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For Iraq's Kurdistan area, Kurdish-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
Erdoğan calls for “Turkish-Kurdish-Arab” alliance, as PKK holds disarmament ceremony in Iraq
Turkish President Erdogan has made it clear that the agreement between Ankara and the Kurdish Workers Party was motivated by ...
How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?
The PKK disarmament ceremony also could mark a new era for the Kurds, one of the largest stateless groups in the world with over 30 million people living across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The PKK ...
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
A group of 30 Kurdish fighters have ceremonially burned their weapons in northern Iraq, marking a major step toward ending a ...
PKK Disarmament to Take a Few Months in Iraq, Turkey Ruling Party Says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to ...
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Turkey attempts to neutralise PKK tunnels in Iraq despite dissolution of Kurdish militant group
While the PKK has announced its dissolution and intention to stop fighting, clashes continue in Iraqi Kurdistan between ...
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A New Chapter: Turkey's Turn in History
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced a significant development in Turkey's fight against terrorism, as PKK militants ...
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Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind
Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish ...