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Trump says Kurdish PKK ‘probably more of terrorist threat’ than ISIS
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Kurdish PKK militia, who have waged a decades-long insurgency against Ankara, was “probably” ... Middle East -
Turkey says one soldier dead, three injured in clashes with Kurdish fighters
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the death of a Turkish soldier and the injury of three others in clashes with Kurdish fighters in ... Middle East -
Two Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Monday in northern Iraq in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants, the defense ministry said. The soldiers died ... Middle East -
Turkey’s ousted pro-Kurdish mayors denounce ‘political’ sackings
Three pro-Kurdish mayors sacked by the Turkish government this month over alleged links to militants lambasted on Thursday a “political ... Middle East -
Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
Turkey’s official news agency is reporting that three Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in clashes with Kurdish militants. Anadolu ... Middle East -
Three Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish militants
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey near the borders with Syria and Iraq, the local ... Middle East -
Kurdistan Regional Government: We call on Ankara and PKK not to harm citizens
The Kurdistan Regional Government on Tuesday called on the Turkish government and PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) militants “to not be ... World News -
Jailed PKK leader says he is ready for solution with Turkish state
Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said he is ready for a solution on the Kurdish issue and that he could stop the conflict between the ... World News -
Iraq Kurds identify suspected shooter of Turkish diplomat
Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Friday identified a Kurdish man from Turkey as the suspected shooter in the murder of a Turkish diplomat, as Turkish ... Middle East -
Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Kurdish militants: ministry
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants launched an attack on a Turkish military vehicle in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and ... Middle East -
Turkey says it has ‘neutralized’ 43 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday a total of 43 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) had been “neutralized&rdquo ... Middle East -
Turkish military strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq
Turkey’s military dropped commandos on mountain ridges in a new operation against Kurdish militants based over the border in northern Iraq, the ... Middle East -
Turkey, Iran launch joint raid against Kurdish militants
Turkey and Iran on Monday started a joint military operation against Kurdish militants on Turkey’s eastern border, state-run Anadolu news agency ... Middle East -
Iran denies Turkish statement on a joint raid against PKK militants
Iran has denied the Turkish Interior Minister’s comments on Tehran and Ankara carrying out a joint operation against Kurdistan Workers’ ... Middle East -
Iraqi military: Two soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK
Clashes between the Iraqi army and Kurdish PKK militia killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded five of the militants on Sunday, the Iraqi military said ... Middle East -
Turkey says two of its soldiers killed, eight wounded in northern Iraq
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded on Saturday in a clash during operations into northern Iraq, Turkey’s defense ... Middle East -
Turkey summons Belgian ambassador in Ankara over PKK ruling
Turkey summoned Belgium’s ambassador to Ankara on Monday to condemn a Belgian court’s decision which Ankara said prevented the prosecution ... Middle East -
Turkey frees Banksy-backed Kurdish journalist Zehra Dogan
Turkey conditionally freed Kurdish writer and artist Zehra Dogan on Sunday after more than two years in jail for “terrorist propaganda”, ... Digital -
Turkey holds hundreds over alleged ties to Kurdish militants
Hundreds of people were placed in custody in Turkey Sunday after police raids on the 20th anniversary of the capture of militant Kurdish leader ... Middle East -
Turkey jails two Kurdish former parliamentarians
A Turkish court has sentenced two Kurdish politicians to lengthy jail terms on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization and disseminating ... Middle East -
Iraq to summon Turkish envoy over death of Kurdish protestor
Iraq on Sunday said it would summon the Turkish ambassador over the death of a Kurdish protester after Turkish troops opened fire on demonstrators in ... Middle East -
One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq
One protester was killed and at least 10 others wounded when they stormed a Turkish military camp near Dohuk in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish ... Middle East -
Turkey warns France ‘no benefit’ in protecting Kurd militia
France will not gain in any way by retaining forces to protect Kurdish militias in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Paris ... Middle East -
Turkish air strikes kill 19 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkish forces have killed 19 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during air strikes in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said ... Middle East -
Turkey arrests 137 in anti-PKK raids
Turkish authorities have arrested 137 people in a country-wide operation over two days aimed at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), ... Middle East -
Istanbul police break up landmark Turkish mothers’ protest
Istanbul police on Saturday broke up a regular demonstration by Turkish mothers remembering the disappearance of relatives in the 1980s and 1990s, ... Middle East -
Turkey says troops closing in on Kurd stronghold in Iraq
Turkish troops are advancing on the mountainous Qandil region of northern Iraq where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is ... Middle East -
Turkish air strikes ‘neutralize’ 15 Kurdish militants
Air strikes by Turkish warplanes “neutralised” at least 15 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq as ... Middle East -
Erdogan threatens to expand offensive to other northern Syrian cities
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey’s offensive against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities in the ... Middle East -
Turkey ‘ready to cooperate with Iraq’ against Kurdish militants
Turkey is ready to cooperate fully with the central Iraqi government to end the presence of the outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK in Iraq, the ... Middle East