Wednesday, 7 June, 2017 , 16:39 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday, despite opposition to independence from Baghdad.

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017 , 16:20 AFP —

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017 , 02:32 AFP — Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa bastion and hoping to cement their gains in the war.

Friday, 2 June, 2017 , 15:25 AFP — Outlawed Kurdish rebels claimed on Friday they had downed a military helicopter that crashed this week in southeastern Turkey killing 13 soldiers, a news agency reported.

Friday, 2 June, 2017 , 15:03 AFP — Outlawed Kurdish rebels claimed on Friday that they had downed a military helicopter that crashed this week in southeastern Turkey, killing 13 soldiers, a news agency reported.

Friday, 2 June, 2017 , 14:55 AFP —

Thursday, 1 June, 2017 , 22:19 AFP — The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State group, after Ankara called the move "extremely dangerous."

Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 , 18:53 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday warned that the US arming of a Kurdish militia force, deemed a terror group by Ankara, was an "extremely dangerous" move, and urged Washington to reverse its "mistake".

Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 , 11:14 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday said the US arming of a Kurdish militia force deemed a terror group by Ankara was "extremely dangerous", and urged Washington to reverse its "mistake".

Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 , 10:32 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday said the US arming of a Kurdish militia force deemed a terror group by Ankara was "extremely dangerous", and urged Washington to reverse its "mistake".