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Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV saysAs part of a peace initiative, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is set to begin a weapons handover in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, followi...- Kurdish militant group decides to disband, disarm as part of peace initiative with TürkiyeIn a landmark move towards peace, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared its intention to disband and disarm, marking a potential end ...
- PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggleOutlawed Kurdish militants have declared a ceasefire with Turkey, adhering to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disband and end decades ...
- Turkiye strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for second dayTurkiye launched strikes on Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq after a deadly attack on a defense company premises. The National In...
- US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria: PentagonPentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Turkish drones had been seen carrying out airstrikes in Hasakah, Syria, on Thursday mor...
- Finland's top diplomat hints at joining NATO without SwedenHis comment came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden not to expect support for its bid for NATO membership fol...
- U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in SyriaIn their statement, U.S. Central Command said the raids were conducted over the preceeding 48 hours, and identified one of the detained mil...
- Operation Claw-Sword: Turkey strikes Kurdish bases, read details insideTurkey has begun air strikes on Kurdish bases in Syria and Iraq a week after accusing Kurdish militants of an Istanbul explosion.
- Turkey launches new cross-border ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Northern IraqOn Monday, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, in his address to the nation via a video posted on the military’s website, announced that...
- Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria: Defence MinistryAll the planes taking part in the operation, which it said targeted the areas of Derik, Sincar and Karacak, subsequently returned to their ...
- Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...
- US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest nineThe al-Hol camp houses some 62,000 people, including wives and children of IS members, and US officials say it has become a breeding ground...
- Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' - and what comes next could make it worseTurkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish security forces have rounded up 1,050 suspected members of ISIS, Kurdish militants, and ultra-lefti...
- US-backed Kurdish fighters have been effective against ISIS but could cause ethnic tensionsWith the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.
- Ex-politician held in Australia after returning from IS war zoneThe Kurds have been involved in a bitter battle with Islamic State since the jihadist group invaded their territory last year.
- Germany supplies arms and ammunition to Kurdish forces in IraqGermany today delivered arms and ammunition to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq to boost their firepower against the Islamic State mili...
- Germany rules out air strikes, ground troops against Islamic StateGermany has ruled out participation in air strikes or any other ground offensive against the Islamic State militants in Iraq.
- Retaking Iraqi dam: US airstrikes have deadly effect on militants of the Islamic StateIt was not until President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes by the US military on August 7 that the Sunni fighters' advance was halted.
- US President Barack Obama hails recapturing of Iraq's strategic Mosul DamHe said that the recapturing of the Mosul Dam by Iraqi and Kurdish forces with US support is a major step forward in the fight against the ...
- Iraqi Kurds 'being armed by various sources': US official sourcesUS state department claims arms supposed arms are provided by various sources to Iraqi Kurds intheir fight against Islamic State Jihadists.
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