Syria`s Assad makes gesture to Kurds amid protests

Last Updated: Friday, April 8, 2011, 00:37

The Syrian President granted citizenship to thousands of Kurds, fulfilling a key demand of the country`s long ostracised minority.

Tariq Aziz gets 10 years for atrocities on Kurds

Last Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010, 21:41

Iraqi court convicted Tariq Aziz for atrocities committed against Kurds.

Kurds to discuss Iraqi Premier`s bid to keep power

Last Updated: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 15:35

Kurds now hold crucial seats that could give Iraqi PM a Parliament majority.

HRW urges Iraq Kurds to ban female circumcision

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 21:42

Human Rights Watch called on Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Wednesday to implement proposals to outlaw female circumcision in the face of growing evidence of the extent of the physically and emotionally damaging practice.

Iran Kurds buried in secret location after execution: Lawyer

Last Updated: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:23

Families of Kurdish militants executed in May are still searching for bodies.

Iran troops twice cross border to fight rebels: Iraq Kurds

Last Updated: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 16:45

Iranian troops have crossed into Iraq twice in three days amid clashes with Kurdish rebels in the Qandil mountains near the border, a security spokesman said Saturday.

Iraq`s Kurds protest kidnap-slaying of journalist

Last Updated: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 20:21

Hundreds of students have demonstrated in Iraq`s northern Kurdish region over the kidnap and murder of a Kurdish journalist, blaming the local government for his death.

Kurdish rebels kill 4 Turkish soldiers, wound 7

Last Updated: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 12:38

Authorities say Kurdish rebels have raided a Turkish military outpost in eastern Turkey, killing at least four Turkish soldiers and wounding seven others in the largest attack on troops in several months.

Three policemen killed in north Iraq blasts

Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2010, 16:12

Three policemen were killed and eight people were wounded on Monday by two explosions in Iraq`s northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, police said.

US, EU must tackle Syria on Kurds` plight: Group

Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 15:32

Human Rights Watch urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to raise the plight of Syria`s Kurdish minority in talks with Damascus.

Iraq`s Kurds threaten to boycott elections

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 23:45

Kurdish political leaders threatened on Tuesday to boycott January`s national elections unless Kurdish areas receive more seats in parliament, throwing into doubt the vote which could determine how quickly US troops can go home.

Militants kill, Kurds intimidate Iraqi minorities: HRW

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 16:19

Iraq`s Kurdish-Arab tensions in the disputed Nineveh province may create a human rights catastrophe for minority groups that have faced rising attacks since the 2003 US invasion, a rights group said on Tuesday.