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Turkey strikes PKK in northern Iraq after Ankara attack: army


Thursday, 18 February, 2016 , 08:30 AFP Turkey's air force launched new strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq hours after a bombing in Ankara targeting the military that killed 28 people, the army said Thursday.

Ankara bomber was Syrian linked to Kurdish fighters: reports


Thursday, 18 February, 2016 , 08:29 AFP Turkish authorities suspect that a deadly car bombing in the heart of Ankara targeting military service vehicles was carried out by a Syrian national who entered Turkey with refugees and had links to Kurdish fighters, reports said on Thursday.

Blast at Turkish cultural centre in Stockholm: police


Thursday, 18 February, 2016 , 03:43 AFP An explosion damaged a Turkish cultural centre in a Stockholm suburb on Wednesday night, the police said, highlighting growing tensions with the local Kurdish community.

Erdogan vows no let-up in strikes on Syrian Kurdish fighters


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 16:46 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said there was no question of Turkish forces stopping their bombardment of Syrian Kurdish fighters, vowing not allow the creation of a Kurdish stronghold in northern Syria.

Erdogan vows not to allow Kurdish stronghold in northern Syria


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 13:20 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed Turkey would not allow the creation of a Kurdish stronghold in northern Syria, saying there was no question of Turkish forces stopping their bombardment of Syrian Kurdish fighters.

Erdogan vows not to allow Kurdish stronghold in northern Syria


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 12:38 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed Turkey would not allow the creation of a Kurdish stronghold in northern Syria, saying there was no question of Turkish forces stopping their bombardment of Syrian Kurdish fighters.

Turkey's Erdogan says 'no question' of stopping strikes on Syrian Kurdish fighters


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 12:22 AFP

Iraq Kurds say will accept PM's oil for salaries deal


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 11:28 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that it would halt independent oil sales if Baghdad pays its employees, but cast doubt on the federal government's ability to implement the proposal.

Europe ignoring Turkey crackdown in bid for refugee deal: Kurdish party chief


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 10:06 AFP The European Union is turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Turkey in a doomed bid for a solution to its migrant crisis, the leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party told a Greek newspaper Wednesday.

Syria conflict takes Kurds towards autonomy


Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 , 03:09 AFP Syria's Kurds, long held in disdain by Damascus, are edging towards autonomy in their heartland along Turkey's border as they capitalise on the tactical goals of both Washington and Moscow.