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Turkey bombs Kurdish forces in northeast Syria


Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 , 06:17 AFP Turkish warplanes conducted a barrage of air strikes on Kurdish positions in northeast Syria early Tuesday, leaving several fighters dead, Kurdish forces and a monitor said.

US-backed Syria forces set up post-IS Raqa council


Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 , 16:12 AFP The US-backed Kurdish-Arab force leading the fight for the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa announced Tuesday the creation of a "civilian council" to administer the city after its capture.

Turkey's Kurds vote in key referendum battleground


Sunday, 16 April, 2017 , 11:45 AFP Hoping above all for peace after months of violence as well as fair representation, Turkey's Kurds on Sunday voted in a key referendum whether to expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

PKK claims deadly attack in Diyarbakir ahead of Turkey vote


Wednesday, 12 April, 2017 , 13:34 AFP The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Wednesday claimed a bomb attack on a police headquarters in the Kurdish majority of Diyarbakir that killed three, days ahead of a key vote on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

Blast in Turkey's Diyarbakir was 'terror act': minister


Wednesday, 12 April, 2017 , 10:05 AFP A massive explosion that killed three people in the Kurdish majority city of Diyarbakir was a "terror attack", Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday, a day after he indicated it was an accident.

Turkey minister says Diyarbakir blast was 'terror act'


Wednesday, 12 April, 2017 , 08:07 AFP Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that an investigation showed an explosion that killed at least two people in the Kurdish majority city of Diyarbakir was a "terror attack".

Two killed in 'accidential' southeast Turkey blast


Tuesday, 11 April, 2017 , 21:18 AFP Two people were killed Tuesday in an explosion which shook police headquarters in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, which a minister said was an accident during repair work.

Blast at police HQ in SE Turkey was accident: minister


Tuesday, 11 April, 2017 , 10:06 AFP An explosion which shook police headquarters in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Tuesday morning was an accident which occurred during repair work, the interior minister said.

Explosion near police HQ in Turkey's Diyarbakir: AFP


Tuesday, 11 April, 2017 , 08:25 AFP A strong blast rocked Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir on Tuesday near the riot police headquarters, just days before a key referendum on boosting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

Explosion near police HQ in Turkey's Diyarbakir: AFP


Tuesday, 11 April, 2017 , 08:10 AFP A strong blast rocked Turkey's largest Kurdish majority city of Diyarbakir on Tuesday near the riot police headquarters, just days before a key referendum on boosting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.