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Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashesSyria-Kurdish deal: The terms of the deal appeared to be a major blow for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ran a semi-...- 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 ...
- 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...
- Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 67 people and wound 180, health official saysIn an earlier statement, Syria's military said that drones laden with explosives targeted the ceremony packed with young officers and their...
- 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 ...
- A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revivalThe scene earlier this month in the small northern Iraqi farming village of Lheiban was a rare instance of coordination between the federal...
- 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...
- IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virusThe assaults are the latest in a resurgence of attacks by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. The first was a brazen suicide mission ...
- ISIS losing fighters to rival groups after pay cuts: ReportThe salary and benefit cuts have caused "for-profit militants" in Syria to increasingly "look for better deals" with other armed factions, ...
- Scuffles break out as police hold back Turkish mournersScuffles broke out in the Turkish capital as police used tear gas to prevent pro-Kurdish politicians and other mourners from laying carnati...
- 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.
- ISIS is facing one of its most serious setbacks yetISIS is experiencing losses around its "capital" of Raqqa, representing both an operational and symbolic setback for the group.
- Conflict between groups fighting the Islamic State terror group in IraqIt seems that Kurds, an ethnic group, have been seizing on the opportunity to take over territory that they expel ISIS from.
- 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 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.
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