Barzani Charity Foundation to send aid for Palestinians via Egypt
The Erbil-based Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF) will send humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza, and it…
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Turkey says Syrian Kurds have no right to help from Damascus
Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter…
Syrian army says it entered flash-point Kurdish-led town
Syria's military announced Friday it entered the flash-point Kurdish-held town of Manbij and raised the national…
Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town: monitor
Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that…
Turkey warns new military moves in Syria imminent
Turkey's president reiterated Saturday that new cross-border operations into Syria are in the works as the country…
Erdogan says Turkey to respond to any threats on its border
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would not watch passively as weapons are sent to Kurdish…
Kurdish YPG plans to seize Azaz-Jarablus area in Syria: YPG commander
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia aims to "liberate" the area between Azaz and Jarablus held by Turkey-backed Syrian…
Turkish airstrikes in Iraq are ‘unacceptable encroachment’: Egypt FM
Egypt has said recent airstrikes by Turkey against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq are an…
Kurdish reporter killed in Iraq: Mosul battle
A Kurdish reporter has been killed while covering on the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Shifa Gardi, who worked for…
Iraqi bombing targets Iranian Kurdish opposition party, kills 7
Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded in a bomb attack on the offices of an Iranian Kurdish opposition…
Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW
Iraq's Kurdish security forces have unlawfully destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq over the past two…
Battle for Mosul: IS are ‘just beards’, survivor says
Since the Iraqi and Kurdish armies began an operation to re-capture Mosul, some 17,000 people living in the…
Mosul battle: Iraqi special forces ‘break front line’
Iraqi forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Mosul have broken through the front line without suffering…
Mosul offensive: Turkish and Kurdish forces launch attacks on IS
Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq to…
Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul
An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State…
Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from ISIS
Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State (IS) militants early on Sunday, as part of a…
Syrian rebels ‘seize key town Manbij from IS’
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken "almost complete control" of a strategically important…
Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base, officials says
Turkey's army killed 35 Kurdish militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province…
Bombing in Kurdish-controlled Syrian town kills at least five
At least five people were killed and scores injured on Wednesday in a bomb attack on a local administrative office…
Erdogan loyalist to be appointed as Turkish PM
Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim will be formally appointed as head of the ruling party and as the new…
Islamic State kills U.S. serviceman in Iraq
Islamic State fighters killed a U.S. serviceman in northern Iraq on Tuesday when they overran Kurdish defenses…
Syrian Kurds ‘to declare’ federal system in N. Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system on Wednesday, a Syrian Kurdish…
Syria ceasefire begins under US-Russia deal
Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task…
Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in…
Obama calls for ‘restraint’ from Turkey, Kurdish YPG in Syria
US President Barack Obama in a telephone call with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday urged the Ankara…
Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in Iraq after Ankara bomb
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq overnight, hours after a suicide car bomb…
Son of Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for aid to battle IS group
A senior Iraqi Kurdish leader has called for international aid to help finance the war against the Islamic State…
Pentagon praises Canada for boosting training troops in Iraq
The Pentagon on Monday praised Canada's decision to triple the number of troops training Kurdish forces in Iraq.…
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly blast at Istanbul airport
An armed Kurdish group has claimed responsibility for what it called a mortar attack after explosions at Istanbul’s…
US Sending New Special Ops Force to Fight IS in Iraq
The United States will deploy special operations forces to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq, with the ability…
Turkish, US air strikes kill more than 50 Islamic State militants in Syria
Air strikes by Turkish and U.S. aircraft in Syria on Saturday killed more than 50 Islamic State militants and…
Turkish air strikes on Kurdish PKK rebels as mourning continues
The Turkish air force has pounded Kurdish militants a day after a deadly bomb attack on a rally for peace in the…
US-Turkey deal on Syria a big gamble
President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are both taking a big gamble as they agree to…
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
Turks began voting on Sunday in the closest parliamentary election in more than a decade, one that could pave the…