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Turkey pro-Kurd party urges top court to release ex-chief


Friday, 25 May, 2018 , 13:15 AFP Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Friday urged the Constitutional Court to order the swift release of its charismatic jailed former leader, Selahattin Demirtas, its candidate in snap elections next month.

Syria Kurds announce capture of prominent French jihadist


Thursday, 24 May, 2018 , 15:31 AFP Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Thursday announced the capture of French jihadist Adrien Guihal, known as the voice that claimed 2016 attacks in France for the Islamic State group.

Syria Kurds announce capture of prominent French jihadist


Thursday, 24 May, 2018 , 13:49 AFP Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Thursday announced the capture of French jihadist Adrien Guihal, known as the voice that claimed 2016 attacks in France for the Islamic State group.

Syria Kurds announce capture of prominent French jihadist


Thursday, 24 May, 2018 , 13:23 AFP

Syrian Kurd traders suffer from twin tax systems


Tuesday, 22 May, 2018 , 02:51 AFP Many Kurds in Syria may dream of self-rule, but for business owners in the semi-autonomous region in the country's north, it now comes with a painful pinch: double taxes.

Syria rehab centre seeks to tame 'caliphate cubs'


Sunday, 20 May, 2018 , 03:55 AFP Thirteen-year-old Hassan may have committed atrocities for the Islamic State group, but instead of jailing him immediately, the Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria enrolled him in a rehabilitation centre.

Judging jihadists in Syrian Kurdistan: a political hot potato


Thursday, 17 May, 2018 , 11:12 AFP Shunned by both their Western governments and their Kurdish jailers, foreign men and women who joined the Islamic State group are lingering in detention in northern Syria.

Jailed Kurdish leader laments 'unfairness' of Turkey polls


Monday, 14 May, 2018 , 15:31 AFP Turkey's jailed former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas lambasted the "unfairness" of his campaign conditions for June elections but said he was ready to rally voters from prison.

Jailed Kurdish leader laments 'unfairness' of Turkey polls


Monday, 14 May, 2018 , 13:29 AFP Turkey's jailed former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas lambasted the "unfairness" of his campaign conditions for June elections but said he was ready to rally voters from prison.

Kurdish women fighters film sparks furious Cannes row


Sunday, 13 May, 2018 , 15:09 AFP A stirring film about Kurdish women fighters taking on Islamic State jihadists sparked a furious row between critics at the Cannes film festival Sunday, with some being accused of misogyny.