Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 , 09:44 AFP — The Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners appeared in court Wednesday, risking years in jail in a high-profile trial charged with aiding Kurdish militants.

Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 , 09:40 AFP — A splinter group of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a car bomb and gun attack that left two people dead in the Turkish city of Izmir, a report said.

Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 , 09:08 AFP — A splinter group of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a car bomb and gun attack that left two people dead in the Turkish city of Izmir this month, a report said.

Tuesday, 10 January, 2017 , 16:24 AFP — Syrian Kurds have not been invited to the talks on the political future of Syria due to take place this month in Kazakhstan, their representative in France said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 10 January, 2017 , 10:46 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish party is to boycott a parliamentary vote on a controversial new draft constitution aimed at giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greater powers, in protest over the arrest of its MPs.

Friday, 6 January, 2017 , 17:42 AFP — A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance seized Friday an ancient fortress overlooking the Islamic State group's biggest prison near the jihadists' Raqa bastion in northern Syria, a monitor and a commander said.

Thursday, 5 January, 2017 , 15:16 AFP — Turkish authorities suspect Kurdish militants were behind the car bombing which killed two people outside a courthouse in the western city of Izmir on Thursday, the provincial governor said.

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Wednesday, 4 January, 2017 , 10:21 AFP — Kurdish security forces closed the Iraqi headquarters of an organisation that aids members of the Yazidi religious minority, which has been brutally targeted by jihadists, the group said on Wednesday.

Monday, 2 January, 2017 , 15:01 AFP — Western support for military action against the Islamic State group is key to preventing attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande said in Monday in Iraq, where yet another bombing killed dozens.