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City prosecutors put suspected Paris shooter under formal investigation
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe 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
• 2 years agoA 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?
Fp Staff • 2 years agoOn 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
• 2 years agoThe 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
• 2 years agoThe 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
• 2 years agoErdogan 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
• 2 years agoThe 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
• 2 years agoRussia 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
• 3 years agoThe 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
• 3 years agoKurdish authorities, however, have insisted that the Jewish state has no sites in or anywhere near Erbil