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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Saturday, 28 November, 2015 , 13:33 AFP — A leading Kurdish lawyer was shot dead Saturday in southeast Turkey after unknown attackers opened fire on a gathering in the mainly Kurdish province of Diyarbakir, triggering a shootout with police, local officials and witnesses said.