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The interior ministry in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region dismissed the accusation from the family of Dalia Mahmoud Muslim, echoing an account given by official Turkish news agency Anadolu.
A Turkish court handed down life sentences to three suspects over a 2016 terror attack claimed by Kurdish rebels that left 12 people dead, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
Iraqi Kurdistan fears entanglement in Turkey-UAE cold war
Analysis: Iraqi Kurdistan hopes to avoid becoming entangled in a regional cold war.
Turkish air strikes kill 5 civilians in northern Iraq
Five civilians and one Turkish soldier are confirmed killed as Ankara launches a cross-border offensive in northern Iraq where it says Kurdish ...
Iraq demands Turkey 'stop bombardment, withdraw forces' from north
Iraq wants Turkey to withdraw its forces from the North in an operation dubbed 'Claw Tiger'.
Palestinians fear expulsion for Israeli high-tech hub in Jerusalem
Israel's plans to build 'Silicon Wadi' in Jerusalem has concerned Palestinian business owners who say they are being evicted to make way for the high-tech hub.
Yazidi girl returns home to Iraq after IS captivity
A Yazidi girl abducted by the Islamic State group returned to Iraq to be reunited with her family after the coronavirus lockdown in Syria ...
The Iraq Report: Protest movement revives as lockdown eased
The Iraqi deep state is on full alert, showing demonstrators they will be killed if they continue to ask for change.
Calm restored at Kurd-run Syria jail after IS riot
The Syrian Democratic Forces say a prison where IS prisoners rioted has been taken 'back under control'.
Israeli defence minister's hacked Twitter account shares Palestinian flag
Israel's far-right Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is not usually known for pro-Palestinian sentiments.
Hanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan
In the glow of the nine-candled menorah, with kippa skullcaps on their heads and tallit prayer shawls around their shoulders, a small ...
Syrian Sufis fear extremists fighting alongside Turkish army
With the ongoing Turkish offensive in Syria, the Sufi community in Amudeh city, northern Syria, fear they may be one of their many victims.
Tuk-tuk: The unlikely symbol of a revolution in Iraq
Comment: A month after Iraq erupted in protest, we should celebrate the new informed, resourceful and creative generation that is now emerging, ...
Iraq PM 'willing to resign' as early elections loom
Responding to a month of countrywide protests, Iraq's president vowed to push through early elections, while announcing PM Abdel Mahdi would ...
Syria Kurds say took DNA sample from Baghdadi underwear
A Syrian Kurd undercover agent took a pair of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear for DNA identification ahead of the US raid that killed ...
Iraq imposes Baghdad curfew, as more protesters are killed
The Iraqi army has announced a night-time curfew on Baghdad as five protesters were killed by security forces and the Iraqi parliament announced a series of reforms
IS spokesman killed in north Syria airstrike
The Islamic State group's spokesman was killed Sunday in northern Syria shortly after the militants' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was announced ...
Syria Kurds to withdraw from entire Turkish-Syrian border
The Kurd-led Syrian Democratic Forces 'is redeploying to new positions away from the Turkish-Syrian border' in accordance with the deal ...
SDF chief thanks Russia for 'saving' Syria Kurds
Mazlum Abdi expressed his thanks to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation for their "keenness on defusing the war in our region ...
Syrian Kurd sets himself on fire outside UNHCR headquarters
Tensions have been running high between the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany following the Turkish military's cross border offensive ...
Turkish soldier killed in Syrian Kurd attack: Ankara
Turkey's defence ministry said a soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack by Syrian Kurdish forces on Sunday despite a ceasefire deal ...
Turkey accuses Syrian Kurd forces of violating ceasefire
Turkish authorities said 14 attacks were launched by Kurdish fighters from the border town of Ras al-Ain, Tal Abyad and Tal Tamr despite a ...
US betrayal pushes Syria's Kurds into clutches of regime
Comment: The deal the Kurds were forced to cut with the Syrian regime is likely to only have one winner: Assad and his regime, writes Sam Hamad.
SDF to be 'abolished' under Kurdish-Syria deal: reports
The deal will give the Kurds full autonomy and safeguard their rights in the new Syrian constitution, reports said, in return for coordinated ...
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