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Three shot dead in Turkey during ruling party MP visit: reports


Thursday, 14 June, 2018 , 16:46 AFP — Three people were shot dead in southern Turkey on Thursday during an election campaign visit to a mainly Kuridsh town near Syria by an MP from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, reports said.

Midnight market abuzz in Syria's divided Hasakeh


Thursday, 14 June, 2018 , 05:13 AFP — Khaled beams at two late-night customers entering his sweet shop in Syria's Hasakeh. For the first time in years, the market is open past dusk ahead of the Eid al-Fitr feast.

Erdogan, rivals woo Turkey's crucial Kurdish vote


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.

Erdogan says Turkey presses N.Iraq PKK operation


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.

Erdogan calls for his Kurdish rival to be tried 'quickly'


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.

Kurds to pull out of strategic Syria town after deal


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.

Syria Kurds say to pull forces from flashpoint town Manbij


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.

Syria Kurds say to pull forces from flashpoint town Manbij


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Turkey says troops closing in on Kurd stronghold in Iraq


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.

Erdogan seeks to sway Turkey voters in Kurdish heartland


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.