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Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
Since nationwide protests erupted in Iran more than two months ago, Iranian officials have accused exiled Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, and Western powers,...
Iran Guards send reinforcements to Kurdish areas near Iraq border: general
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
Tehran told the United Nations on Thursday that it had no choice but to act in self-defence by striking Kurdish rebel groups in Iraq, which it accuses of stokin...
Turkey's Erdogan vows to create 'safe zone' in Syria
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
Erdogan has long sought to build a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 kilometres (19 miles) inside Syria and repeatedly threatened this year to start a new military...
Pakistan names former spymaster as new army chief
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
Syed Asim Munir, currently quartermaster general, will replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is retiring this month after serving as chief of army staff since ...
Kurdish forces say 8 killed in Turkish strikes; As Iran defends its strikes
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
The Turkish strikes "left dead eight of our fighters responsible for protection of the camp," the US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statemen...
Turkey more determined 'than ever' to secure Syrian border
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Ankara launched a campaign of air strikes across parts of Iraq and Syria on Sunday as part of Operation Claw-Sword, following a bombing in Istanbul on November ...
Kurds: stateless people under attack from all sides
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Kurdish militants for a deadly bombing in Istanbul earlier this month, an accusations they have strongly rejec...
Iran warns of more action over 'threats' from Kurds in Iraq
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Iran has blamed outside powers and exiled Kurdish groups for stoking a wave of protests sparked by the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian ...
Turkish intent 'stronger than ever' to secure Syrian border: Erdogan
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Ankara launched a series of air strikes as part of Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday, following a bomb attack in Istanbul on November 13 that killed six people and...
Dutch court rules 2007 Afghan air strike 'unlawful'
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Four Afghans, who were not named in court papers, took the Dutch state to court over the incident during fighting between international forces and the Taliban i...
Iraq to redeploy federal forces along border with Iran and Turkey
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
The announcement appeared to respond in particular to Iran, which had publicly urged such a move. Authorities have decided to "establish a plan to redeploy Iraq...
Russia calls on Turkey to show 'restraint' in Syria
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
"We hope to convince our Turkish colleagues to refrain from resorting to excessive use of force on Syrian territory" to "avoid the escalation of tensions", Alex...
Erdogan threatens ground operation into Syria
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
"There is no question that this operation be limited to only an aerial operation," Erdogan told reporters on a flight home from Qatar after attending the openin...
Iran launches new strikes on Kurdish groups in Iraq
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
Iran has been shaken by more than two months of civil unrest -- which authorities in the country describe as "riots" -- sparked by the death of Kurdish-Iranian ...
Russian, US pressure mounts on Turkey over Syria threat
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish militant targets across Iraq and Syria -- and announcing ...
Iran intensifies deadly crackdown in Kurdish regions: rights groups
Nov 21, 2022 (AFP)
The Kurdish-populated provinces of western and northwestern Iran have been hubs of protest since the September death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22...
Protest-hit Iran again strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq
Nov 21, 2022 (AFP)
One Kurdish peshmerga fighter was reported killed in mountainous northern Iraq, where two of the groups said their bases had been targeted in the latest such ba...
'Fear reigns' among Syria's Kurds following Turkish strikes
Nov 20, 2022 (AFP)
In the small city of Al-Malikiyah, in Syria's far northeastern corner, shops were closed and streets were deserted. "We are scared because we've already been th...
Iran launches deadly missile, drone strikes on Kurdish groups in Iraq
Nov 15, 2022 (AFP)
Iran has been rocked by almost two months of protests sparked by the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, after her arrest by the notorious morality ...
Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital
Nov 11, 2022 (AFP)
The new rule, introduced this week, further squeezes women out of an ever-shrinking public space that already sees them banned from traveling without a male esc...
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