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Hope still exists for Turkey-PKK detente, despite deadly attack

A push for a rapprochement, spearheaded by an unlikely source, could end a decades-long conflict.

Al Jazeera

Turkey Opposition Protests At Mayor's Arrest For 'PKK Ties'

Turkish opposition parties protested Thursday against what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the banned Kurdish PKK militant group.

International Business Times

Kurdish Dominance Maintained In Northern Iraq Regional Elections

Kurdistan election results reveal KDP and PUK dominance, New Generation party as significant opposition force. High voter turnout and economic concerns sha...

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Dominant Kurdish parties in Iraq maintain their sway in regional parliament elections

Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition party made inroads

The Independent UK

Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey

The leader of the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria has called for international mediators to push for diplomatic solutions to the complex web of conflicts in Syria, including the escalating Turkish bombardment of Kurdish areas

The Independent UK

Syria Kurd Force Denies Links To Ankara Attack As Turkey Strikes

The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria denied links to a deadly attack near Ankara claimed by Kurdish PKK militants, after Turkish strikes on Kurd-held Syria killed more than a dozen people in retaliation.

International Business Times

Kurdish Militant Group Claims Responsibility For Ankara Attack

PKK claims responsibility for deadly attack on TUSAS headquarters in Ankara, leading to casualties and airstrikes. Ongoing conflict complexities highlighted.

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What's driving France's sudden deportation of Kurdish activists?

France has a history of granting political asylum to Kurdish nationalists from Turkey who risk prison and torture back home. But recent deportations of Kurdish activists show a growing rift between the French state and its judiciary. One of these deportations has since been ruled illegal on appeal.

Radio France Internationale

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm

The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people

The Independent UK

Turkey Conducts Aerial Attacks On Kurdish Militant Positions

Turkey's airstrikes on alleged Kurdish militant positions in Iraq and Syria spark criticism and concerns about civilian casualties. Tensions rise as milita...

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Turkey Retaliates With Airstrikes After Terrorist Attack

Turkey responds to attack on defense company with airstrikes on Kurdish militants. PKK suspected. International condemnation and solidarity expressed.

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Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militant Targets After Deadly Attack

Turkey conducts airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq after an attack on defense company. PKK conflict escalates with civilian casualties ...

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Turkey Buries Attack Victims After Striking PKK

The first Ankara attack victims were being buried Thursday, just hours after Turkey struck PKK militants in Iraq and Syria whom it blames for the assault on a defence firm that killed five.

International Business Times

Turkey strikes in Syria and Iraq after attack on defence firm near Ankara

Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack

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The Independent UK

Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day

Turkey has struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day after a deadly attack on the premises of a key defense company

Al Jazeera

Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara

Turkey says it hit targets linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which it blames for the attack on TUSAS.

The Independent UK

Five killed and dozens injured in terror attack at Turkish aerospace firm

Turkey’s Air Force strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation

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Iraqi Kurdish Region Holds Parliamentary Elections Amid Challenges

Iraq's Kurdish region holds parliamentary elections with KDP leading, PUK trailing, and New Generation Movement rising. Economic challenges, corruption all...

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The Independent UK

Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind

Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability, and unresolved disputes with Baghdad

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region votes for new parliament

More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying for election to the 100-seat regional parliament.

International Business Times

Infighting And Inflation Ahead Of Iraqi Kurdistan Vote

Iraqi Kurdish seamstress Sanaa will, like many other voters, boycott an election later this month, a signal of growing disillusionment with the political class that has long dominated the autonomous region.

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Kurdish Allies Urge U.S. To Maintain Troop Presence In Iraq

Kurdish allies stress ongoing extremist threat in Iraq, caution against U.S. military withdrawal. Importance of continued cooperation and support highlighted.

AAP

Aust woman in Turkey on terror charges awaiting trial

Turkish authorities have charged a Melbourne woman with terrorism related offence, citing her links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK in Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Yavuz Ekinci terrorist propaganda charges in Turkey are ‘bogus’, says PEN International

The writer could face up to seven-and-a-half years in prison for charges relating to his 2014 book about a Kurdish man who flees Turkey, which was banned there last year

International Business Times

Iran President Heads To Iraq On First Foreign Visit

Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was due in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday as he moves to deepen already close ties on his first foreign visit since taking office.

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