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Turkey launches drone attack on PKK members in northern Iraq, killing 10
Turkish drone strikes on Wednesday night killed ten Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in two separate attacks in northern Iraq, Iraqi ... Middle East -
‘Terrorist’ facilities in Syria, Iraq are legitimate targets for Turkey: Defense min
All facilities and activities of terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq will be “legitimate targets” for Turkey, Ankara’s defense minister Yasar Guler ... World News -
Iraq oil pipeline will resume this week: Turkey
Turkey said Monday that an Iraqi oil pipeline that ceased operations in March because of a complex payments dispute involving the Kurdish autonomous ... Middle East -
Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against ISIS
The weeklong clashes between rival US-backed groups in eastern Syria, where hundreds of American troops are deployed, point to dangerous seams in the ... Middle East -
NATO chief makes eleventh hour attempt to secure Sweden’s membership ahead of summit
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that he will convene an urgent meeting soon to resolve Turkey’s objections to Sweden’s ... World News -
Two local officials in northeast Syria killed by Turkish drone: Kurdish authorities
Two local civilian officials and their driver were killed in Syria’s Kurdish-run northeast on Tuesday when their car was targeted by a Turkish drone ... Middle East -
Syria’s Kurds seek talks with Assad regime amid regional detente
Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration said it was ready for talks with Damascus, as the government’s ties with Arab states thaw more than a ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurds protest Turkish bombardment of airport
Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested on Sunday against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the ... Middle East -
Turkey's Kurds eye kingmaker role in election against Erdogan
Kurds who have long felt side-lined in Turkish politics could have a decisive role in a closely fought May election that will determine whether ... World News -
Pro-Turkey fighters kill 4 Syria Kurds celebrating Nowruz: Monitor
Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nowruz in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least four people, a war ... Middle East -
Iran executes Kurdish ‘political prisoner’: Rights groups
Iran on Friday executed a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists for membership of an outlawed group, rights groups said.Mohayyedin ... Middle East -
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party to back main Erdogan rival at polls
Turkey’s largest non-aligned political party is planning to throw its weight behind an opposition alliance trying to unseat President Recep Tayyip ... World News -
Iraq PM risks new crisis as tensions with Kurds resurface
After more than a year of political deadlock, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani could face a debilitating new crisis with Kurdish leaders ... Middle East -
Kurd protest disrupts European Parliament
Around a dozen Kurdish activists launched a protest on Wednesday in the European Parliament on the 24th anniversary of Turkey’s arrest of their ... World News -
Turkey’s top court rejects delay to opposition party closure trial
Turkey’s top court has rejected a Kurdish-backed opposition party’s request to defer until after May elections a trial that could end in the party’s ... Middle East -
Kurds from around Europe demonstrate over killings in Paris
Thousands of Kurds from around France and Europe marched through Paris on Saturday to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three Kurdish ... World News -
Turkey denounces French politicians for attending protest at killing of three Kurds
Turkey on Thursday denounced French politicians for attending a Paris protest against the killing of three Kurds, in which demonstrators waved flags ... World News -
Suspect charged with deadly shooting of Kurds in Paris
A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris has been charged with murder and remanded into custody, a judicial source said ... World News -
Paris shooting suspect placed under formal investigation, prosecutor’s office says
The man suspected of shooting dead three Kurdish people in Paris last week has been placed under formal investigation, the city prosecutor’s office ... World News -
Suspect in Paris shooting expressed ‘hatred of foreigners,’ prosecutor says
The suspect detained over the killing of three Kurdish people in Paris told investigators of his “hatred of foreigners,” the Paris prosecutor said on ... World News -
Kurds clash with police in Paris for second day after killings
Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protesters angry at the killing of three members of their community ... World News -
Turkish prosecutor says pro-Kurdish party's bank accounts must be blocked: Haberturk
A top Turkish prosecutor requested that the Constitutional Court block the bank accounts belonging to the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), ... World News -
US resumes patrols with SDF in northern Syria: Pentagon
The US has fully restarted patrols in northern Syria with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after they had been paused ... World News -
Turkey calls for US understanding ahead of possible Syria operation
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called on the US on Thursday to show understanding over a possible new Turkish military operation in Syria, after ... Middle East -
Turkish ground op in Syria would ‘jeopardize’ anti-ISIS gains: Pentagon
A Turkish ground operation in Syria would “severely jeopardize” gains made in the war against the ISIS extremist group, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, ... World News -
Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria
Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's ... Middle East -
Iran warns of more action over ‘threats’ from Kurds in neighboring Iraq
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned Wednesday that Tehran would continue to act against “threats” from abroad, following a series ... Middle East -
Kurdish-led Syrian SDF denies involvement in Turkey bombing
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied Monday any role in a deadly bomb attack in central Istanbul that killed six people, which Turkey ... Middle East -
UN experts demand Turkey release doctor held over chemical arms comment
UN rights experts on Tuesday called on Turkey to release a doctors’ union leader held on “terrorism” charges after calling for a probe into alleged ... Middle East -
Turkey defense ministry says it ‘neutralized’ 30 PKK members in Iraq, Syria
Turkey said on Sunday it had “neutralized,” the term its defense ministry usually employs for killed, some 30 members of the banned Kurdistan Workers ... Middle East