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Syrian government, Kurds discuss plans for oil trade
The Qatirji company and Syrian Democratic Forces are discussing the possibility of increasing oil shipments between SDF-controlled areas to government-held areas.
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Biden is not seriousness in Kurdish-Kurdish talks, party leader tells Kurdpress
A member of the General Council of the Syrian Opposition Coalition said that the US president Joe Biden is not following a serious policy in the Kurdish- Kurdish talks in northern Syria where the Kurdish and Arab forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are controlling the region.
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Syrian Kurds hope for Europe to gain international status - magazine
The Middle East Monitor reported in an article that the Kurdish Autonomous Administration in Syria has set up a representative office in Geneva and several other European cities in an effort to gain European support and win recognition in the international community.
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Why a Turkish dictator let himself lose an election / Nicholas Danforth
Turkey's second president Ismet Inonu surprised the world by stepping down in 1950. Could Erdogan do the same after the 2023 elections?
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US warns sending troops to Lahur Sheikh Jangi's house is a "red line"
US officials have sent a message to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), stating that the party officials should not use military force in internal conflicts and called sending troops to former co-President Lahur Sheikh Jangi's house a "red line."
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US-led coalition continuing to arm Syrian Kurdish- Arab forces
The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is supplying weapons, ammunition and other supplies to the Kurdish-led Syrian Kurdish-Arab forces, according to the Pentagon inspector general.
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PUK forces will no longer be allowed to be used for personal purposes: president
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani said on Monday the party would not allow its forces to be used for personal purpose.
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Iraqi PM, president stress on holding elections on time
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Barham Salih on Saturday stressed the importance of holding early elections on time.
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Biden to welcome Iraqi PM at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday.
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U.S. set to formalize readjustment of troop role in Iraq, says official
The United States and Iraq are expected to formalize the end of Washington’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year and continue the transition toward training and advising Iraqi forces, according to a U.S. official.
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Iranians have influence in Iraq because of concerns about US role in Iraq: Iraqi PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on July 26, says Iraqis are ready to stand on their own feet and defend themselves.
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White House ready to welcome Iraqi PM Kadhimi: statement
The White House Press Secretary in a statement said US President Joe Biden was looking forward to meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26.
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US accuses Turkey and PKK of arming children
The State Department lists, in its annual report, Turkey and the PKK as either using children as soldiers in war or supporting groups that arm children to fight.
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Russia declares readiness to facilitate Kurdish-Damascus talks
Russian foreign minister has said that Moscow is ready to facilitate talks between the Kurds and the Syrian central government.
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Kurds would lose in case foreign powers withdraw from Syria, former diplomat tells Kurdpress
The Kurds in Syria would lose their leverage if foreign powers leave the war-torn country, Dr. Nikolaos van Dam, the former Dutch special envoy to Syria and an expert on Syria affairs, told Kurdpress.
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Joe Biden agrees to keep US forces in Syria Kurdish-controlled areas, officials say
Two US officials said US President Joe Biden had agreed to allow some 900 US troops to remain in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria.
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US seeking to cut forces, batteries in Middle East
The Pentagon is cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries are being moved out from the region.
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Eight killed in protests against Kurdish-led forces in northern Syrian
At least eight people were killed and scores injured on Tuesday, June 2, when U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces fired live rounds to disperse Arab tribal protests against their rule in the Syrian city of Manbij, according to security and medical sources and residents.
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Rocket attack on US base in Erbil thwarted- report
Security forces thwarted the operation of an armed group that intended to target the Al-Harir base in Erbil with a rocket, Iraqi sources reported.
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PYD political culture is that of PKK: official
A member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Kurdistani Union Party (PYKS) said: "The Syrian Demonstratic Party (PYD) disrupts talks and does not believe in a partnership in power, and this culture is the same as the PKK culture.
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Americans want peace in Syrian Kurdistan, official tells KurdPress
The head of the Euphrates Strategic Research Center said that the Americans seriously want the region to play a strong opposition role in Syria while they are staying in Syrian Kurdistan.
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Mazloum Kobani meets top U.S. commanders in Syria
Commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Kobani, on Saturday met with General Paul T. Calvert, commander of the U.S.-led Combined Joint Task Force (Coalition against ISIS), and Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Rudaw news website reported.
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Turkey suspends security cooperation with US
Suleyman Soylu, Turkey's interior minister, has gradually ended all practical cooperation between Turkish security forces and the US government since he entered office in 2016, the Middle East Eye reported.
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Turkish jets drop leaflets in Dohuk, urge PKK to surrender
Turkish warplanes dropped on Thursday, May 20, leaflets in the areas of Shiladze and Kani Masi in Al-Amadiya district of Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region.
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Russian forces stop and turn back U.S. military convoy in Syria
Russia's military stopped and turned back a U.S. convoy in Syria as friction grows between Washington and Moscow over each other's roles in de-escalating conflict in the country.
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Brett McGurk wants a Kurdish agreement in Syria, party official tells KurdPress
A member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (PDKS) said that a American delegation is in Syria so that the two Kurdish movements in the war-torn country can reach an agreement on various issues.
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Turkey seeking to resolve F-35 issue, says defense industry chief
Turkey will kickstart dialogue with the United States to resolve the F-35 issue between the two NATO allies, according to Ismail Demir, the President Defense Industries.
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US backs KRG not Kurdistan parties: representative
Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman said on Thursday, May 6, that US considers the Iraqi Kurds to be a strategic ally and the Region as a peaceful and safe place for the US to operate.
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A delegation of US officials meet Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with a delegation of US officials in Baghdad on Tuesday, May 4, the first time that officials from the Biden administration have formally visited Iraq.
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Syrian Kurds hire Washington lobbyist to have US support
Syrian Kurdish forces hired their first Washington lobbyist on Friday as part of a growing bid to secure U.S. recognition of the autonomous region under their control.