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UN experts urge Iran to cancel Kurd's death sentence


Thursday, 19 April, 2018 , 10:35 AFP Three United Nations human rights experts called on Iran Thursday to annul a death sentence handed to an Iranian Kurdish prisoner, citing concerns he had been tortured in detention.

German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria: Kurdish commander


Wednesday, 18 April, 2018 , 21:44 AFP A Syrian-born German national accused of helping to plan the September 11, 2001 attacks has been detained by Kurdish forces in Syria, a senior Kurdish commander told AFP Wednesday.

German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria: Kurdish commander


Wednesday, 18 April, 2018 , 21:08 AFP A Syrian-born German national accused of helping to plan the September 11, 2001 attacks has been detained by Kurdish forces in Syria, a senior Kurdish commander told AFP Wednesday.

Syria's Afrin gets council after Kurd militia ousted: Turkish media


Thursday, 12 April, 2018 , 15:28 AFP Civilian representatives from Kurd, Arab and Turkmen communities have set up a council in the northern Syrian town of Afrin, which was taken by the Turkish army and allied rebels from Kurdish militia last month, state media said Thursday.

British Labour delegation in Syria to support Kurds


Wednesday, 4 April, 2018 , 09:00 AFP British members of parliament from the opposition Labour party visited northern Syria Wednesday to express solidarity with the region's embattled Kurdish minority.

Turkey snubs French mediation offer with Kurdish militia


Friday, 30 March, 2018 , 12:17 AFP Turkey on Friday rejected a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces which is dominated by a Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara, condemning Paris' "wrong stance".

Erdogan 'saddened' by France's stance on Kurdish militia


Friday, 30 March, 2018 , 10:12 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he was "extremely saddened" by France's position after Paris offered to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces dominated by a Kurdish militia deemed a terrorist group by Ankara.

France says not planning unilateral Syria operation


Friday, 30 March, 2018 , 09:55 AFP France said on Friday it is not planning a unilateral military operation in Syria outside the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group after senior Kurdish officials claimed Paris intended to send troops.

Turkey snubs French mediation offer with Kurdish militia


Friday, 30 March, 2018 , 09:43 AFP Turkey on Friday rejected a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces which is dominated by a Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara, a presidential spokesman said.

Erdogan 'saddened' by France's stance on Kurdish militia


Friday, 30 March, 2018 , 09:25 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he was "extremely saddened" by France's position after Paris offered to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces dominated by a Kurdish militia deemed a terrorist group by Ankara.