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Iraq Kurds arrest suspect in killing of Turkish vice consul


Saturday, 20 July, 2019 , 14:29 AFP Iraqi Kurdish authorities announced Saturday they had arrested a Kurdish man from Turkey identified as the suspected shooter in the murder of a Turkish diplomat.

Iraq Kurds identify suspected shooter of Turkish diplomat


Friday, 19 July, 2019 , 14:33 AFP Iraqi Kurdish authorities Friday identified a Kurdish man from Turkey as the suspected shooter in the murder of a Turkish diplomat, as Turkish state media said he's the brother of an opposition lawmaker.

Squeezed by sanctions, Iranians seek day jobs in Kurdish Iraq


Friday, 19 July, 2019 , 09:52 AFP When the car pulled up to the curb in Iraq's Arbil, a half-dozen Iranian labourers swarmed around it. Squeezed by US sanctions on Tehran, they were hunting for work across the border.

Turkey launches air strike on Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat killed


Friday, 19 July, 2019 , 02:05 AFP Turkey on Thursday launched an air attack on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region, the country's defence minister said.

Turkish diplomat among two shot dead in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 17 July, 2019 , 18:43 AFP The Turkish vice consul to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region was among at least two people shot dead Wednesday in the regional capital Arbil, prompting pledges of "retaliation" from Ankara.

Turkey clears RSF representative of 'terror propaganda'


Wednesday, 17 July, 2019 , 10:50 AFP The Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was acquitted on Wednesday of the charge of making "terror propaganda" for Kurdish militants, in a case which triggered international alarm over press freedom in the country.

Turkey court acquits RSF representative of 'terror propaganda'


Wednesday, 17 July, 2019 , 09:30 AFP An Istanbul court on Wednesday acquitted the Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners on charges of making "terror propaganda" for Kurdish militants, an AFP correspondent said.

Turkey court acquits RSF representative of terror propaganda charge


Wednesday, 17 July, 2019 , 08:48 AFP An Istanbul court on Wednesday acquitted the Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners on charges of making terror propaganda for Kurdish militants, an AFP correspondent said.

Could foreign IS suspects be tried in northeast Syria?


Tuesday, 16 July, 2019 , 14:16 AFP Months after the territorial defeat of the Islamic State group, Syria's Kurds are pushing for an international tribunal to try alleged jihadists detained in their region.

Could foreign IS suspects be tried in northeast Syria?


Tuesday, 16 July, 2019 , 10:26 AFP Months after the territorial defeat of the Islamic State group, Syria's Kurds are pushing for an international tribunal to try alleged jihadists detained in their region.