Kurdistan
Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death over IS ties
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death over IS ties
A court in Iraq sentenced 16 Turkish women to death on Sunday after they were found guilty of belonging to…
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to…
Iraqi Kurds carried out mass executions of alleged ‘Islamic State’ fighters, HRW says
Middle East
February 10, 2018
Iraqi Kurds carried out mass executions of alleged ‘Islamic State’ fighters, HRW says
New evidence suggests Kurdish security forces carried out mass executions of suspected “Islamic State” (IS) fighters in northern Iraq in…
Syrian Kurdish forces capture two British ‘IS’ militants: US officials
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Syrian Kurdish forces capture two British ‘IS’ militants: US officials
The militants are infamous for their role in the torture and killing of Western hostages. The two were part of…
Turkey calls French warning about Syria an ‘insult’
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Turkey calls French warning about Syria an ‘insult’
Turkey has fired back after France’s president warned it against invading a Kurdish enclave in Syria, calling his remarks an…
Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Syria’s Kurdish militia is growing frustrated with its patron, the United States, and is pressing it to do more to…
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Middle East
January 26, 2018
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Kurdish forces in Afrin have called for Syrian military support in their fight against Turkish-backed rebels. Any intervention from Damascus…
Turkey vows to widen offensive against Syrian Kurds
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey vows to widen offensive against Syrian Kurds
Turkey’s president on Wednesday vowed to expand Ankara’s operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria beyond the enclave of Afrin…
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Turkish officials are disputing a White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
The US president has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rein in the offensive in Syria’s Kurdish enclave…