Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed

The rockets struck a high school and two houses in the town of Karkamis

By PTI November 21 2022

Amid protest, Boris Johnson's car gets into accident outside parliament

Pro-Kurdish protester jumps in front of Johnson’s car, sudden stop leads to dent

Web Desk June 17 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Kurdish woman fighters are finishing ISIS, smashing patriarchy

THE WEEK tells the story of Kurdish women who went to the front lines to fight ISIS

By Lakshmi Subramanian January 10 2020

Turkish President Erdogan vows no IS fighters will escape Syria

Trump in the meantime phoned Erdogan and demanded an immediate truce

Web Desk October 15 2019

Syria Kurds reject 'security zone' under Turkish control

Washington's plan to withdraw 2000 US troops from Syria, pushes it towards Russia

Agencies January 16 2019

Trump threatens to devastate Turkey if it hits US-backed Kurdish forces

The President also urged the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara

PTI | Washington January 14 2019

Turkey 'determined' to drive out Syrian Kurdish forces

Turkey said it is working with the US to coordinate the withdrawal of American forces

PTI | Istanbul December 25 2018

Turkish airstrikes kill 49 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq - army

The military destroyed shelters, hideouts and weapon positions of the militants

Reuters | Istanbul February 01 2018

Syrian Kurds hold local elections, press on with autonomy plans

Kurdish-led authorities held local elections on Friday in the swathes of northern Syria they seized with US help, pushing ahead with autonomy plans opposed by both Turkey and Damascus. Kurdish forces and their political allies now hold the largest part of Syria outside the control of President

Reuters | Qamishli December 01 2017

Iraqi court annuls Kurdish independence referendum

The Iraqi federal court on Monday invalidated the independence referendum of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and the disputed areas

IANS | Baghdad November 20 2017