Friday, 17 April, 2026 , 21:36 AFP — The latest developments in the Middle East war:

Friday, 17 April, 2026 , 19:03 AFP — The latest developments in the Middle East war:

Friday, 17 April, 2026 , 17:14 AFP — Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Friday killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.

Friday, 17 April, 2026 , 16:50 AFP — Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Friday killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.

Thursday, 16 April, 2026 , 15:35 AFP — Syria said Thursday it had taken control of all military bases hosting US troops who were deployed in the country for years leading an international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group.

Thursday, 16 April, 2026 , 15:17 AFP — Syria said on Thursday it had taken control of all military bases hosting US forces who had been in the country for years leading an international coalition against the Islamic State group.

Thursday, 16 April, 2026 , 12:32 AFP — Syria said on Thursday that it had taken control of a military base in Hasakeh province in the northeast after forces from the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group withdrew.

Thursday, 16 April, 2026 , 03:21 AFP — In a packed hall in Qamishli's sports stadium in northeast Syria, Firas Ahmad is one of dozens of Kurds waiting to apply for citizenship after many in the minority were barred from doing so for decades.

Wednesday, 15 April, 2026 , 17:55 AFP — Syria began loading its first tanker carrying Iraqi oil on Wednesday at the Baniyas port refinery, according to state media and an AFP correspondent, after Iraq was largely unable to export during the Middle East war.

Tuesday, 14 April, 2026 , 20:37 AFP — A drone struck an Iranian Kurdish group on Tuesday, killing a woman in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, a party official told AFP.