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Residents return to ravaged Turkish town as curfew lifted


Monday, 30 May, 2016 , 13:24 AFP Residents on Monday cautiously returned to a war-ravaged town in Turkey's southeast after authorities partially lifted a more than two-month curfew following a major operation against Kurdish militants.

Turkey offers US joint Syria operation -- without the Kurds


Monday, 30 May, 2016 , 10:25 AFP Turkey is offering to "join forces" with Washington for a special operation inside Syria on condition it doesn't include a Syrian Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara but seen as an ally by the US, the foreign minister said.

Turkey offers US joint Syria operation -- without the Kurds


Monday, 30 May, 2016 , 05:02 AFP Turkey is offering to "join forces" with Washington for a special operation inside Syria on condition it doesn't include a Syrian Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara but seen as an ally by the US, the foreign minister said.

Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul


Sunday, 29 May, 2016 , 15:57 AFP Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Sunday launched an offensive to retake areas east of Mosul, the Islamic State's main hub in the country, a statement said.

Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul


Sunday, 29 May, 2016 , 11:53 AFP Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Sunday launched an offensive aimed at retaking areas east of Mosul, the Islamic State's main hub in the country, a statement said.

Erdogan condemns US support of Kurdish militias in Syria


Saturday, 28 May, 2016 , 16:34 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned the United States' support of Kurdish fighters in Syria after AFP pictures revealed US commandos wearing the insignia of a militia branded a terror group by Ankara.

Turkey enraged by 'unacceptable' US backing of Kurdish militia


Friday, 27 May, 2016 , 19:56 AFP The United States scrambled Friday to avert a rift with its ally Turkey after AFP pictures revealed US commandos operating in Syria wearing the insignia of a Kurdish militia branded a terror group by Ankara.

US plays down rift with Turkey over support for Kurdish PYG


Friday, 27 May, 2016 , 18:20 AFP The United States sought to play down a diplomatic rift with Turkey on Friday after US commandos were caught on camera wearing Kurdish rebel badges.

US commandos ordered to remove 'inappropriate' YPG patches


Friday, 27 May, 2016 , 17:28 AFP US special operations forces photographed in Syria wearing the insignia of Kurdish troops considered terrorists by Turkey have been ordered to remove the patches, a military spokesman said Friday.

Turkey enraged by 'unacceptable' US backing of Kurdish militia


Friday, 27 May, 2016 , 15:08 AFP Turkey on Friday accused its NATO ally the United States of "unacceptable" behaviour after US commandos in Syria were pictured assisting a Kurdish militia that is branded a terror group by Ankara and even wearing their insignia.