Wednesday, 13 June, 2018 , 02:37 AFP — Turkey's Kurds are set to play a critical role in determining the outcome of elections this month, with their votes coveted not just by the main pro-Kurdish party but also President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his chief rival.

Monday, 11 June, 2018 , 12:38 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Turkey was pressing an operation against bases of outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with intense air strikes that were far from over.

Sunday, 10 June, 2018 , 22:49 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Sunday for the courts to "quickly" try his jailed Kurdish rival who has been campaigning for this month's presidential elections from his cell.

Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 , 14:29 AFP — The leading Syrian Kurdish militia said Tuesday it would withdraw from Manbij, easing fears of a direct clash between NATO allies Washington and Ankara over the strategic northern town.

Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 , 11:39 AFP — A powerful Syrian Kurdish militia announced Tuesday it will withdraw from Manbij, a day after key brokers Ankara and Washington held talks on the fate of the strategic town.

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Monday, 4 June, 2018 , 14:38 AFP — Turkish troops are advancing on the mountainous Qandil region of northern Iraq where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is based, a senior minister said Monday, as military operations are stepped up.

Sunday, 3 June, 2018 , 20:08 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday sought to persuade voters in the heartland of Turkey's Kurdish minority to vote for him in June 24 polls, arguing his party had done the most to rebuild the area and find peace after years of violence.

Sunday, 3 June, 2018 , 19:48 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the extreme southeastern Hakkari province neighbouring Iraq, state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Sunday, 3 June, 2018 , 15:34 AFP — Iraqi judicial authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Kurdish politician at the centre of last year's failed independence bid, a source from within the provincial administration said Sunday.