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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.

Kurdish women fighters film sparks furious Cannes row


Sunday, 13 May, 2018 , 09:26 AFP A harrowing 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.

Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat


Saturday, 12 May, 2018 , 06:43 AFP Iraq headed to the polls Saturday for its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild.

Turkey opposition candidate visits jailed Kurdish leader


Wednesday, 9 May, 2018 , 15:02 AFP The candidate of Turkey's main opposition in presidential polls visited Wednesday the jailed ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish party, in a symbolic move aimed warming ties between rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

US-backed Kurdish fighters resume anti-IS ops: coalition


Tuesday, 8 May, 2018 , 16:50 AFP A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance this week launched a new offensive against holdouts from the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, an official said Tuesday.

Dispirited Kurds shy away from Iraqi elections in Kirkuk


Friday, 4 May, 2018 , 02:53 AFP In the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk it is hard to find posters of Kurdish candidates for Iraq's upcoming elections, but the campaigns of other hopefuls are in full swing.