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Jewish Kurds hold groundbreaking Iraq commemoration


Monday, 30 November, 2015 , 18:53 AFP A ceremony marking the deportation of Jews from Iraq seven decades ago was held for the first time on Monday in the country's autonomous Kurdish region.

Deadly Kurd-Islamist clashes in northern Syria


Monday, 30 November, 2015 , 18:23 AFP Islamists and a US-backed alliance of Kurds and Arabs have fought deadly clashes in Syria, a monitor said Monday, as the almost five-year-old conflict draws in more local and international players.

Deadly Kurd-Islamist clashes in northern Syria


Monday, 30 November, 2015 , 16:50 AFP Islamists and a US-backed alliance of Kurds and Arabs have fought deadly clashes in Syria, a monitor said Monday, as the almost five-year-old conflict draws in more local and international players.

Clashes erupt between Syria Islamists, Kurds: monitor


Monday, 30 November, 2015 , 09:49 AFP At least 23 fighters have been killed in clashes between Syrian Islamist forces including Al-Qaeda's local affiliate and an alliance led by Kurdish forces, a monitor said on Monday.

Thousands mourn Kurdish lawyer shot dead in Turkey


Sunday, 29 November, 2015 , 16:21 AFP Tens of thousands of people on Sunday mourned the killing of a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer in Turkey's troubled southeast that has raised new tensions with its biggest ethnic minority.

Thousands mourn at funeral of Kurdish lawyer in Turkey


Sunday, 29 November, 2015 , 12:55 AFP Tens of thousands of people on Sunday mourned the killing of a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer in Turkey's troubled southeast that has raised new tensions with its biggest ethnic minority.

PKK leader urges US, EU to broker peace with Turkey: report


Sunday, 29 November, 2015 , 10:48 AFP A Kurdish rebel leader said Sunday that Turkey has slipped into a civil war with the Kurds, as he urged the European Union and the United States to step up as peace brokers to end the conflict.

Protests as top Kurdish lawyer gunned down in Turkey


Saturday, 28 November, 2015 , 18:21 AFP A leading Kurdish lawyer and rights activist was killed in a shootout in Turkey's troubled southeast on Saturday, fuelling accusations that the state was behind his murder and sparking protests in several cities.

Protests as top Kurdish lawyer gunned down in Turkey


Saturday, 28 November, 2015 , 17:05 AFP A leading Kurdish lawyer and rights activist was killed in a shootout in Turkey's troubled southeast on Saturday, fuelling accusations that the state was behind his murder and sparking protests in several cities.

Turkish police fire tear gas after top Kurdish lawyer's killing sparks protests


Saturday, 28 November, 2015 , 16:53 AFP Turkish police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in Istanbul after a leading pro-Kurdish lawyer was shot dead in the restive southeast.