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Turkey pro-Kurdish MP on hunger strike in 'critical' condition


Thursday, 10 January, 2019 , 17:05 AFP A detained lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey is suffering a "life-threatening" medical condition as her hunger strike enters its 64th day, the party said on Thursday.

Iraq deploys special forces in Kirkuk amid Kurdish flag dispute


Thursday, 10 January, 2019 , 12:23 AFP Iraqi special forces deployed Thursday in Kirkuk after the raising of the Kurdish flag over a political party headquarters revived tensions more than a year after Baghdad seized the disputed northern city.

Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen


Wednesday, 9 January, 2019 , 14:46 AFP Syria's Kurds on Wednesday said they had captured eight alleged foreign jihadists including an American teenager in fighting against the Islamic State group.

Syria Kurds say 8 foreign jihadists captured including US teen


Wednesday, 9 January, 2019 , 14:02 AFP Syria's Kurds on Wednesday said they had captured eight alleged foreign jihadists including an American teenager in fighting against the Islamic State group.

Syria Kurds say they captured 8 foreign jihadists including US teen


Wednesday, 9 January, 2019 , 13:39 AFP

Erdogan blasts Bolton's 'unacceptable' comments on Syrian Kurdish militia


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 15:30 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned comments by a key US envoy over the future of a US-allied Syrian Kurdish militia as a "grave mistake", as tensions flared over Washington's planned withdrawal from war-torn Syria.

Russian military police starts patrols around Syria's Manbij


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 14:50 AFP Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said Tuesday, moving into an area once held by US-backed Kurdish forces.

HRW says children tortured in Iraq Kurdistan for 'IS links'


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 13:49 AFP Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with the jihadist Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Turkey urges US to seize arms given to Syrian Kurdish militia: spokesman


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 13:03 AFP Turkey on Tuesday urged the United States to take back all the weapons provided to Syrian Kurdish militia forces in the fight against the Islamic State group, a presidential spokesman said.

Turkey denies promising to protect Syrian Kurdish fighters: spokesman


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 12:52 AFP Turkey has denied promising the United States it would protect Syrian Kurdish militia forces in Syria, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday as Washington prepares for a troop pullout.