Tuesday, 16 February, 2016 , 18:20 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region announced on Tuesday that it made over $3.94 billion last year from direct oil export sales that the country's federal government considers illegal.
Tuesday, 16 February, 2016 , 14:41 AFP — Turkey called Tuesday for a ground operation in neighbouring Syria with its international allies, as a UN envoy held talks in Damascus aimed at saving a troubled ceasefire plan.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 21:06 AFP — Kurdish-led forces on Monday seized a key rebel bastion in Syria's Aleppo province, extending the opposition's losses in the region after a major regime operation there, a monitor said.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 21:00 AFP — The United Nations and Washington on Monday condemned air strikes on medical facilities and schools in Syria that the world body said killed almost 50 civilians, with the US implicating Russia.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 20:54 AFP — Iraq's federal government will pay the salaries of the cash-strapped Kurdish region's employees if it halts its independent oil exports, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Monday.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 20:28 AFP — Iraq's federal government will pay the salaries of the cash-strapped Kurdish region's employees if it halts its independent oil exports, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Monday.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 13:17 AFP — Turkey will not allow the Syrian border town of Azaz to fall to Syrian Kurdish fighters, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday, warning of a "severe response" if they advance.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 12:53 AFP — Turkey defied international calls and shelled parts of northern Syria for a third day on Monday, insisting it would not allow Kurdish-led forces to seize key areas along the border.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 11:35 AFP — Russia said on Monday that Turkey's shelling of Kurdish and Syrian regime positions in the north of the country was a "provocative" action.
Monday, 15 February, 2016 , 11:07 AFP — Turkish forces shelled Kurdish fighters in northern Syria for a third day on Monday but failed to stop their advance, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
