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Two Turkish soldiers killed in apparent retaliation for bombing of Kurdish militants

Ankara has launched a crackdown against the PKK-Kurdistan Workers Party, as well as airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria

Turkey

Protests erupt in Turkey and Iraq over Ankara's operations against IS and Kurdish militants

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ankara to protest against Monday’s suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State militants, as well as condemn

France

Hundreds of French Kurds stage demonstration in Paris

Hundreds of people from the French Kurdish community have turned out for a demonstration in Paris. They are protesting against the attack by

Turkey

Turkish strikes on PKK in Iraq put peace process at risk

Turkish forces have launched airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. It comes amid fresh attacks on ISIL targets in Syria.

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Turkey

Why Turkey and the PKK are resuming a conflict

Iraq

Tikrit offensive stalled as Kurds claim two new chemical attacks

Iraq puts its Tikrit offensive on pause, asking for more airstrikes as Kurdish officials claim two new chemical attacks by ISIL.

Syria

Militant jihadist group ISIL pose a new threat in the Middle East

It emerged as an offshoot of al-Qaeda and was reinforced by the chaos generated by the civil war in Syria. In 2014 the self-styled Islamic State

Iraq

Peshmerga assault frees Yazidis trapped for months on Mount Sinjar

In Iraq’s Kurdistan region a two-day military assault by Peshmerga forces has helped free hundreds of minority Yazidi people who have been trapped on

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Kurdish peshmerga forces clash with ISIL in Kirkuk

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The children getting an education in a war zone

My Europe Series

Standing firm: the Kurds' frontline battle with ISIL

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Kurdistan asks West to sustain, expand support to fight ISIL

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[As it happned] Newsday: Tuesday, August 19

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Iraq's foreign minister warns Islamic State 'out of control'

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Bruised Kurds seek to reassert themselves over Islamic State in Iraq