Wednesday, 15 February, 2017 , 15:13 AFP — Syria peace talks set for next week in Geneva will be a failure unless the Kurds are at the table, a representative of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) told AFP on Wednesday.
Saturday, 11 February, 2017 , 19:44 AFP — Some 15,000 people marched in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Saturday demanding that Turkey release Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan, as Europe's Kurds held their biggest annual gathering.
Saturday, 11 February, 2017 , 14:20 AFP — Some 15,000 people marched in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Saturday demanding that Turkey release Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan, as Europe's Kurds held their biggest annual gathering.
Monday, 6 February, 2017 , 12:20 AFP — In the fledgling ski resort of Korek in war-torn Iraq, the only battles are snow fights between visitors who often leave their traumatic memories at the foot of the slopes.
Monday, 6 February, 2017 , 03:34 AFP — Abdo Shehu sits in an office in Kurdish-majority Qamishli in northeast Syria, surrounded by copies of the first Western novel available in the city in his own language.
Sunday, 5 February, 2017 , 18:04 AFP — A respected pro-Kurdish politician said Sunday after his release following over two months in jail that both Kurds and the Turkish government should embrace a new era of peace to end a decades-long conflict.
Friday, 3 February, 2017 , 16:18 AFP — A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of a former pro-Kurdish mayor who had been held for over two months on terror charges despite his widely-respected efforts to end the Kurdish conflict, his lawyer said.
Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 16:22 AFP — The United States has for the first time supplied armored vehicles to the Arab component of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, a US defense official confirmed Tuesday.
Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 16:16 AFP — Turkey arrested two MPs from the main pro-Kurdish party on Tuesday, including its chief spokesman, the latest move in a crackdown on the group ahead of a vote on changing the constitution.
Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 15:23 AFP — The United States has for the first time supplied up-armored vehicles to the Arab component of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, a US defense official confirmed Tuesday.
