Monday, 18 May, 2015 , 09:41 AFP — Twin explosions on Monday hit the regional headquarters of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party in two cities, amid escalating tensions in the run up to June 7 legislative elections, a party official said.
Monday, 18 May, 2015 , 08:17 AFP — Twin explosions on Monday hit the regional headquarters of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party in two cities amid escalating tensions in the run up to June 7 legislative elections, a party official said.
Tuesday, 12 May, 2015 , 15:33 AFP — Turkish police hunting an alleged drug smuggler "mistakenly" raided the home of the leader of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, local media reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, 12 May, 2015 , 09:53 AFP — A roadside bomb blast killed a Kurdish peshmerga major general and three of his bodyguards in Iraq's Daquq region on Tuesday, senior officers said.
Monday, 11 May, 2015 , 15:11 AFP — The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, said on Monday his forces had "broken the spine" of the Islamic State (IS) group with the help of international allies.
Friday, 8 May, 2015 , 16:33 AFP — The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region insisted Friday that the United States should arm his forces fighting the Islamic State group directly instead of passing though the federal government in Baghdad.
Friday, 8 May, 2015 , 15:01 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has controversially turned religion into a campaign issue in the officially secular country's upcoming polls, which promise to be the biggest election challenge yet for the ruling party.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 , 16:33 AFP — The leader of Iraq's Kurds said Wednesday his region's forces had destroyed the Islamic State group's reputation for invincibility but now need help dealing with a flood of refugees.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 , 13:01 AFP — At least 16 members of the Syrian Kurdish security forces were killed Wednesday in an Islamic State group attack on a base in the northeastern province of Hasakeh, a monitor said.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 , 10:01 AFP — At least 16 members of the Syrian Kurdish security forces were killed Wednesday in an Islamic State group attack on a base in the northeastern province of Hasakeh, a monitor said.
