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Risking rift with US, Turkey confronts Syrian Kurds


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 16:32 AFP After months of tensions, Turkey is taking on Syrian Kurdish fighters inside Syria in a move that risks inflaming tensions with its NATO ally the United States and complicating the search for peace after almost five years of civil war.

Man shot at Sweden pro-Kurdish rally


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 16:22 AFP A man was shot and critically injured at a pro-Kurdish rally in a Stockholm suburb at the weekend, police said on Sunday.

France calls for halt to Turkish bombing of Kurdish forces in Syria


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 15:38 AFP France called Sunday for Turkey to immediately halt the bombing of Kurdish forces in Syria and said it was concerned at the "worsening" situation in northern Syria.

Turkey strikes Kurdish fighters in Syria for second day


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 12:46 AFP The Turkish army struck positions of Kurdish fighters inside Syria for a second day Sunday in response to incoming fire, state media said, as an explosive standoff between Ankara and Syrian Kurds intensified.

Turkey strikes Kurdish fighters in Syria for second day: state media


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 12:09 AFP The Turkish army struck positions of Kurdish fighters inside Syria for a second day Sunday in response to incoming fire, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey shells Kurdish militia in Syria as tensions mount


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 11:57 AFP Turkey again shelled Kurdish militia in Syria on Sunday despite calls from Washington for an end to the strikes, as tensions mounted just days before a ceasefire deal is meant to take hold.

Turkey strikes Kurdish fighters in Syria for second day: state media


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 11:41 AFP The Turkish army struck positions of Kurdish fighters inside Syria for a second day Sunday in response to incoming fire, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey stages new strikes against Kurdish fighters in Syria: state media


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 11:31 AFP

Turkey strikes Kurd, regime forces in Syria, mulls ground attack


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 03:02 AFP Turkey hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets on Saturday as Ankara mulled a ground assault with Saudi troops, further complicating efforts to end the war just days after the US and Russia agreed on a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria within a week.

For Syrian Kurds, new curriculum in once-banned language


Sunday, 14 February, 2016 , 02:45 AFP Lined up in a chilly schoolyard in northeast Syria, primary school students say good morning to their teachers in the Kurdish language before rushing inside for class: "Roj bas, mamuste!"