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CORRECTED: Turkey releases MP held for terror propaganda


Friday, 4 October, 2019 , 16:14 AFP A politician was released from prison in Turkey on Friday after the constitutional court said his detention for "terrorist propaganda" was unlawful.

Turkey releases Kurdish MP held for terror propaganda


Friday, 4 October, 2019 , 14:38 AFP A Kurdish politician was released from prison in Turkey on Friday after the constitutional court said his detention for "terrorist propaganda" was unlawful.

Syria Kurds hand over two IS-linked orphans to Austria


Wednesday, 2 October, 2019 , 17:23 AFP Syria's Kurds on Wednesday handed over to Austria two orphaned toddlers linked to the Islamic State group, an official said, in the first such repatriation to the European country.

Syria Kurds hand over two IS-linked orphans to Austria


Wednesday, 2 October, 2019 , 17:03 AFP Syria's Kurds on Wednesday handed over to Austria two orphaned toddlers linked to the Islamic State group, an official said, in the first such repatriation to the European country.

Syria's Kurds protest exclusion from constitutional committee


Wednesday, 2 October, 2019 , 14:18 AFP Hundreds of Kurds demonstrated in northeast Syria on Wednesday in protest at their minority community's "exclusion" from a United Nations-backed committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-devastated country.

Syria's Kurds protest exclusion from constitutional committee


Wednesday, 2 October, 2019 , 13:38 AFP Hundreds of Kurds demonstrated in northeast Syria on Wednesday in protest at their minority community's "exclusion" from a United Nations-backed committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-devastated country.

Woman killed, dozens detained in Syria camp: Kurd source


Monday, 30 September, 2019 , 20:04 AFP A woman was killed and dozens detained in a Kurdish-run camp in northeast Syria holding families of Islamic State group jihadists, a Kurdish official said.

Two Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq


Monday, 23 September, 2019 , 11:06 AFP Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Monday in northern Iraq in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said.

For Kurdish Iraq's women entrepreneurs, persistence pays off


Monday, 23 September, 2019 , 02:07 AFP Smiling proudly, Zilan Serwud welcomed hungry customers swarming her newly-opened food truck in Kurdish Iraq. But launching the venture required more than just permits and loans: Serwud needed family approval.

US continues to arm Kurds in Syria: Pentagon


Wednesday, 18 September, 2019 , 20:42 AFP The United States continues to provide Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria with arms and vehicles, despite the creation of a buffer zone with Turkey along the border, a US defense official said Wednesday.