Kurdistan

Dec- 2024 -

8 December

Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

White House on Guard Against Islamic State Resurgence in Syria

The White House said that US priorities in Syria now are to ensure the country's conflict does not encourage a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group or lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe."

3 December

Land

A Kurdish fighter with the People's Protection Units (YPG) looks on at an air strike in the distance

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Claims to Have Killed Kurdish Commander in Syria

The Turkish secret service has killed a leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party in Syria, the state news agency said Monday.

2 December

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Monitor Says Pro-Turkey Fighters Seize Syria Town From Kurdish Forces

A Syria war monitor said pro-Turkey fighters seized a strategic northern town from Kurdish forces on Sunday.

Sep- 2024 -

4 September

War

In the autonomous region of north-east Syria under the authority of the Arab-Kurdish coalition, the Syrian regime still holds a few rare positions.

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Jul- 2024 -

29 July

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Sep- 2023 -

17 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

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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.

Nov- 2022 -

24 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Aug- 2022 -

19 August

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

9 August

Europe

Smoke plumes rise from buildings in the village of Kansafra, in the southern countryside of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on October 23, 2020.

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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.

Jul- 2022 -

21 July

Middle East