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Kurdish forces

Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq

By AFP

The American military - which spearheads an international coalition fighting IS - has in the past shown itself willing to hand those captured in Syria to the...

  • FILE: A commander from the Kurdish-Arab alliance, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, watches as a mine explodes in the distace, from the roof of a building in the village of Tal Saman, 25km from IS's de facto Syrian capital of Raqa, on 19 November 2016. Picture: AFP.

    US Syria withdrawal will revive Islamic State, Kurdish-led force says

    The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of all US troops would also leave Syrians stuck between the claws of hostile parties.

    1294 days ago
  • Turkish artillerys shell the People's Protection Units (YPG) positions near the Syrian border on 21 January 2018 near Hassa, as Turk's ground troops entered Syria to push an offensive against Kurdish militia. Picture: AFP.

    Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

    Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan had said on Saturday that Turkish warplanes had struck a meeting of the outlawed PKK in Qandil, where he believed high-profile militants had been hit.

    1480 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP

    Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey

    Turkey, which regards the Kurdish YPG militia in Afrin as a threat on its southern border, launched an assault on the region last month.

    1606 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian forces gestures as they carry the national flag in the village of Suway'iah, near the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on 9 November 2017. Picture: AFP

    Pentagon says reviewing 'adjustments' to arms for Syrian Kurds

    A spokesperson for the coalition said on Sunday that it was looking at “adjustments” to the support it provides to the SDF, ranging from the number of advisers to training and artillery.

    1681 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi forces hold a position in the area of al-Shurah, some 45km south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State group jihadists. Picture: AFP.

    Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds

    Abadi ordered economic and military retaliation against the KRG after Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in September in a referendum that Baghdad declared illegal.

    1707 days ago
  • Iraqi security secure the area of a car bomb on March 16, 2013, in the northern city of Kirkuk, which injured some 18 people. Picture: AFP/ MARWAN IBRAHIM

    In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover

    An Arab couple who have seen Kirkuk change hands several times before said they now feel safer and more comfortable.

    1719 days ago
  • An Iraqi Kurdish man poses as he carries a child wearing the Kurdish flag on his head during a celebration in the northern city of Kirkuk on 25 September, 2017 as Iraqi Kurds vote in a referendum on independence. Picture: AFP.

    Hezbollah says Kurdish vote a step toward wider Mideast partition

    The United States came out in opposition to the vote, along with major European states and neighbouring countries Turkey and Iran.

    1739 days ago
  • Iraqi forces flash the sign for victory in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on 7 November, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Kurds and Shi'ite forces to coordinate in push to encircle Mosul

    The agreement will restrict the movement of the jihadists in and out of Mosul.

    2049 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.

    Turkey removes two dozen elected mayors in Kurdish militant crackdown

    The 24 municipalities had been run by the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party.

    2124 days ago
  • A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows a car burning at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria monitor, says 35 villagers killed

    Turkey sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.

    2137 days ago
  • FILE: A file picture shows a member of the Syrian government forces keeps watch in the Ghweran neighbourhood of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh. Picture: AFP.

    Kurds versus Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating multi-fronted war

    The two sides have mostly avoided confrontation during the five-year conflict.

    2146 days ago
  • FILE: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. Picture: AFP.

    Fabius: Kurds won't attend Syria talks, Saudi-backed opponents to take lead

    Laurent Fabius said UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said the Kurdish PYD party won’t attend the talks.

    2352 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian army soldiers get in position during clashes with Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in northeastern Palmyra on 17 May, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian Kurds seize military base from Islamic State

    The base was captured in Raqqa province as the Kurds advance deeper into territory held by Isis.

    2570 days ago
  • Smoke rises during armed clashes between Syrian Kurdish fighters and ISIS militants in and around the town of Kobane, Syria. Picture: EPA.

    Israeli woman joins Kurdish forces fighting ISIS

    The Canadian-born woman who served in the Israeli military joined the Kurds who are fighting ISIS in Syria.

    2794 days ago
  • A picture taken from Turkey shows smoke rising after an airstrike by an alleged alliance war plane on the Islamic State targets in the west of Kobani, Syria, where Kurdish fighters YPG are trying to defend the city, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey 08 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Sedat Suna.

    Turkey bombs Kurdish militants

    It’s alleged the air force bombed Kurdish fighters furious at Ankara’s refusal to protect their kin.

    2822 days ago
  • A picture taken from Turkey shows smoke rising after an airstrike by an alleged alliance war plane on the Islamic State targets in the west of Kobani, Syria, where Kurdish fighters YPG are trying to defend the city, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey 08 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Sedat Suna.

    Kurds urge more air strikes in Kobani

    Kurdish forces have urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters.

    2824 days ago
  • FILE: An Islamic State flag flies on a hill overlooking the Syrian town of Kobani, as seen from the border with Turkey. Picture: Sedat Suna/EPA.

    Riots in Turkey kill 19

    The Kurdish minority rose up at govt’s refusal to protect a besieged Syrian town from Islamic State.

    2828 days ago
  • The dusty Syrian town of Ain al-Arab (Kobane) on the frontier with Turkey has become a key battleground between IS jihadists and local Kurdish fighters as well as the US and its allies. Picture: AFP

    Kurds battle Islamist militants closing in on Syrian town

    Islamists are trying to seize a hill overlooking a Syrian border town with Turkey.

    2831 days ago
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