Saturday, 16 February, 2019 , 07:42 AFP — "Large numbers" of civilians remain inside the last Islamic State group enclave in Syria prompting a fresh delay in a final advance, Kurdish-led forces said on Saturday.

Friday, 15 February, 2019 , 17:59 AFP — Thousands took to the streets in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on Friday to mark 20 years since the arrest of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is jailed in Turkey.

Friday, 15 February, 2019 , 15:57 AFP — Turkish police on Friday prevented supporters from rallying outside the home of a pro-Kurdish lawmaker on hunger strike for 100 days.

Friday, 15 February, 2019 , 13:49 AFP — Turkish police on Friday prevented supporters from rallying outside the home of a pro-Kurdish lawmaker on hunger strike for 100 days.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 15:53 AFP — A pro-Kurdish lawmaker on hunger strike in Turkey for more than three months, was brought to a hospital Wednesday but went home by ambulance after refusing treatment, a hospital source said.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 14:08 AFP — A pro-Kurdish lawmaker who has been on hunger strike in Turkey for more than three months, was taken to hospital on Wednesday but she has refused any treatment, a hospital source said.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 11:30 AFP — With roots in the carve-up of the Ottoman Empire, the drive by Kurdish groups for autonomy from Turkey repeatedly spilled into bloodshed, with conflict in recent decades costing tens of thousands of lives and sparking harsh reprisals by Ankara.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 10:05 AFP — On February 15, 1999, after a long manhunt, Turkey captured separatist Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan -- its public enemy number one -- and locked him away on a prison island.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 03:29 AFP — Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish militant leader labelled the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, remains a highly influential figure in the Kurdish movement despite being cut off from the outside world.

Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 , 03:27 AFP — When Turkish authorities arrested Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan two decades ago, it struck a blow to his outlawed separatist group but experts say his influence remains significant as a key player in any future peace deal.