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Turkey seeks up to 5 years jail for UK academic over 'terror propaganda'


Friday, 29 April, 2016 , 12:28 AFP — Turkish prosecutors have demanded up to five years jail for a British university lecturer based in Istanbul on charges of making "terror propaganda" for outlawed Kurdish militants, reports said Friday.

Suicide bomber in Turkey's Bursa 'linked to Kurdish militants'


Friday, 29 April, 2016 , 10:30 AFP — A female suicide bomber who blew herself up in the centre of one of Turkey's most historic cities this week was linked to Kurdish militants and had also fought in Syria against jihadists, a report said Friday.

New brawl erupts in Turkey parliament as tensions surge


Thursday, 28 April, 2016 , 15:30 AFP — A meeting of a top committee at the Turkish parliament broke up in chaos on Thursday as deputies threw punches and jumped onto tables in a furious confrontation between ruling party and pro-Kurdish lawmakers.

Syria army readies Aleppo offensive as civilian toll rises


Thursday, 28 April, 2016 , 15:18 AFP — The Syrian army was preparing an offensive on Thursday to retake Aleppo, as escalating fighting in the divided second city killed dozens of civilians in a new blow to a tattered truce.

Fighting between rebels, Kurds kills 64 in north Syria: monitor


Thursday, 28 April, 2016 , 14:34 AFP — Fighting between Syrian rebels and Kurdish forces has killed at least 64 people in the north of Aleppo province near the border with Turkey, a monitor said Thursday.

Syria Kurds retrieve body of Russian officer from IS: source


Wednesday, 27 April, 2016 , 11:41 AFP — Syrian Kurdish forces have retrieved the remains of a Russian special forces officer from the Islamic State jihadist group, a source on the ground told AFP on Wednesday.

Artillery fire hits Iraq town despite ceasefire: officials


Monday, 25 April, 2016 , 17:34 AFP — Artillery fire killed a civilian on Monday despite a ceasefire in a flashpoint northern Iraqi town that has been hit by deadly fighting between Kurdish and Turkmen forces, officials said.

PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war': BBC


Monday, 25 April, 2016 , 10:35 AFP — The Kurdish rebel PKK movement is ready to step up its fight against Turkey in response to Ankara's blistering military campaign, its leader warned in a BBC interview released Monday.

PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war': BBC


Monday, 25 April, 2016 , 07:31 AFP — The Kurdish rebel PKK movement is ready to step up its fight against Turkey in response to Ankara's crackdown, its leader said in a BBC interview published Monday.

Clashes between Iraqi Kurds, Turkmen kill nine


Sunday, 24 April, 2016 , 14:56 AFP — Clashes between Kurdish peshmerga forces and Turkmen Shiite paramilitaries killed nine people in a flashpoint northern town and closed the road to Baghdad before a ceasefire was announced on Sunday.