Monday, 17 October, 2016 , 12:45 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters seized several villages Monday in their advance on jihadist-held areas east of Mosul as part of an operation to retake the city from the Islamic State group.

Monday, 17 October, 2016 , 05:07 AFP — Thousands of Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces advanced on jihadist-held villages east of Mosul on Monday as part of a broad operation to retake the city from the Islamic State group.

Saturday, 15 October, 2016 , 14:28 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani said Saturday that preparations for the operation to retake Mosul from jihadists have been completed and it is time for the battle to begin.

Saturday, 15 October, 2016 , 11:04 AFP — Turkish police on Saturday detained at least 25 suspects with alleged links to Kurdish militants a day after a rocket attack in the southern Mediterranean region of Antalya, state media reported, citing police sources.

Wednesday, 12 October, 2016 , 18:39 AFP — A remote-controlled jihadist hobby plane rigged with hidden explosives killed two Kurdish fighters and injured two French special operations troops near Mosul, French and US sources confirmed Wednesday.

Wednesday, 12 October, 2016 , 17:00 AFP — A booby-trapped drone operated by the Islamic State group killed two Kurdish fighters and injured two members of French special forces in a Kurdish area of Iraq, two political sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 12 October, 2016 , 10:21 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blasted US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's "unfortunate" comments that she would consider arming Syrian Kurdish fighters, branding her proposal "politically inept."

Wednesday, 12 October, 2016 , 08:59 AFP — Turkish police have detained dozens of people including pro-Kurdish party officials, accusing them of spreading propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a security source said on Wednesday.

Tuesday, 11 October, 2016 , 10:51 AFP — A member of the ruling party in Turkey's restive southeast has been killed in an attack blamed on militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a local official said Tuesday.

Monday, 10 October, 2016 , 14:51 AFP — Police in Ankara on Monday used tear gas and plastic bullets to prevent pro-Kurdish activists from holding a protest to mark the first anniversary of the worst attack in Turkey's modern history.