US-backed forces push closer to IS 'capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa and Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced today against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
Nov 07, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
Bronze Age city discovered in northern Iraq
Archaeologists have uncovered a large Bronze Age city in northern Iraq which was established in about 3000 BC and flourished for more than 1200 years.
Nov 07, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
1 dead, 30 injured as blast hits Turkey`s Diyarbakir: medical sources
At least one person was killed and 30 injured in a blast outside a police building Friday in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, the center of the Kurdish minority, medical sources told AF
Nov 04, 2016, 14:16 PM IST
Islamic State has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters in Mosul: Iraqi army
Islamic State has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters defending the city of Mosul against an offensive by Iraqi forces, the head of Iraq`s special forces Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said on Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
Turkey to use jets in Iraq's Mosul when time comes: PM Binali Yildirim
Turkish jets have not yet been used in the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, but will be deployed when the time comes, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Oct 18, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkey's Diyarbakir airport: Media
Suspected Kurdish militants fired rockets at the airport in Turkey`s main southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, sending passengers and staff scrambling for shelter, Dogan news agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Aug 28, 2016, 11:01 AM IST
US warns Syrian regime not to fly near coalition troops
US military officials reacted furiously last week after jets from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad targeted Kurdish forces and coalition advisers fighting Islamic State jihadists around the north-eastern city of Hasakeh.
Aug 23, 2016, 04:59 AM IST
Turkish soldier killed in clash with Kurdish militants - security sources
One soldier was killed and three police officers were wounded in a clash with Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey on Monday, security sources said, as a spike in violence rocks the restive region.
Aug 22, 2016, 13:02 PM IST
Regime planes over Syria`s Hasakeh despite US warning: Monitor
The Pentagon said no coalition casualties were reported in Thursday`s strikes by two Syrian SU-24s, and US special operations advisers had been moved to a safe location.
Aug 20, 2016, 13:09 PM IST
31 killed in Syria bomb attacks
At least 31 people were killed and over 100 injured when twin bombings rocked the predominantly-Kurdish city of Qamishli in Syria on Wednesday, the media reported.
Jul 27, 2016, 15:11 PM IST
Even after Turkey coup, no end in sight for PKK bloodshed
Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants are locked in a grinding conflict with no end in sight even after the botched coup.
Jul 20, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
RSF Turkey representative charged for `terrorist propaganda`: Reports
The Turkey representative for media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been held in custody on "terrorist propaganda" charges, media reports said Monday.
Jun 20, 2016, 19:18 PM IST
Thousands flee IS offensive in northern Syria: Monitor
The offensive against the towns of Marea and Azaz threatens to overrun the last swathe of territory in the east of Aleppo province held by non-jihadist rebels and bring IS to the doorstep of the Kurds' Afrin enclave.
May 29, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Turkey says prevented 85 security incidents since January
Turkey has prevented 85 "major incidents" since January, many involving live bombs, the government`s spokesman said on Monday, a day after the sixth suicide bombing in a Turkish city this year.
May 02, 2016, 23:52 PM IST
18 dead in Syrian rebel shelling on Kurdish area: Monitor
A pregnant woman and three children were among 18 civilians killed when Syrian rebels shelled a Kurdish neighbourhood in the northern city of Aleppo, a monitor said Wednesday.
Apr 06, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
ISIS launches chemical warfare in Iraq, Kurds are target: Report
Chlorine, a choking agent, was first used as a chemical weapon during the First World War.
Feb 28, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
Syrian Kurdish forces said to capture most of rebel-held former military airport
Kurdish-led fighters, aided by heavy Russian bombing, captured a rebel-held former Syrian army military airport near the border with Turkey overnight as they expand in the strategic area where the Syrian army was making rapid advances, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday.
Feb 11, 2016, 13:57 PM IST
Five killed, 39 wounded in PKK bomb attack in southeast Turkey
Five people were killed and 39 wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station and adjacent housing for officers in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governorate said.
Jan 14, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam on Euphrates river from Islamic State
Kurdish and Arab rebels seized a key dam on the Euphrates River from Islamic State group jihadists in northern Syria on Saturday.
Dec 27, 2015, 00:04 AM IST
62 Kurdish rebels killed in past 3 days in Turkey: Military
Turkey's security forces killed 62 Kurdish militants in three days of operations in two mainly-Kurdish towns near the border with Iraq, the military said on Friday.
Dec 19, 2015, 00:32 AM IST
