Friday, 22 January, 2016 , 15:08 AFP — Germany on Friday called on the government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to ensure that arms provided by Berlin were only used by Kurdish peshmerga fighting the Islamic State group.

Friday, 22 January, 2016 , 13:16 AFP — Five children were wounded on Friday when suspected militants hurled a hand-made explosive device into a schoolyard in majority-Kurdish southeast Turkey, security sources said, blaming the attack on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Friday, 22 January, 2016 , 10:39 AFP — Five children were wounded on Friday when suspected militants hurled a hand-made explosive device into a schoolyard in majority-Kurdish southeast Turkey, security sources said, blaming the attack on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Thursday, 21 January, 2016 , 00:09 AFP — Turkey security forces are subjecting residents of Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey to "collective punishment" with military operations backed by curfews, Amnesty International said on Thursday, accusing the army of "recklessly" using excessive force.

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 17:51 AFP — Western-backed Kurdish forces fighting jihadists in Iraq have destroyed thousands of homes in an apparent bid to uproot Arab communities, actions that may constitute war crimes, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 16:06 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on academics who criticised his policies in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, warning they would pay a price after falling into a "pit of treachery".

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 15:40 AFP — Western-backed Kurdish forces fighting jihadists in Iraq have destroyed thousands of homes in an apparent bid to uproot Arab communities that may constitute war crimes, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 15:31 AFP — The blanket curfew in Silopi lasted 36 days as clashes raged between the Turkish army and Kurdish militants. Finally it was lifted, allowing residents to come to terms with the scale of the destruction in their hometown.

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 14:22 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on academics who criticised his policies in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, warning they would pay a price after falling into a "pit of treachery".

Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 , 10:50 AFP — Kurdish forces that are key partners of a US-led anti-jihadists coalition have destroyed thousands of north Iraq homes in an apparent attempt to uproot Arab communities, Amnesty International said Wednesday.