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Turkey protesters rally against crackdown on pro-Kurds


Sunday, 20 November, 2016 , 13:25 AFP Thousands of opposition protesters demonstrated in Istanbul on Sunday against a crackdown on MPs from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party and municipal chiefs in the southeast.

Unpaid teachers clash with police in Iraq city


Saturday, 19 November, 2016 , 13:49 AFP Teachers and activists clashed with security forces in a city in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Saturday during a protest over unpaid salaries.

Battle for strategic hilltop near IS-held Raqa


Friday, 18 November, 2016 , 19:02 AFP A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Friday fought fiercely to drive the Islamic State group from a hilltop north of the jihadists' de facto Syrian capital of Raqa.

Battle for strategic hilltop near IS-held Raqa


Friday, 18 November, 2016 , 16:52 AFP A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Friday fought fiercely to drive the Islamic State group from a hilltop north of the jihadists' de facto Syrian capital of Raqa, officers said.

Turkey arrests 2 Czechs who 'fought for Syria Kurdish militia'


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 14:23 AFP Turkey has arrested two Czech nationals on suspicion of fighting for the Syrian Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), seen as a terror group by Ankara but an ally by Washington, a Czech official and Turkish reports said Thursday.

Baghdad, Kurds at odds over post-Mosul division of territory


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 14:05 AFP Iraq's premier and its Kurdish regional chief were publicly at odds Thursday over territorial control after the recapture of Mosul, even with the battle for the city far from over.

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor as crackdown widens


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 13:59 AFP Turkish police on Thursday detained the pro-Kurdish co-mayor of the southeastern city of Van, expanding a crackdown on municipal chiefs throughout the region that has sparked international concern.

Turkey arrests 2 Czechs who 'fought for Syria Kurdish militia'


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 12:05 AFP Turkey has arrested two Czech nationals on suspicion of fighting for the Syrian Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), seen as a terror group by Ankara but an ally by Washington, reports said Thursday.

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor as crackdown widens


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 10:03 AFP Turkish police on Thursday detained the pro-Kurdish co-mayor of the southeastern city of Van in the latest raids targeting municipal chiefs, expanding a widespread crackdown that has sparked international concern.

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor in major southeast city: state media


Thursday, 17 November, 2016 , 08:30 AFP Turkish police on Thursday detained the pro-Kurdish co-mayor of the eastern city of Van, the latest in a series of raids targeting municipal chiefs in the region, state media said.