Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 10:30 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey was preparing to "eliminate" the threat from the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria "very soon".

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 10:19 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey was preparing to "eliminate" the threat from the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria "very soon".

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 10:13 AFP —

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 09:29 AFP — The United States warned Tuesday that any unilateral offensive by Turkey to remove a Kurdish militia in Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent such action.

Tuesday, 6 August, 2019 , 08:50 AFP — The United States warned Tuesday that any "unilateral" offensive by Turkey to remove a Kurdish militia in Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent such action.

Monday, 5 August, 2019 , 19:22 AFP — A top Kurdish political official in northeast Syria Monday warned neighbouring Turkey would attack at the first chance it got, despite US efforts to prevent a cross-border incursion.

Monday, 5 August, 2019 , 14:19 AFP — Turkey called Monday for the United States to end its support for a Kurdish militia in northern Syria as crucial talks between the two countries headed into a second day.

Monday, 5 August, 2019 , 10:19 AFP — Turkey called on the United States to end its support for a Kurdish militia in northern Syria as the two countries held talks on Monday aimed at preventing a fresh Turkish invasion.

Sunday, 28 July, 2019 , 03:38 AFP — Iraq's federal authorities and the cash-strapped Kurdish regional government (KRG) have relaunched talks over longstanding oil and budget disputes, but observers are sceptical they will reach a genuine diplomatic reset.

Saturday, 27 July, 2019 , 09:41 AFP — The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan have accused Turkish Kurdish rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) of ordering the July 17 murder of the Turkish vice-consul in regional capital Arbil.