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Turkey Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in local elections
A pro-Kurdish candidate who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000 has turned three decades of social activism into a fight against the anti-migrant sentiment dominating local elections in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported, citing Agence France-Presse.
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Will Washington and Ankara Align on the Autonomous Administration?
The U.S. presence in the Syrian Jazira region and along the Euphrates line, coupled with Washington’s support for the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), remains a persistent point of contention between Ankara and Washington.
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Leyla Zana’s “dialogue” message and the PKK’s “good news”
Last weekend, Murat Karayilan, one of the leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), announced that he would deliver “good news” soon, which drew attention to what he would reveal.
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Iraq to purchase modern air defense systems amid heightened regional tensions
As reported by The Defense Post, Iraq is currently evaluating its options for acquiring new anti-aircraft weapons to enhance its air defense capabilities, as outlined by spokesperson Major General Yehia Rasool.
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Turkey detains hundreds of Kurds for wearing ‘forbidden’ colors at Nowruz rallies
Turkish authorities detained more than 200 people, including 38 children, for wearing Kurdish colors, in the run-up to and during March 21 Kurdish New Year celebrations, according to Turkish and Kurdish media reports.
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Voting and minorities: Kurdistan’s future is at stake in the struggle between Erbil and Baghdad / Dario Salvi
The autonomous region is expected to go to the polls on 10 June in a vote postponed several times due to disagreements between the min Kurdish parties.
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KDP says 'unconstitutionality' is why it will boycott Iraqi Kurdistan's parliamentary elections
In a decisive move, the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced on Monday its refusal to partake in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, scheduled for 10 June.
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Masoud Barzani lashes out at attempts to erase Kurdish rights
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader, Masoud Barzani, expressed his regret, on Saturday, over ongoing attempts within the Iraqi state to erase the rights of the Kurdish people.
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Demirtas refuses prison visits due to ‘humiliating’ body search: lawyer
Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, who has been in prison for almost eight years, is refusing to see visitors because of a new requirement that he submit to a “humiliating body search” before the visits, his lawyer announced.
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Christian and Turkmen communities announce boycott of Iraqi Kurdistan's general elections
Political parties representing the Christian and Turkmen communities in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region announced on Monday their resolve to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections in the region if Iraq's federal court did not guarantee their minority quota seats in the Kurdish legislature.
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Senjerkhan series changed outlooks on Kurdish people
Senjerkhan, a Kurdish national hero and a name on a par with heroes like Mirza Kuchak Khan and Sattar Khan in the history of Iran, has been neglected and oppressed in narratives, historiographies, and documentaries.
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Turkey's border corridor will extend to 40 kilometers: minister
Yashar Guler, the Minister of Defense of Turkey, announced the country's decision to create a 30 to 40-kilometer border corridor at the Iraq and Syria borders.
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Iraqi PM Sudani under US pressure to fix problems with Kurds
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is expected to make his first formal visit to the White House in April since taking power in October 2022, and while the sides are close to finalizing a date, there is growing pressure on his government to improve fraught ties with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), according to well-placed sources with close knowledge of the deliberations.
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New oil law likely to be the end of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence dream / Simon Watkins
A series of legal rulings by Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court (FSC) on 21 February underlined that the planned New Oil Law being worked on by the government of Iraq in Baghdad will be the final agent of change that will end any semblance of independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. And for Western oil companies working in the region, it looks like the future has been cancelled.
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Turkey spy chief Kalin to discuss Syria on first US visit
The head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency, Ibrahim Kalin, is making his first trip to the US since taking the position, and will meet this week the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns. Kalin left Turkey on Monday and was expected to start his meetings in Washington on Tuesday.
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Nechirvan Barzani, Al-Araji stress strong Kurdistan Region serves Iraq’s interests
President of the Kurdistan Region (KRI) Nechirvan Barzani and the Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji discussed, on Sunday, the continuation of cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil on issues of mutual interest, during their meeting on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Conference held in Turkey.
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USCENTCOM commander visits Syria, Middle East
United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) said on Monday Commander, Michael Erik Kurilla, visited Syria to meet American troops and security partners.
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Nechirvan Barzani, Turkey defense minister meet in Antalya
Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler on Saturday met with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, in Antalya, the ministry said on X.
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Turkey rejects it committed abuses in Syria
Ankara has rejected allegations by Human Rights Watch that its forces committed war crimes and abuses against northern Syria's Kurdish residents.
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Turkey bears responsibility for abuses in Syria: HRW
Turkey bears responsibility for the human rights abuses and potential war crimes committed by Turkish and proxy forces in Turkish-occupied northern Syria, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Iran, Turkey urge coordination to support Palestine
The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey weighed plans for cooperation among the Islamic countries to help the Palestinians and end the Israeli regime’s atrocities in Gaza, Mehr News Agency reported.
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Parliament, Assembly of Experts elections kicks off in Iran, including Kurdish regions
The parliamentary elections and the election for the Assembly of Experts started in Iran, including the Kurdish regions, on Friday.
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Kurdish language class bridges generations and cultures in a Moorhead classroom / Dan Gunderson
Zak Amin has worked as a liaison to Kurdish families, and as an English as a second language instructor at Moorhead Public Schools.
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Turkey sentences 15 Kurdish politicians to more than 100 years in prison
A court in southeast Turkey has announced its verdict in the trial of 15 local Kurdish politicians accused of terrorism, handing down sentences totaling close to 104 years in prison in total, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Turkey pro-Kurdish party holds multilingual meeting in parliament
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) of Turkey held its weekly meeting in parliament on Tuesday in multiple languages in a bid to honor the use of mother tongues and celebrate International Mother Language Day, marked on February 21, the Arti Gercek news website reported.
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US court summons Iraqi Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani over multiple charges
On 15 February, the US District Court for the District of Columbia summoned Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraqi Kurdistan, within the next 21 days to answer a civil court hearing filed in the US against him and other defendants in the ruling Barzani family as well as another Kurdish ruling party for multiple charges in almost 25 legal cases, according to court documents seen by The New Arab.
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Turkish soldier killed in PKK attack at a northern Iraq military base
A soldier was killed and another injured in an “attempted intrusion” of a Turkish military base in northern Iraq, Turkey’s defence ministry announced Saturday.
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U.S. House passes bill blocking normalization with Damascus
The United States House of Representatives passed on Wednesday a bill that blocks the U.S. from normalizing relations with the government of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
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Could U.S. military support for Iraqi Kurdistan end? / Michael Rubin
On February 9, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum to condition U.S. military aid on respect for international protection for civilians.
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Turkey’s Erdogan visits Egypt as ties are back in full swing after a decade of tensions
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Cairo on Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart in efforts to rally support for growing demands in the region that Israel halt its war on Gaza.