Search Results for: Kurdistan

Iraq: 20 killed after Turkey carries out airstrikes against Kurdish militants

A ceasefire between the PKK and the state fell apart last year, thereby triggering some of the worst violence in the three decades of the Kurdish insurgency.

Jul 20, 2016

Suicide bombers kill dozens in Istanbul Airport attack

At least 28 people have died in the latest suicide attack in Turkey.

Jun 29, 2016

Yazidi girl kidnapped by Islamic State recalls her escape

A teenage Yazidi girl describes her 15-month captivity by Islamic State and escape from the militant group in Iraq.

Jun 23, 2016

Three killed in massive car bomb targeting police headquarters in Turkish city of Midyat

According to reports the explosion rocked the frontier town, with several people injured.

Jun 9, 2016

Istanbul bomb attack: Blast targeting police bus kills at least 11

The explosion occurred near a bus stop in the citys Veznecilar district

Jun 7, 2016

Istanbul: 11 killed, 36 injured in car bomb attack near police van

The car bomb was detonated by a remote control when the police vehicle was passing by.

Jun 7, 2016

Turkish National Assembly session on parliamentary immunity descends into fistfight

Another session on the potential lifting of legal immunity for parliamentarians descended into fighting between legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish Peopleâ€™s Democratic Party (HDP) on 2 May.

May 3, 2016

Turkey: 4 killed, several injured in attacks near southeast border

An armed attack during a military operation in Nusaybin town was reportedly carried out by outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

May 1, 2016

Turkey: CCTV footage shows the moment of Diyarbakir blast

CCTV footage released by Diyarbakir police late on 31 March, showed the moment of a car bomb blast that killed seven police officers and wounded 27 people in the largest city of mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey.

Apr 1, 2016