Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 14:33 AFP — A French journalist arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul is facing the threat of deportation from Turkey and was transferred to a migrant detention centre on Wednesday, his lawyer told AFP.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 13:39 AFP — Syria's defence ministry said seven soldiers were killed on Wednesday when the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces targeted an arms depot in the country's northeast, despite a fresh ceasefire announced a day earlier.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 13:23 AFP — The Syrian government's attempt to wrest back control of Kurdish-held areas has thrown into doubt the fate of thousands of suspected Islamic State group jihadists detained there, with Western observers worried many could take advantage of the chaos to escape.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 13:23 AFP —

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 12:03 AFP — A French journalist arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul is facing the threat of deportation from Turkey and was transferred to a migrant detention centre on Wednesday, his lawyer told AFP.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 10:55 AFP — Syria's army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 09:09 AFP — An Iranian Kurdish opposition party headquartered in Iraq accused Iran on Wednesday of conducting a rocket and drone attack on its premises, killing one of its members and wounding two others.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 08:17 AFP — An Iranian Kurdish opposition party headquartered in Iraq accused Iran on Wednesday of conducting a rocket and drone attack on its premises, killing one of its members and wounding two others.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 08:01 AFP — Syria's army on Wednesday entered the country's vast Al-Hol detention camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, from which Kurdish forces withdrew the day before, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 07:59 AFP —