Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 17:25 AFP — Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a criminal probe against the leader of the main pro-Kurdish party, as Ankara stepped up its controversial air campaign against separatist Kurdish rebels.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 16:30 AFP — Thirty Turkish war planes on Thursday carried out a new wave of bombings against targets of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the NTV and CNN-Turk channels reported.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 16:05 AFP — Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a probe against the leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party over bloody October 2014 protests, the official Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:37 AFP — Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a probe against the leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party over bloody October 2014 protests, the official Anatolia news agency reported.

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Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:03 AFP — At least 18 people were killed Thursday when Islamic State group jihadists attacked a town in northern Syria recently captured by Kurdish forces, a monitor said.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:01 AFP — The co-leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party on Thursday dismissed air strikes and police raids by Ankara against Islamic State (IS) jihadists as a "show", saying their real target was Kurdish militants.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 14:58 AFP — Pointing to a crater left by one of scores of Turkish air strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a PKK rebel official said that "Turkey has declared war against us".

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 11:36 AFP — The co-chair of Turkey's main Kurdish party on Thursday said the peace process between Turkey and Kurdish militants is "in deep crisis" due to the military offensive by Ankara against the separatist rebels.

Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 11:03 AFP — Five people died Thursday in new attacks on the Turkish security forces blamed on Kurdish militants, as Ankara stepped up its controversial campaign against the separatist rebels.