Friday, 18 December, 2015 , 17:20 AFP — Turkish security forces on Friday pressed on with a relentless operation to root out Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres in the troubled southeast that has left at least 62 militants dead and angered Kurdish representatives.

Friday, 18 December, 2015 , 15:18 AFP — Turkish security forces on Friday pressed on with a relentless operation to root out Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres in the troubled southeast that has left at least 55 militants dead and angered Kurdish representatives.

Friday, 18 December, 2015 , 15:04 AFP — Empowered by an effective fighting force on the ground, a newly-formed Kurdish-Arab alliance in Syria is working to position itself as a player in any future peace negotiations with Damascus.

Friday, 18 December, 2015 , 13:22 AFP — Turkish security forces have killed 55 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres in the troubled southeast, security sources said on Friday.

Friday, 18 December, 2015 , 09:39 AFP — Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres, official media said on Friday.

Thursday, 17 December, 2015 , 17:41 AFP — Pro-Kurdish Turkish students, many wearing face masks, hurled stones and fireworks at police in the capital Ankara on Thursday as they sought to march on the palace of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an AFP photographer said.

Thursday, 17 December, 2015 , 16:11 AFP — Turkish security forces have killed 25 Kurdish militants this week as they battle suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in two flashpoint towns, security sources said on Thursday.

Thursday, 17 December, 2015 , 15:44 AFP — Two pro-government fighters were killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, Kurdish and security sources said Thursday, in a sign of rising tensions between the two sides.

Thursday, 17 December, 2015 , 13:33 AFP — US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter visited Arbil on Thursday for talks with Iraqi Kurdish officials on the war against the Islamic State group, an AFP journalist said.

Thursday, 17 December, 2015 , 12:10 AFP — Turkish security forces have killed 25 Kurdish militants this week as they battle suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) inside two flashpoint towns, security sources said on Thursday.