Kurdistan

Syria Blast Kills Senior Commander in Kurdish Security Forces: Monitor

A war monitor said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish-led administration was killed in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province.

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Turkey Stages Artillery Strikes on Kurd Fighters in Iraq

Turkey staged new artillery strikes against Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq, the defense ministry and Iraqi sources said.

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Turkish Strike Kills 4 PKK Members in Northern Iraq: Officials

A Turkish drone strike killed at least four members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.

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Iraq to Redeploy Federal Forces Along Border With Iran and Turkey

Baghdad said it planned to redeploy federal guards along its border with Iran and Turkey, after repeated bombardments from both countries.

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Erdogan Says Turkey Not Looking to Take Syrian Territory

President Erdogan said that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.

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Turkish Drone Strike Kills 4 in Northeast Syria: Monitor

A Turkish drone strike killed at least four people in a northeast Syrian city held by Kurdish forces, the latest in a flurry of attacks, a war monitor said.

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Iraq PM Blames Turkey After Kurdistan Shelling Kills 9 Civilians

Nine civilians including children were killed in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region by artillery fire that Baghdad blamed on Turkey.

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Civilians Among 10 Dead in Iraq Attack Blamed on IS: Officials

At least three civilians and seven Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq.

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Turkey Kills Top Kurdish Commander: Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkish forces had killed a top Syrian Kurdish commander during an offensive in neighboring Iraq.

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Two Killed in ‘Terrorist’ Attack in Western Iran

Two people were killed and one wounded in a "terrorist" attack by "counter-revolutionary groups" in Iran's western province of Kurdistan.

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