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Some Turkish troops pull out from camp outside Iraq's Mosul: state media


Monday, 14 December, 2015 , 09:34 AFP Some of the several hundred Turkish troops who had been stationed in a camp outside the jihadist-controlled Iraqi city of Mosul have pulled out, state media said Monday, after the deployment infuriated Baghad.

'Unit 732', the French anti-IS volunteers in Iraq


Monday, 14 December, 2015 , 02:38 AFP The translator rushed towards the rudimentary trailer housing the French volunteers who came to Iraq to fight against the Islamic State jihadist group alongside Kurdish forces.

Turkey lifts, then reimposes curfew in battered Kurdish city


Friday, 11 December, 2015 , 17:07 AFP The Turkish authorities on Friday lifted a nine-day curfew in a key district in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir after heavy fighting with Kurdish militants but then promptly reimposed the measure.

Turkey lifts, then reimposes curfew in battered Kurdish city


Friday, 11 December, 2015 , 14:48 AFP The Turkish authorities on Friday lifted a nine-day curfew in a key district in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir but then promptly reimposed the measure.

Syria Kurd-Arab coalition creates political wing


Thursday, 10 December, 2015 , 11:26 AFP A Kurdish-Arab coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria has announced the creation of a political wing, as momentum builds for a diplomatic solution to the war.

Iraqi Kurd leader meets Erdogan as PM defends deployment


Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 , 20:23 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for key talks on Wednesday as Ankara seeks to defuse a diplomatic standoff with Baghdad over the deployment of Turkish troops in northern Iraq.

Iraqi Kurdish leader meets Erdogan as Ankara-Baghdad troop row rankles


Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 , 18:17 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani was meeting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday, as Ankara was locked in a diplomatic standoff with Baghdad over the deployment of troops in northern Iraq.

Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan: foreign ministry


Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 , 17:20 AFP Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan, due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry said.

Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan: foreign ministry


Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 , 16:59 AFP Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq excluding Iraqi Kurdistan due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry said.

Turkey in new air strikes against PKK in Iraq: army


Wednesday, 9 December, 2015 , 15:03 AFP Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq overnight, the army said on Wednesday.