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4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports
Middle East
April 11, 2017
4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports
At least four people were injured and one person was trapped beneath debris following an explosion Tuesday that occurred inside…
UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region
Middle East
March 12, 2017
UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region
The UN's human rights office released a report on Friday accusing Ankara of serious human rights violations during operations targeting…
To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
Middle East
September 4, 2016
To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
A decision by a Kurdish opposition group to take up arms against Iranian authorities has senior officials in Tehran worrying…
Turkey fires on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive
Middle East
August 26, 2016
Turkey fires on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive
Turkish troops fired on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, highlighting the complications of an incursion meant…
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
Middle East
March 18, 2016
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had traveled from…
Syria’s Kurdish-controlled regions approve federal system
Middle East
March 17, 2016
Syria’s Kurdish-controlled regions approve federal system
Syria's three Kurdish-controlled autonomous regions voted on Thursday to approve the establishment of a federal system in the north of…
Syrian Kurdish forces said to capture most of rebel-held former military airport
Middle East
February 11, 2016
Syrian Kurdish forces said to capture most of rebel-held former military airport
Kurdish-led fighters aided by Russian bombing captured a rebel-held former Syrian military airport near the border with Turkey, a monitor…
‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader
Middle East
February 3, 2016
‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum…
Erdogan backs criminal probe into Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition
Middle East
January 3, 2016
Erdogan backs criminal probe into Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he backs a criminal investigation into leaders of the pro-Kurdish opposition over comments about…
2 explosions kill 16 people in north: Syria news agency
Middle East
December 31, 2015
2 explosions kill 16 people in north: Syria news agency
Syria's state news agency says that two "terrorist explosions" have gone off in the predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Qamishli,…