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Penned in on all sides, Syria Kurds in economic dire straits


Friday, 5 August, 2016 , 02:05 AFP Syria's Kurds dreamt of an economic success story when they declared an autonomous region in the country's north, an area rich in oil resources and known as a breadbasket.

Arab-Kurd forces push into IS stronghold in Syria


Tuesday, 2 August, 2016 , 17:03 AFP An Arab-Kurdish alliance backed by US-led coalition air strikes advanced Tuesday in the jihadist stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, where it now controls 60 percent of the town, a monitor said.

Five police killed in PKK attack in eastern Turkey: official


Monday, 1 August, 2016 , 17:19 AFP Five Turkish police were killed on Monday when outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants detonated a bomb that struck a police vehicle in eastern Turkey, a local governor said.

Twin PKK attacks kill 4 Turkish soldiers: report


Sunday, 31 July, 2016 , 14:31 AFP Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed four Turkish soldiers Sunday in two separate attacks, local media reported.

Toll rises to 8 dead in deadliest PKK attack since Turkey coup


Saturday, 30 July, 2016 , 08:33 AFP Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdish militants in the country's restive southeast, the army said Saturday, raising the toll from the deadliest such attack on the military since the failed coup.

Five Turkish soldiers killed in PKK ambush: report


Friday, 29 July, 2016 , 17:38 AFP Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed five Turkish soldiers in an ambush in the troubled southeast of the country, local media reported on Friday.

Massive IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city


Wednesday, 27 July, 2016 , 19:12 AFP A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.

Massive IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city


Wednesday, 27 July, 2016 , 16:56 AFP A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.

Massive IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city


Wednesday, 27 July, 2016 , 16:28 AFP A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.

Massive IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city


Wednesday, 27 July, 2016 , 14:42 AFP A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.