 2020 , 02:38 AFP At first, no one in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil would drink the bitter coffee at Syrian refugee Abdussamad Abdulqadir's cafe. But now it's a hit, part of a growing cultural exchange.

More than 500 dead in Syria's Al-Hol camp in 2019: medics


Thursday, 16 January, 2020 , 13:21 AFP At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in an overstretched Syrian camp housing displaced people and relatives of Islamic State group fighters, the Kurdish Red Crescent told AFP Thursday.

More than 500 dead in Syria's Al-Hol in 2019: medics


Thursday, 16 January, 2020 , 08:54 AFP At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in an overstretched Syrian camp housing displaced people and relatives of Islamic State group fighters, the Kurdish Red Crescent told AFP Thursday.

Syria Kurds warn of regime pressure, aid shortages after UN vote


Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 , 16:09 AFP Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria warned Tuesday that a UN vote to scrap a key entry point for cross-border aid will lead to medical shortages and expose them to regime control.

Syria Kurds warn of medical shortages after UN aid vote


Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 , 15:29 AFP Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria warned Tuesday that a UN vote to scrap a key entry point for cross-border aid will lead to medical shortages and expose them to regime control.

Iraq PM tells Kurdish leaders he does not seek 'hostility' with US


Saturday, 11 January, 2020 , 14:17 AFP Iraq's caretaker premier told Kurdish leaders on Saturday he did not seek a hostile relationship with the United States, in his first visit to the autonomous region since coming to power in 2018.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing in Syria


Wednesday, 8 January, 2020 , 18:58 AFP Four Turkish soldiers were killed Wednesday in a car bombing in northeastern Syria, Turkey's defence ministry said.