Searched for
KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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-...
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day warFollowing Israeli airstrikes, Iranian authorities have shifted focus from a ceasefire to internal security, initiating mass arrests and mil...
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 ...
US, regional diplomats urge respect for minorities in Syria after Assad, Blinken saysTop diplomats from the U.S., Turkey, the EU, and Arab nations convened in Jordan to discuss Syria's future after President Assad's ouster. ...
War monitor says Turkish drone strike kills 11 civilians in north SyriaA Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...
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...
Curfew in Kirkuk: What sparked clashes between Kurds and Arabs in Iraq, resulting in 3 fatalities? How did the violence erupt?Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, has implemented a curfew in response to violent clashes between rival demonstrations involving Kurdish and...
Iraq declares curfew in northern province after ethnical clashesA curfew has been imposed in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, after clashes between Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia...
Top U.S. lawmaker objects to potential F-16 sale to TurkeyNATO member Turkey requested in October 2021 to buy 40 Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighters and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing...
Turkey strikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombingWarplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People's Protection Units, or YPG, the ministry s...
Iraq's election: How it works, main playersA new single-member constituency system is supposed to boost independents and reduce traditional political blocs, largely centred on religi...
Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least 13 killedAnkara condemned the missile attack it said was launched by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, though the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the ...
India at UN says it fully supports Iraq's request for UN observation of pollsIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti, said the parliamentary elections in Iraq in October 2021 will be a "va...
Opinion: Sweet revenge for Iran would be to push US out of IraqPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday it isn’t the right time for the U.S. to pull out of Iraq. “Eventually we want to be able to allow Iraq ...
Iran says missile attack on Kurdish dissidents a warning to hostile powersIran has repeatedly threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes if attacked by the Un...
Tensions between Kurdish groups are making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicatedBut Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's authoritarian-minded president, also used the strikes against ISIS as cover for a Machiavellian power-pl...