Kurds

City prosecutors put suspected Paris shooter under formal investigation

The man whose name hasn’t been disclosed yet and is believed to be 69-years-old was arrested on Friday after he shot dead two men and a woman at a nearby Kurdish Cultural Centre in Paris’ busy central 10th district

Syrian Kurds protest against Paris attack

A gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in Paris on Friday, killing three Kurds

Why is Turkey talking to Russia for using airspace in northern Syria?

On 13 November an explosion rocked a busy street in central Istanbul killing six and leaving around 80 others wounded. Turkey has blamed Syrian Kurdish Militia YPG, which operates from northern Syria, for the attack

Paris shooting: Protestors clash with police for second day after deadly attack targets Kurdish minority

The protest came after a gunman killed three people and injured three others in a possibly racist attack at the cultural centre on Rue d'Enghien in central Paris Friday

Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting

The shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre in central Paris, which killed three people and left three others wounded, stirred up concerns about hate crimes against minority groups at a time when far-right voices have gained prominence in France and around Europe in recent years

'Clear Kurdish forces from northern Syria': Erdogan tells Putin

Erdogan has been threatening to launch a new military incursion into northern Syria to push out Kurdish forces that he blames for a November bomb blast that killed six people in Istanbul

Exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been torn by over two months of protests sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini

Turkish strikes on Kurds threaten Russian attempt at reconciliation between Ankara and Damascus

Russia has been trying to bring together both of its allies, Turkey and Syria, who have been at opposing ends in the conflict in Syria. Recent weeks saw the first minor signs of possible progress. But, the latest Turkish strikes on Kurdish-controlled areas threaten the reconciliation process

Amid tensions between Kurds and Turkey-backed militia,Turkish airstrike in north Syria kills at least 11: Reports

The attack happened just west of the northern town of Kobani and comes amid tensions in northern Syria between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen

Iraq: Iran takes responsibility for missile attack in Erbil, claims was targetting Israeli site

Kurdish authorities, however, have insisted that the Jewish state has no sites in or anywhere near Erbil