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Co-mayors of Turkey's Diyarbakir arrested: officials


Tuesday, 25 October, 2016 , 19:33 AFP The two co-mayors of Diyarbakir, a Kurdish-majority city in southeast Turkey, have been arrested as part of a "terrorism" enquiry, security officials said Tuesday.

CORRECTED: Syrian Kurds say Ankara attacking to block Raqa recapture


Tuesday, 25 October, 2016 , 13:17 AFP A Syrian Kurd leader in France on Tuesday accused Turkey of waging attacks on Kurdish forces trying to recapture Raqa, the Islamic State group stronghold in Syria.

Syrian Kurds say Ankara attacking to prevent Raqqa recapture


Tuesday, 25 October, 2016 , 12:19 AFP A Syrian Kurd leader in France on Tuesday accused Turkey of "massively attacking" Kurdish forces trying to recapture Raqqa, the Islamic State group stronghold in Syria.

On road to Mosul, Kurd doctors fear being overwhelmed


Sunday, 23 October, 2016 , 16:27 AFP At a field hospital out in the open, a few kilometres (miles) from newly carved front lines in northern Iraq, Kurdish doctors and foreign soldiers mill around a stretcher on the ground.

Pentagon chief reviews Mosul offensive with Kurds


Sunday, 23 October, 2016 , 08:41 AFP US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter arrived in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Sunday to review the ongoing military offensive to retake the jihadist bastion of Mosul.

Syria's Kurds restore ancient names to Arabised towns


Sunday, 23 October, 2016 , 08:21 AFP On a dusty road in northeast Syria, a woman and her four children stand beside a freshly erected green sign for Joldara, the Kurdish name of her village known for decades as Shajra.

Turkey hits Syrian Kurd group again


Saturday, 22 October, 2016 , 13:56 AFP Turkey hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria for the second time in less than 72 hours, the military said Saturday, as Ankara vowed further action.

Turkey hits Syrian Kurd militia again: state media


Saturday, 22 October, 2016 , 08:38 AFP Turkey hit Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria for the second time in less than 72 hours, the military said Saturday, quoted in state media.

Iraq forces battle IS remnants inside Bartalla


Friday, 21 October, 2016 , 17:31 AFP The blown off roofs of warehouses and a damaged shopping centre bore witness Friday to the fight in the northern town of Bartalla between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group.

Deadly Turkish raids on US-backed Syrian Kurd fighters


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 15:36 AFP Turkish warplanes carried out deadly strikes on US-backed militias in northern Syria, including Syrian Kurdish fighters, a monitor said Thursday, action that is likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.