World Oct 26 Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey as part of peace effort By Stella Martany, Cinar Kiper, Associated Press
World Jul 11 Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced in May that it would disband and renounce armed conflict, ending four decades of hostilities. By Associated Press
World Jul 09 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 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 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
Oct 01 Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 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… Continue watching