Thursday, 12 November, 2015 , 05:58 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces on Thursday launched a major operation against the Islamic State group in the town of Sinjar, which lies on a key supply line for the jihadists, a senior officer said.

Thursday, 12 November, 2015 , 05:38 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces on Thursday launched a major operation against the Islamic State group in the town of Sinjar, which lies on a key supply line for the jihadists, a senior officer said.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 , 22:23 AFP — Fighting raged Wednesday in a flashpoint town in southeastern Turkey as the death toll mounted from attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels and local lawmakers warned of a humanitarian crisis.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 , 15:55 AFP — Fighting raged Wednesday in a flashpoint town in southeastern Turkey as the death toll mounted from attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels and local lawmakers warned of a humanitarian crisis.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 , 10:17 AFP — Three Turkish policemen, a civilian and a soldier have been killed in new attacks in the restive southeast blamed on fighters from the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), security sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 , 03:14 AFP — Tanks and armoured vehicles patrol the largely deserted streets, snipers are stationed on rooftops of bullet-riddled buildings. Shops are shuttered and food is becoming scarce as a curfew enters its second week.

Thursday, 5 November, 2015 , 15:48 AFP — Kurdish rebels in Turkey tore up a unilateral ceasefire Thursday over a surge in deadly violence following an election that swept President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party back to power, fanning fears of a return to all-out war.

Thursday, 5 November, 2015 , 12:55 AFP — The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Thursday that it had torn up a unilateral truce in Turkey after a surge in deadly violence since the country's weekend election.

Thursday, 5 November, 2015 , 11:41 AFP — The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Thursday it has ended a unilateral truce it had declared ahead of the weekend election in Turkey.

Thursday, 5 November, 2015 , 11:15 AFP — The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Thursday it had ended a unilateral truce it had declared ahead of the weekend election in Turkey.