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UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurdish region


Friday, 10 March, 2017 , 15:22 AFP The UN on Friday accused Turkish security forces of committing serious abuses during operations against Kurdish militants in the southeast after a ceasefire collapsed in July 2015.

UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurdish region


Friday, 10 March, 2017 , 11:27 AFP The UN on Friday accused Turkish security forces of committing serious abuses during operations against Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey after a regional ceasefire collapsed in July 2015.

UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurd majority region


Friday, 10 March, 2017 , 10:04 AFP The UN on Friday accused Turkish security forces of serious human rights violations during operations against Kurdish militants in the southeast since July 2015 when a regional ceasefire collapsed.

UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' violations in majority-Kurdish region


Friday, 10 March, 2017 , 09:39 AFP The UN Friday accused Turkish security forces of committing serious human rights violations during operations against Kurdish militants in the southeast since July 2015 when a ceasefire in the region collapsed.

Fight IS, start 'revolution': Why foreigners join Syria Kurds


Wednesday, 8 March, 2017 , 03:16 AFP Captivated by the idea of fighting jihadists, or dedicated to starting a "revolution," foreigners have diverse reasons for joining the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.

Syria forces quietly take up buffer between Kurds, Turks


Tuesday, 7 March, 2017 , 11:27 AFP US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to avoid conflict with Turkey, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.

Turkey launches vast security operation in south-east


Monday, 6 March, 2017 , 11:31 AFP Turkish security forces on Monday night launched one of their largest "anti-terrorist" operations in recent years in the restive south-east against Kurdish militants, security sources said.

Russian, Syrian regime convoys enter northern Syria city


Friday, 3 March, 2017 , 21:55 AFP Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic State group's bastion of Manbij in northern Syria, the US Defense Department said Friday.

US forces look on as allies clash in north Syria


Friday, 3 March, 2017 , 19:40 AFP US soldiers aboard Humvee armoured vehicles have been watching from a distance as two of their allies, Turkish-backed forces and a Kurd-Arab alliance, battle it out for control of Manbij in northern Syria.

Iraqi Kurds, PKK fight proxy battle in north Iraq


Friday, 3 March, 2017 , 12:39 AFP Iraq's main Kurdish party and a Turkish rebel group fought a proxy battle Friday in the country's north, officials said, a conflict combining political rivalry and disagreement over territorial control.