Kurds

Iraq vows to prevent cross-border attacks on Turkey

Mar 27, 2018 08:28

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Baghdad will not allow cross-border attacks on Turkey days after Ankara said it had launched a military campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
Turkish offensive displaces 167,000 in Syria's Afrin: UN

Mar 24, 2018 01:00

The UN has warned that 167,000 people have been displaced in Syria's northwestern Kurdish region of Afrin since Turkey launched its offensive against the enclave.
Turkey-backed forces loot Syrian city after capturing it

Mar 19, 2018 10:30

Turkey-led forces have reportedly gone on a rampage in Afrin, pillaging shops and homes after capturing the northern Syrian city on Sunday.
Turkish shelling, strikes kill 20 in Syrian town of Afrin, UN receiving 'alarming' reports on deaths

Mar 16, 2018 16:00

Syrian Kurdish forces say that Turkish military’s shelling and airstrikes against purported positions of the People's Protection Units (YPG) militants in Syria’s northwestern town of Afrin have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen civilians.
Senior Kurdish official found dead at his home in northern Syria

Mar 15, 2018 16:34

Omar Alloush, a senior figure of the Kurdish forces in northern Syria and a major opponent of Turkey’s military offensive in the region, has been killed.
About 17 dead as Turkish helicopters hit pro-government forces in Syria's Afrin

Mar 02, 2018 13:25

Turkish military helicopters, operating as part of an unauthorized campaign in Syria’s Afrin, have reportedly targeted a group of pro-government forces defending the northern region.
US established 20 military bases in Syria’s Kurdish-held north: Russian official

Mar 01, 2018 09:48

A top Russian security official says the US has set up around 20 military bases in areas controlled by Kurdish militants it supports in northern Syria, adding that Washington “provoked” Turkey into launching an offensive in those regions by providing the Kurds with advanced weapons.
In warning to US, Erdogan vows to 'break arms and wings' of militants

Feb 25, 2018 09:18

Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan has issued one of his strongest warnings meant for the US, pledging to "break the arms and wings" of Washington-backed militants in Syria.
Two civilians killed, four injured in Turkish shelling on Syria's Afrin

Feb 24, 2018 15:17

At least two civilians have been killed and four others injured in Turkish shelling on Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, where Ankara is leading an operation against US-backed Kurdish militants.
Thousands mourn for 14 slain YPG forces in Syria's Afrin

Feb 24, 2018 15:14

Thousands have participated in the funeral procession of 14 members of the People's Protection Units (YPG) militant group in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin.