Wednesday, 2 January, 2019 , 02:05 AFP — Dark skies were threatening rain over an Iraqi Kurdistan village, but one woman refused to budge from outside a house where two girls were at risk of female genital mutilation.
Sunday, 30 December, 2018 , 17:31 AFP — The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armoured vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday, each visibly carrying an armed soldier on lookout duty.
Saturday, 29 December, 2018 , 15:27 AFP — Syrian forces have deployed around the city of Manbij at the request of the Kurds, but Abu Azeez Jaber still fears a US military withdrawal will see Turkish troops enter.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 19:15 AFP — Syria's Kurds have changed their stance since the start of the conflict in 2011, from cautious support for the uprising against the regime to calling for its help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 18:23 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 15:11 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 12:38 AFP — Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive in the north.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 12:26 AFP — Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:58 AFP — Syria's Kurds, who have asked for regime help to face a threatened Turkish offensive, have seen their prospects of increased autonomy change over the course of the war.
Friday, 28 December, 2018 , 11:56 AFP — Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed by Ankara as terrorists "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a threatened Turkish offensive in the north.
