Sunday, 25 February, 2018 , 16:03 AFP — Authorities in the Czech Republic detained one of the most prominent leaders of the Syrian Kurds at the request of Turkey, officials said Sunday, as Ankara pushes a military operation against Kurdish militia in northern Syria.

Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 14:50 AFP — The jailed former co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said he had not been given the "slightest" chance of a fair hearing, as his trial on terror charges resumed.

Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 12:22 AFP — The jailed former co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said he had not been given the "slightest" chance of a fair hearing, as his trial on terror charges resumed.

Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 09:04 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday imposed curfews in dozens of villages and towns in Diyarbakir province in the Kurdish-majority southeast, in anticipation of a new operation against Kurdish militants inside the country.

Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 03:57 AFP — Day and night, the members of seven displaced families file in and out of the single bathroom and kitchen they share in a cramped apartment in the Syrian town of Afrin.

Tuesday, 13 February, 2018 , 15:55 AFP — Turkish police on Monday detained the former co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, an official said, just two days after she handed over her job to a successor.

Tuesday, 13 February, 2018 , 14:02 AFP — A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.

Monday, 12 February, 2018 , 19:34 AFP — Syria's Kurds said Monday they have "no problem" if the regime in Damascus intervenes on their side to help push back an assault by Turkey in the Afrin region.

Monday, 12 February, 2018 , 17:52 AFP — France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday urged Iraq to push for national reconciliation with its minority Sunni and Kurd communities ahead of "inclusive" elections.

Monday, 12 February, 2018 , 13:47 AFP — The Turkish army on Monday said 31 soldiers had been killed since Ankara launched its offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria last month.