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First group of PKK destroy weapons in northern Iraq

World Jul 11

Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

By Associated Press

World Jul 09

Spring festival of Newroz celebration in Diyarbakir
Jailed PKK leader urges militant group to disarm before peace ceremony with Turkey

In a seven-minute video message broadcast on media close to the militants, Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, declared that the peace initiative had reached a stage that required practical steps.

By Associated Press

World May 09

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Ocalan
Kurdish militant group PKK says it reached ‘historic’ decisions during its congress

In February, the PKK’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on his group to convene a congress to dissolve itself and disarm to end the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since the 1980s.

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

World Jan 13

109th anniversary of Battle of Sarikamis
Turkey strikes at Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after deadly military base attack

Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers.

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

World Oct 01

Police officers secure an area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara
Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack

Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced.

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Aug 13

Kurdish fighters ‘confused’ by U.S. allegiance with Turkey

By Larisa Epatko

Syrian Kurdish forces have taken control of wide swaths of land in northern Syria from Islamic State militants, but a new offensive by the Turkish government against their compatriots along the Turkish border has complicated their alliance with the United…

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Oct 17

Kobani key to U.S. strategy against Islamic State

By Lara Jakes, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the United States wants to admit.

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Oct 17

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Turkish Parliament OKs Possible Invasion of Northern Iraq

The Turkish Parliament Wednesday approved a possible cross-border offensive into Northern Iraq in response to tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in the region. International policy experts discuss the likelihood of armed conflict in the border region and the impact…

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