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Syria Kurds accuse Assad of opening borders to 'terrorists'


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 17:29 AFP A US-backed Syrian force on Monday accused President Bashar al-Assad of opening the country's borders to "foreign terrorists" after he labelled its fighters "traitors".

Syria Kurds accuse Assad of opening borders to jihadists


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 17:09 AFP

Post-referendum woes spark angry protests in Iraqi Kurdistan


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 15:07 AFP Protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday torched offices of the main political parties and security services as anger at the authorities boiled over in the wake of a failed independence push.

Protesters torch political party offices in Iraqi Kurdistan


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 13:59 AFP Protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday torched offices of the main political parties and security services as anger at the authorities boiled over in the wake of a failed independence push.

Syria's Assad calls US-backed Kurdish fighters 'traitors'


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 13:45 AFP Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called US-backed Kurdish fighters "traitors" Monday, ramping up the rhetoric against the forces controlling more than a quarter of the country.

Protesters torch political party offices in Iraqi Kurdistan


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 13:12 AFP Protesters Monday torched the offices of the five main political parties and a security services building in Iraqi Kurdistan's Sulaimaniyah province to protest corruption and demand the governor resign, one of the parties said.

Syria's Assad calls US-backed Kurdish fighters 'traitors'


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 13:06 AFP Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called US-backed Kurdish fighters "traitors" Monday, ramping up the rhetoric against the forces controlling more than a quarter of the country.

Syria's Assad says US-backed Kurdish fighters are 'traitors'


Monday, 18 December, 2017 , 12:48 AFP

With IS in tatters, Syria Kurds fear US to abandon them


Thursday, 14 December, 2017 , 13:08 AFP Syria's Kurds fear the steadfast ally they found in the US to successfully take on Islamic State group jihadists may now leave them to face threats from Turkey and Damascus alone.

Iraq holds military parade to celebrate victory over IS


Sunday, 10 December, 2017 , 17:55 AFP Iraq's armed forces held a military parade in Baghdad on Sunday to celebrate the victory announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over the Islamic State group.