Tuesday, 29 August, 2017 , 13:32 AFP — The council in Kirkuk, an ethnically mixed region of northern Iraq under Baghdad's control, voted Tuesday to take part in next month's Kurdish independence referendum, councillors said.

Saturday, 26 August, 2017 , 13:47 AFP — Syrian Kurdish authorities on Saturday began laying the groundwork for the first local elections in the federal system they are establishing in the country's north, an official told AFP.

Wednesday, 23 August, 2017 , 19:00 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told visiting Pentagon chief Jim Mattis of Turkey's uneasiness over Washington arming a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as a terror group by Ankara, a policy which has strained ties between the NATO allies.

Wednesday, 23 August, 2017 , 15:01 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told visiting Pentagon chief Jim Mattis of Turkey's uneasiness over Washington arming a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as a terror group by Ankara, a policy which has strained ties between the NATO allies.

Wednesday, 23 August, 2017 , 11:12 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was in Iraq on Wednesday to warn Iraqi and Kurdish leaders against next month's independence referendum in the country's Kurdish region.

Wednesday, 23 August, 2017 , 10:52 AFP — Pentagon chief Jim Mattis held talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara on Wednesday focusing on Washington's arming of a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as a terror group by Turkey, a move which has strained ties between the NATO allies.

Wednesday, 23 August, 2017 , 08:08 AFP — Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish leaders expected to focus on Washington's arming of a Syrian Kurdish militia, which Turkey views as a terror group, in the fight against Islamic State.

Tuesday, 22 August, 2017 , 17:30 AFP — Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday denied claims by Turkey that the two countries were planning joint military operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq.

Tuesday, 22 August, 2017 , 12:45 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed Turkey would thwart any attempt by a Kurdish militia it deems "terrorists" to carve out a Kurdish state in northern Syria.

Monday, 21 August, 2017 , 10:50 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that a joint Turkish-Iranian operation against Kurdish militants was "always on the agenda", a week after Tehran's top armed forces commander visited Ankara for rare talks.