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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.

Syria's Kurds free dozens of IS-linked Syrians


Tuesday, 7 January, 2020 , 15:03 AFP Syria's Kurds have released 30 Syrians suspected of affiliation to the Islamic State group after guarantees from tribal leaders, a spokesman said Tuesday, adding more should be freed soon.

In face of Iraq turmoil, Kurds wait before placing bets


Tuesday, 7 January, 2020 , 10:48 AFP Things are moving fast in federal Iraq, as pro-Iran factions flex their muscles and authorities seek to oust foreign troops. Amid the chaos, Iraq's Kurds are watching apprehensively before placing their bets.

CORRECTED: Hanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 1 January, 2020 , 16:24 AFP In the glow of the nine-candled menorah, with kippa skullcaps on their heads and tallit prayer shawls around their shoulders, a small association is working to revive Hanukkah in Iraq.

Hanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 30 December, 2020 , 18:43 AFP In the glow of the nine-candled menorah, with kippa skullcaps on their heads and tallit prayer shawls around their shoulders, a small association is working to revive Hanukkah in Iraq.

Around 200 displaced Syrians leave Al-Hol camp: Kurds


Sunday, 8 December, 2019 , 12:50 AFP Around 200 Syrian displaced people, mostly women and children, were heading home from an overcrowded desert camp in the northeast of the war-torn country on Sunday, a Kurdish official said.

Iraqis protest to defy 'slaughter' in Baghdad as drone hits cleric's home


Saturday, 7 December, 2019 , 19:50 AFP Thousands attended angry protests in Baghdad and southern Iraq Saturday, grieving but defiant after 20 of them were killed in an attack the previous day that demonstrators described as "slaughter".

'In cold blood': Syria Kurds say killed, robbed by Turkey proxies


Friday, 6 December, 2019 , 02:03 AFP Syrian Kurdish mother Shara Sido says the news came to her via a messaging application. She received an image of a bullet-riddled corpse with the instruction: "Come collect your son."

'In cold blood': Syria Kurds say killed, robbed by Turkey proxies


Thursday, 5 December, 2019 , 01:49 AFP Syrian Kurdish mother Shara Sido says the news came to her via a messaging application. She received an image of a bullet-riddled corpse with the instruction: "Come collect your son."