kurds
Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
World
July 6, 2014
Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition should withdraw its support for his third term bid and pick another candidate, urged…
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
World
June 24, 2014
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from…
Kurd rebels free Turkish soldiers seized in weekend unrest
World
December 9, 2013
Kurd rebels free Turkish soldiers seized in weekend unrest
Kurdish rebels freed on Monday four Turkish soldiers abducted in the southeast of the country in the worst flareup of…
An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth
World
January 27, 2013
An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth
Remzi, a 26-year-old Kurd from southeast Turkey, has a pretty typical life story for someone like him. A child during…
Three Kurdish women found shot dead in Paris
World
January 10, 2013
Three Kurdish women found shot dead in Paris
Three Kurdish women said to include a founding member of the PKK militant group were shot dead overnight in…
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
World
July 28, 2012
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
DERIK, Syria — The Kurdish rebellion in northeastern Syria intensified in fighting that erupted Saturday 22 July, as militias raising…
Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
World
December 29, 2011
Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish air strikes killed 23 Kurdish villagers in the southeast near the Iraqi border early Thursday, an…
Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker
World
November 12, 2011
Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker
Turkish commandos killed a lone hijacker, believed to be a Kurdish militant, in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday to rescue…
Turkey launches incursion into Iraq
World
October 20, 2011
Turkey launches incursion into Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours…
Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town
World
October 16, 2011
Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town
Hundreds rallied in the disputed Iraqi town of Khanaqin on Sunday to demand the reversal of a central government ruling…