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Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 08:32 AFP A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday claimed the deadly suicide car bomb attack that killed 35 people in Ankara last weekend.

Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack


Thursday, 17 March, 2016 , 07:58 AFP A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday claimed the deadly suicide car bomb attack that killed 35 people in Ankara.

US says would not recognize Kurdish region in Syria


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 20:44 AFP The United States warned Wednesday that it would not recognize an attempt by Kurdish groups in war-torn Syria to form an autonomous federal region.

Syria Kurds set to unify region in push for federal system


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 18:28 AFP Kurdish-led parties are preparing to declare a unified region in areas under their control in northern Syria, representatives said Wednesday, as they push a federal model for governing the country.

Turkey president steps up bid to prosecute pro-Kurd MPs


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 17:58 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday stepped up his efforts to have pro-Kurdish lawmakers prosecuted, accusing them of "inciting terrorism" days after a suicide bombing in Ankara that the government blamed on Kurdish rebels.

Pro-Russia opposition joins Syria peace talks


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 17:23 AFP Peace talks to end the war in Syria intensified Wednesday with the inclusion of a pro-Russian opposition group, as the UN widened efforts to find a political solution to the five-year conflict.

Syria Kurds expected to declare federal system


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 16:44 AFP Kurdish-led parties meeting in northern Syria are expected to declare a new federal system in areas under their control, Kurdish officials told AFP on Wednesday.

Turkey president steps up bid to prosecute pro-Kurd MPs


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 14:30 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday stepped up his efforts to have pro-Kurdish lawmakers prosecuted, accusing them of "inciting terrorism" days after a suicide bombing in Ankara that the government blamed on Kurdish rebels.

Syria Kurds expected to declare federal system: officials


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 14:22 AFP Kurdish-led parties meeting in northern Syria on Wednesday are expected to declare a new federal system in areas under their control, two Kurdish officials said.

EU must hold firm on free press, Kurdish rights in Turkey: Merkel


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 12:52 AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the EU must stand firm on pushing for press freedom and Kurdish minority rights in Turkey, as it seeks a deal with Ankara to resolve the migrant crisis.