Sunday, 25 October, 2015 , 15:57 AFP — The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday released footage it said was of the brazen commando operation it carried out with elite US troops at a jihadist-run prison.
Thursday, 22 October, 2015 , 04:22 AFP — Curfews, street barricades and armed police everywhere: the unrest in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast is likely to have an impact on the upcoming election but it also risks spelling a defeat for democracy.
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 , 16:02 AFP — Leaders from Syria's Kurdish community on Wednesday held talks in Moscow with Russia's deputy foreign minister over the conflict in the war-torn nation.
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 , 15:48 AFP — Twenty journalists are behind bars in Turkey on mainly terrorism-related charges, media rights groups said Wednesday, lashing out at increased state pressure on reporters ahead of the November 1 election.
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 , 12:56 AFP — Syria's Kurds have incorporated a mixed town they captured from the Islamic State group into territory they claim in the country's north, a leading party said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 , 04:15 AFP — Just a few months ago, the Hasan Pasa caravansary in southeast Turkey was teeming with visitors, but now the market in the converted inn is deserted as scared shoppers stay away amid fresh violence in the Kurdish conflict.
Tuesday, 20 October, 2015 , 15:26 AFP — The number of cholera cases in Iraq has risen to more than 1,800 as the epidemic spread to the northern autonomous Kurdish region, health officials said Tuesday.
Tuesday, 20 October, 2015 , 14:19 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday released a top lawyer who had been detained in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakir for alleged "terrorist propaganda", local media said.
Tuesday, 20 October, 2015 , 09:05 AFP — Turkish police on Tuesday arrested a top lawyer in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakir for alleged "terrorist propaganda", taking him to Istanbul for questioning, a legal source said.
Sunday, 18 October, 2015 , 12:13 AFP — Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of clashes in eastern and southeastern Turkey, a security source said Sunday.
