Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, stands with European Council President Donald Tusk, centre, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker during a press conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on 18 March 2016. (AP/Virginia...
Assad speaking to Russian reporters in Damascus. File photo Published by ARA News 31 March 2016 ERBIL – Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday said that the Syrian Kurds want unity. However, Syrian Kurdish politicians told ARA News that the Kurds want...
A mass grave being unearthed in Shingal last month. AFP photo. Published by Rudaw 30 March 2016 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – In its campaign to have the massacre of Yezidi Kurds in Shingal recognized as genocide and bringing war criminals to justice, the Kurdistan Region...
Syrian army soldiers fire a rocket at Isis positions in Raqqa, Syria. Photograph: Alexander Kots/AP Published by The Guardian 30 March 2016 Russia and the US are working to liberate the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, says Russian deputy foreign minister. Signs of...
Published by Foreign Policy 30 March 2016 The Turkish president told a gathering of academics and former government officials that the White House was wrong to back the Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State. Facing a high-profile snub from the White House and a...
Image copyrightAFP Image captionCorrespondents say President Erdogan brooks no dissentPublished by BBC News 30 March 2016 Germany and the EU have dismissed Turkish protests over a song aired on German television mocking President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The song,...
