History Suggests That Addressing Kurdish Demands Is Essential to Peace in the Middle East
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
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Kurdistan Set to Resume Oil Exports in March
Kurdistan is set to resume oil exports by the end of March following a two-year halt due to a dispute with the Iraqi ...
Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents
Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK ...
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Kurdish shepherd recounts suspected ISIS attack in Tuz Khurmatu
Peshmerga forces said Wednesday they thwarted an attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells in Salahaddin province’s ...
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Lawyers in Iran petition against death sentences of two Kurdish, one Turk ‘political prisoners’
A group of 229 lawyers from Iran are petitioning against the impending death sentences of three “political prisoners,” two of ...
Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
Meeting comes against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey ...
Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia
The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...
Turkey Replaces Pro-Kurdish Mayor in East With State Official, Ministry Says
Eight DEM Party-member mayors and two main opposition CHP-member mayors across Turkey have been removed from their posts over terrorism-related charges since March 2024 local elections. Another ...
Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts
A Turkish opposition party delegation has arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region against the backdrop of peace ...