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Detained French journalist faces deportation from Turkey


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 12:03 AFP A French journalist arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul is facing the threat of deportation from Turkey and was transferred to a migrant detention centre on Wednesday, his lawyer told AFP.

Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 10:55 AFP Syria's army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.

Iranian Kurd opposition party in Iraq accuses Iran of attack on HQ


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 09:09 AFP An Iranian Kurdish opposition party headquartered in Iraq accused Iran on Wednesday of conducting a rocket and drone attack on its premises, killing one of its members and wounding two others.

Iranian Kurd opposition party in Iraq accuses Iran of attack on HQ


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 08:17 AFP An Iranian Kurdish opposition party headquartered in Iraq accused Iran on Wednesday of conducting a rocket and drone attack on its premises, killing one of its members and wounding two others.

Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 08:01 AFP Syria's army on Wednesday entered the country's vast Al-Hol detention camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, from which Kurdish forces withdrew the day before, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Iranian Kurd opposition party in Iraq accuses Iran of rocket, drone attack on HQ


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 07:59 AFP

Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP


Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 07:34 AFP Syria's army on Wednesday entered the country's vast Al-Hol detention camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, from which Kurdish forces withdrew the day before, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Muted anniversary: Trump marks first year back with grievances


Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 21:57 AFP US President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his return to the White House on Tuesday with a rambling, often downbeat news conference that leaned heavily on familiar grievances rather than celebration.

Syria government agrees new truce with Kurdish forces


Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 20:51 AFP Syria's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on Tuesday as Washington said the SDF's purpose in fighting Islamic State group jihadists was largely over.

Destination Syria: Kurds rally to support their people


Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 , 20:48 AFP Like dozens of Iraqi Kurds, Rounak Majid boarded a bus Tuesday that would take her several hundred kilometres to Syria so she could reinforce her people against the Syrian army.