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Turkey parliament strips two pro-Kurdish MPs of status


Thursday, 27 July, 2017 , 17:57 AFP The Turkish parliament on Thursday voted to strip two pro-Kurdish lawmakers of their status of MP on the grounds of "absenteeism", their party said.

Rebel-Kurd clashes kill 15 in north Syria: monitor


Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 , 14:14 AFP More than a dozen Syrian rebels have died in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish forces in the country's north, a monitoring group said Tuesday.

Rebel-Kurd clashes kill 11 in north Syria: monitor


Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 , 10:42 AFP Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish forces in the country's north, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.

Suicide car bomb kills 4 at Kurdish checkpoint in Syria


Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 , 09:36 AFP A suicide car bomb attack killed four people overnight at a Kurdish security checkpoint in northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Tuesday.

Iraqi Kurds referendum negotiating tactic, says official


Saturday, 15 July, 2017 , 13:51 AFP A top Tehran-based official from Iraq's Kurdish government has said its planned independence referendum is really a negotiating tactic to pressure Baghdad into meeting promises on energy and power-sharing.

German court jails Kurdish militant amid Turkey tensions


Thursday, 13 July, 2017 , 11:36 AFP A German court Thursday jailed a Turkish national over membership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) amid accusations from Ankara that Berlin was soft on Kurdish militants.

Americans, Briton dead in fight for IS-held Raqa: militia


Tuesday, 11 July, 2017 , 15:42 AFP Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State group from its Raqa stronghold, the forces said Tuesday.

Swedish lawmakers file 'genocide' complaint against Erdogan


Monday, 10 July, 2017 , 16:29 AFP A group of Swedish lawmakers said Monday they have filed a legal complaint accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the southeast of his country.

Tillerson in Istanbul amid Turkey-US tensions


Sunday, 9 July, 2017 , 21:33 AFP US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on Sunday holding talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul on issues ranging from Syria to last year's failed coup.

Tillerson in Istanbul amid Turkey-US tensions


Sunday, 9 July, 2017 , 17:38 AFP US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on Sunday holding talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul in a bid to iron out a series of disputes on issues ranging from Syria to last year's failed coup.