The Latest Breaking News from Kurdish

Matt Broomfield, who has worked in Kurdish-controlled north-east Syria, had his phone and laptop seized when he was questioned last month

The Iraqi president says he will summon Turkey’s ambassador and hand him a formal letter of protest over recent Turkish airstrikes

Four people killed as Kurds, Arabs hold rival protests over plans to hand over security building to local authorities.

Arab tribesmen claimed to have Aleppo villages under their control but have withdrawn after shelling and air attacks.

Tehran sets deadline of September 19 for rebels to be disarmed and removed from bases in northern Iraq.

Turkey says PKK is a threat to Iraqi security, ignoring Baghdad’s complaints about Ankara’s air attacks on Iraqi soil.

In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy in the north-east.

Turkey’s defense ministry says a spate of attacks by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq killed at least six Turkish soldiers

Kurds have preserved their distinctive identity for generations, yet relations with the government have frequently been complex.