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Turkish police have used water cannons and smoke grenades against Kurdish protesters angry at Ankara\'s plans to erect a wall near the border with Syria. The clashes took place in the south-eastern Kurdish town of Jizre. Kurdish protesters say the wall divides them from family members on the Syrian side of the border. Turkey began the construction of the wall last month in Nusaybin, a border district north of the Syrian town of Qamishli. Ankara says it\'s concerned with the spillover of violence from northern Syria. However, the Turkish government is a staunch supporter of insurgents in Syria providing them with arms, training and shelter.

Reports from Syria say Kurdish fighters have managed to recapture a key town in the country\'s north-east. Press TV sources say the Kurdish People\'s Protection Units, known as YPG, have regained control of Tall Hamis town near the Turkish border. The Kurdish fighters retook the town following fierce fighting with the Al-Qaeda linked militants, who were heavily occupying the area. Reports say the YPG forces have also advanced in al-Husseinia village which is located near Tal Hamis. The victory is not the first for the YPG, as the group has previously taken control over several areas in the region.

Reports coming out of Syria say al-Qaeda-linked militants have kidnapped about 120 Kurdish civilians from a village in the northern province of Aleppo, near the border with Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Takfiri militants from a group called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant entered the village of Ihras, seized the people, and then took the hostages to an unknown location. Sources in Syria say several of the hostages are women. Over the past few months, there have been a number of armed clashes between al-Qaeda insurgents and Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

Officials in Iraq\'s Kurdistan Region say the central government in Baghdad is blocking wages for hundreds of thousands of Kurdish workers. Iraq\'s Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Roj Nuri Shawais has called on Kurdish members of the Baghdad cabinet to resign if the problem continues. Kurdistan\'s government says it\'s cutting costs and even salaries of senior officials to help pay for monthly wages of more than $700m. MPs in Baghdad say the money has been withheld because Kurdistan is starting independent oil exports via Turkey.

[28 Apr 2014] 30 killed at Kurdish political rally in northeastern Iraq - English

[20 Nov 2012] Kurdistan parliament bill to protect Kurdish language - English

[25 Feb 2013] Iraqi Kurdish president trip to Russia sparks weapons oil controversy - English

[14 Oct 2013] Jailed Kurdish leader calls for meaningful talks to start - English

Preparations are already underway for Iraq\'s general elections in April 2014. Politicians in the northern Kurdistan Region are divided over running together as a united Kurdish bloc or as individual parties. Some officials argue that running as one bloc would ensure that Kurdish votes from across Iraq are not wasted.

[06 Mar 2014] Kurdish prime minister speaks out on Baghdad budget dispute - English

[25 June 2014] Iraqi civilians flee for safety to Kurdish areas as ISIL attacks Christian village - English

[08 July 2014] Kurdish politicians remain divided over Kurdistan independence - English

[11 July 2014] Baghdad: Kurdish forces seize 2 key oil wells in north - English

[01 Oct 2014] US-led coalition carries out airstrikes near Syria’s Kurdish town - English

[03 Oct 2014] Kurdish forces and ISIL militants engaged in heavy clashes near Syrian city of Kobani - Englsh

[08 Oct 2014] Many Kurdish expats in West returning to save homeland - English

[12 Oct 2014] Kurdish fighters manage to halt ISIL advances, kill 36 militants on Sat. - English

[14 Oct 2014] Kurdish fighters retake a strategic hill west of the city of Kobani - English

[20 Oct 2014] Kurdish fighters say US air-dropped arms not enough to win battle - English

[20 Oct 2014] US air-dropped arms not enough for Kurdish fighters - English

[16 Jan 2015] “ISIL launches new attacks against Kurdish fighters from 4 locations” - English

[04 March 2015] Kurdish fighters in Syria regain control of Tal Brak west of Hasakah - English

[27 April 2015] \"Kurdish fighters retake territory from ISIL in Hasaka\" - English

[18 Aug 2015] Iraq’s Kurdish region parliament speaker slams move to extend Barzani presidency - English

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[29 Aug 2012] Kurdish and Iraqi MPs in talks to reopen Baghdad office - English

[14 April 2013] Iraq\'s Kurdish opposition against third term for regional president - English

[22 April 2013] Kurdish journalists protest attacks on media freedom - English