Monday, 30 April, 2018 , 09:50 AFP — As if the loss of oil-rich territory last year wasn't painful enough, Iraq's divided Kurds are bracing for a blow on the political front in the country's May 12 elections.
Sunday, 29 April, 2018 , 18:00 AFP — Rare clashes broke out on Sunday between Syrian regime forces and a US-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing a total of 15 combatants, a war monitor said.
Sunday, 29 April, 2018 , 12:27 AFP — Rare clashes broke out Sunday between Syrian regime forces and a US-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing six alliance fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
Thursday, 26 April, 2018 , 14:07 AFP — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday took his campaign for Iraq's May 12 elections to the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, seven months after its ill-fated independence referendum.
Tuesday, 24 April, 2018 , 16:57 AFP — Some of the US-backed Kurdish forces that had abandoned offensive operations against the Islamic State group in Syria have started returning to fight the jihadists, a US military official said Tuesday.
Friday, 20 April, 2018 , 01:37 AFP — A Syrian-born German national accused of helping to plan the September 11, 2001 attacks has been detained by US-allied forces in Syria, the Pentagon confirmed on Thursday.
Thursday, 19 April, 2018 , 14:21 AFP — The Turkish parliament on Thursday stripped two more MPs from the main pro-Kurdish opposition party, including a former spokesman, of their status as lawmakers, their party said.
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.
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.
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.
