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Kurds declare federal region, muddying Syria peace efforts


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 16:33 AFP Syria's Kurds declared a federal region in the country's north Thursday, in a move that risks complicating already fragile talks underway in Geneva to end the country's brutal five-year conflict.

Kurds declare federal region in north Syria


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 15:39 AFP Syria's Kurds on Thursday declared a federal region in areas under their control in the north of the conflict-riven country, but both the government and opposition rejected the move.

Kurds: One people across four countries


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 14:07 AFP The Kurds, whose representatives on Thursday declared a unified, federal region in northern Syria, number an estimated 25-35 million people in four countries.

Kurds declare federal region in north Syria


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 13:35 AFP Syria's Kurds on Thursday declared a federal region in areas under their control in the north of the conflict-riven country, but both the government and an opposition coalition rejected the move.

Syria peace talks muddied as Kurds declare federal region


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 12:21 AFP Talks to end Syria's brutal five-year conflict were rattled Thursday by uncertainty surrounding the arrival of a second opposition group and the declaration by Syria's Kurds of an autonomous region.

Kurds declare federal region in Syria's north: officials


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 12:04 AFP Syria's Kurds on Thursday declared a federal region in the country's north, officials told AFP, but both the government and an opposition coalition swiftly rejected the announcement.

Syria regime, opposition reject Kurdish 'federal region'


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 11:49 AFP Syria's government and an opposition coalition on Thursday rejected the announcement by Kurdish parties of a federal region in the country's north.

Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 11:49 AFP A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party on Thursday claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack that killed 35 people in Ankara last weekend.

Kurds declare federal region in Syria's north: officials


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 11:18 AFP Syria's Kurds on Thursday declared a federal region in the country's north, officials told AFP, as they seek further autonomy in areas under their control.

Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 10:00 AFP A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party on Thursday claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack that killed 35 people in Ankara last weekend.