World Feb 27 Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges his PKK militant group to disarm to make peace with Turkey By Robert Badendieck, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
World Feb 23 Iraq reopens a key oil refinery a decade after it was stormed by the Islamic State Iraq’s prime minister has announced the reopening of the Beiji refinery, the country’s largest, which had been shut down for a decade after being damaged in the battle against the Islamic State extremist group. By Abdulrahman Zeyad, Associated Press
World Dec 19 Kurdish forces seize Islamic State militant in Syria as part of joint raid with U.S. A Kurdish-led group in Syria says its fighters with U.S. help have arrested a wanted militant with the Islamic State group that continues to stage attacks in the region. By Associated Press
World Oct 11 Iran intensifies violent crackdown on protestors in Kurdish areas Riot police fired into at least one neighborhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World May 11 Watch 9:58 Kurdish control in Syria threatened by U.S. troop withdrawal After the Syrian revolution began in 2011, the Kurdish people formed their own semi-autonomous area in Syria called Rojava. Their alliance with the U.S. has kept Syrian and Turkish forces out of the region and bolstered territorial gains. But questions… By Jane Ferguson
May 09 Trump administration will arm Syrian Kurds ‘as necessary,’ despite Turkish objections By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria's Kurdish fighters "as necessary" to recapture the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists. Continue reading
Oct 22 Iraqi leader resists U.S. push for Turkish role in Mosul fight By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. has pushed for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, but met stiff resistance. Continue reading
Aug 06 Kurdish fighters, rebel forces advance in Syria By Michael D. Regan Under a blanket of airstrikes led by the United States, a coalition of mostly Kurdish fighters on Saturday advanced into a key town in northern Syria held by the Islamic State. Continue reading
Oct 10 Twin blasts in Turkish capital kill dozens at peace rally By Elisabeth Ponsot Twin explosions carried out by suspected suicide bombers in Ankara, Turkey, killed dozens of people who had assembled in the capital city on Saturday to attend a peace rally. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 15 Iraqi Cities Suffer Bomb Attacks as Al-Qaida Warns of New Offensive Iraq faced its deadliest day of violence in two years when coordinated bombings and shootings erupted in 15 cities across the country. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching