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Turkey demands withdrawal of Kurdish forces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Turkey would "crush the heads" of Kurdish forces if they did not withdraw from a proposed safe zone along the border under a US-brokered deal.

World • 19 Oct 19

Smoke clouds rising from scene of clashes between the SDF and Turkish troops in northeastern Syria

Turkey to restart Syria offensive if deal not respected

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country would restart its operation against Kurdish forces in Syria on Tuesday evening, if they do not withdraw from a "safe zone".

World • 18 Oct 19

Images from the Syrian Arab News Agency shows civilians welcoming Syrian army soldiers in Tal Tamr

US tells Turkey to impose immediate ceasefire in Syria

The United States has told Turkey to impose an immediate ceasefire in Syria, according to US Vice President Mike Pence.

World • 14 Oct 19

Kurdish families flee their home towns Ras al Ain as Turkish troops advance

Thousands of Kurds flee Turkish attacks in Syria

Turkish warplanes and artillery hit Kurdish militia targets in northeast Syria on the third day of an offensive that has killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee.

World • 11 Oct 19

Mike Pompeo believes Kurds could be part of the wider solution for Syria

Pompeo confident of good outcome for Turkey and Kurds

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he is confident that the Trump administration and Turkey can agree a way to protect the Kurdish fighters in Syria after US troops leave the country.

World • 13 Jan 19

Turkey has launched three air offensives in the region so far this week

36 dead in latest Turkish air strikes in Syria

Turkish air strikes killed at least 36 pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in Syria's northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin.

World • 03 Mar 18

Turkish troops are carrying out the second major incursion into Syrian territory during the civil war

Who are the key players in Turkey's operation in Syria?

The US and Russia have urged Turkey to show restraint in its air and ground offensive against Kurdish forces in northwest Syria.

World • 23 Jan 18

The Turkish-backed forces first seized the Syrian border town of Jarablus from so-called Islamic State militants before pushing south into areas held by Kurdish-aligned militias

35 killed as Turkish army moves further into Syria

Turkey's army and its allies have thrust deeper into Syria, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had killed at least 35 villagers.

News • 29 Aug 16

A damaged building in Sirnak during earlier conflict in the town

Turkish forces kill 54 Kurdish rebels in southeast

Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres, according to official media.

News • 18 Dec 15

Thousands of Yazidis have had to flee their homes in northern Iraq because of the fighting

Kurds 'break' siege of Mount Sinjar

Iraqi Kurds have said they have broken a siege on a mountain where Yazidi civilians and fighters have been trapped since August.

News • 19 Dec 14

French foreign ministry confirmed the kidnapping of one of its citizens in Algeria

IS-linked jihadists claim kidnapping of Frenchman

A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria yesterday, France's foreign ministry said.

News • 22 Sep 14

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius (L) chats with his Danish counterpart Martin Lidegaard at the EU meeting

EU ministers agree to back arming of Iraqi Kurds

EU foreign ministers have agreed to back the arming of beleaguered Iraqi Kurd fighters by key member states, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after three hours of talks.

News • 16 Aug 14

Thousands of Yazidi families have fled violence in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar

Iraqi govt strike on Islamic State court kills 60

An Iraqi government air strike on a Sharia court set up by Islamic State militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul has killed 60 people.

News • 06 Aug 14

An Iraqi police officer mans a checkpoint in the capital Baghdad

Obama: US troops will not be sent back into Iraq

US President Barack Obama has said US troops will not be sent back into combat in Iraq but he said other options are being reviewed.

News • 13 Jun 14

Hundreds of people, including Kurds, gathered on the street near the scene of the murders

Three female Kurdish activists 'executed' in Paris

Three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984, were "executed" at a Kurdish centre in Paris, France’s Interior Minister said this morning.

News • 11 Jan 13