Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey’s parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their parliamentary status on Thursday after convictions against them became...
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Kurdish man arrested crossing to the north, accused of being PYD member
A Kurdish man crossing from the south of the island to the north was arrested during the weekend on the accusation that he is a...
Turkey’s operation in northern Syria splits Germany’s migrant communities
Turkey’s military offensive in neighbouring Syria is raising tensions among Germany’s large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation...
Betraying the Kurds is a tradition in the Middle East
EVERYBODY betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is at it....
Foreign ministry, Kurdish community condemn Turkey’s Syria offensive
The foreign ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the Turkish offensive on territory held by Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, while the Kurdish community living in...
Kurds in Cyprus to mobilise for release of arrested compatriot
The Kurdish community in Cyprus are planning a protest next week outside the Larnaca district court and have launched a petition calling for the release...
Syria Kurds evacuate civilians from IS redoubt, hail Trump troop reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State’s last redoubt in the area on Friday, and...
Turkish soldiers killed, others wounded in Kurdish militant attack
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants,...
Turkish troops ‘30km inside Iraq, could move on PKK stronghold’
Turkish forces are stationed 30 km inside northern Iraq and could advance further to target Kurdish PKK militants in their Qandil Mountains stronghold,Turkey‘s Prime Minister...
Six Turkish security force members killed in Kurdish attack
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey’s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security force members and wounding...
Scuffles in north during Newroz celebration
Kurds celebrating the New Year holiday of Newroz in the north clashed with police who ended up arresting eight people, reports said on Monday. The...
Stakes rise in Turkish Afrin attack as pro-Assad militia arrive
Turkey shelled Afrin overnight on Tuesday and showed no sign of slackening its assault on the Kurdish-held region despite the arrival of pro-Syrian government militia...
France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government sanctioned Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces. “It is essential that...
Kurds offer joint deployment as Iraq threatens military action
Iraq‘s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with the participation of the US-led...
Iraqi troops gain first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey
Iraqi troops deployed on Tuesday at one of the main land crossings with Turkey, gaining a foothold at the Kurdish-held frontier for the first time...
Kurdish parties opposed to Barzani report attacks on offices
Iraqi Kurdish political parties opposed to regional leader Masoud Barzani reported attacks on their offices in several cities overnight, hours after Barzani announced his resignation,...
Iraq’s Kurdistan delays presidential elections by eight months
Elections for the presidency and parliament of Iraq‘s Kurdistan region set for Nov 1 have been delayed by eight months, the regional parliament announced on Tuesday....
Iraq forces take over Kirkuk province after clashing with Kurds
Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following...
Erdogan says may shut Iraqi border any moment – Hurriyet
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey may shut its border with northern Iraq “at any moment” after closing its air space to the region, Hurriyet newspaper...
Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance
Iraqi government forces captured the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish vote on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms...