PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
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Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A U.S. envoy said Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans ...
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PKK’s jailed leader Ocalan says armed struggle against Turkiye over
Influential leader records message from prison, saying ‘care and sensitivity’ needed for peace process.Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the outlawed ...
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What does the PKK ceasefire mean for Turkey, Syria and the Kurds?
The declaration last week by imprisoned PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) leader Abdullah Ocalan of a ceasefire in his movement’s long ...
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SDF leader Mazloum Abdi open to Israel support amid regional uncertainty
If Israel can "prevent attacks against us and stop the killing of our people, we welcome that and appreciate it," ...
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Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband a ‘historic opportunity’
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal for his outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disband and ...
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VOA Kurdish: Kobani civilians prepare food for SDF fighters on front lines
Kobani residents have been preparing food for fighters since the beginning of the battle at the Tishrin Dam, with families ...
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Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms
Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it.Turkish ...
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Syrian fighters who overthrew al-Assad claim control of Deir Az Zor city
Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said the city and its military airport are fully ‘liberated’.Fighters in Syria who have overthrown former ...
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Kurds and other minorities could be threatened in Syrian conflict
Over the last several days, a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has carried out a lightning-fast offensive, pushing the Syrian ...
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