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Turkey launches new raid in northern Iraq

Turkey launches new raid in northern Iraq

  • Turkish media said commando forces landed in the Metina region from helicopters while warplanes dropped bombs on Kurdistan Workers’ Party targets
  • The Turkish army regularly conducts cross-border operations and air raids on PKK bases in northern Iraq
By AFP ·
Special Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu (C), a human rights advocate and lawmaker from the People's Democratic Party (HDP) and his colleagues pose after the parliament stripped his parliamentary seat, in Ankara, on March 17, 2021. (AFP)

Push to ban pro-Kurdish HDP erodes Turkey’s political pluralism further

By David Romano ·
Warnings over Turkish attempts to ban pro-Kurdish party

Warnings over Turkish attempts to ban pro-Kurdish party

By Arab News ·
Move to ban pro-Kurdish party would ‘undermine democracy’ in Turkey: US

Move to ban pro-Kurdish party would ‘undermine democracy’ in Turkey: US

By Reuters - AFP ·
UN slams Iran’s Baluchistan crackdown

UN slams Iran’s Baluchistan crackdown

By Arab News ·
Fears of crackdowns on Turkey’s Kurdish parties and voters

Fears of crackdowns on Turkey’s Kurdish parties and voters

By Arab News ·
While some Kurdish women witnessed torture in the northern Syrian camps, other women held as prisoners were allegedly abused and raped by the mercenaries. (Reuters/File Photo)

Abuses against Kurdish women in Afrin under Turkish Parliament radar

By Arab News ·
Hundreds protest against Kurdish authorities in northeast Iraq

Hundreds protest against Kurdish authorities in northeast Iraq

By AFP ·
Kurdish leader blames Baghdad over wages as protests rage

Kurdish leader blames Baghdad over wages as protests rage

By AP ·
Special Turkish president denies country has a ‘Kurdish issue’

Turkish president denies country has a ‘Kurdish issue’

By Arab News ·
Turkish government’s shaky strategy against Kurds goes on

Turkish government’s shaky strategy against Kurds goes on

By Arab News ·
Syrian Kurds free hundreds of Daesh militants as part of amnesty

Syrian Kurds free hundreds of Daesh militants as part of amnesty

By AP ·
Istanbul authorities ban unprecedented Kurdish-language play

Istanbul authorities ban unprecedented Kurdish-language play

By AFP ·

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