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The axis of global power is unlikely to shift from West to East in the 21st century / Eser Karakas
The West is superior in university rankings, national competitiveness, and corporate innovation.
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Erdogan says US support for Kurdish militants threatens Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the US of undermining Turkey’s national security by supporting “terrorists” in Syria as he challenged a White House statement that accused Turkey of hurting American interests in the Middle East.
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Turkish airstrike claims senior PKK leader's life in Kurdistan Region
The Counter-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan Region confirmed the death of a high-ranking member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) following a Turkish airstrike.
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U.S., Russia reluctant to deter Turkey's 'low-level' attacks in Northeast Syria
Analysts say superpowers prioritize cooperation with Ankara over stopping bombardment.
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Kurdistan Region’s oil exports halt causes $7 billion losses
The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) said on Wednesday that Iraq lost $7 billion since oil exports from Kurdistan Region through the Iraqi-Turkish oil pipeline were suspended last March.
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US says Turkey’s military operations in Syria endanger civilians, fight against ISIS
The United States has criticized ongoing Turkish airstrikes in northeast Syria against Kurdish militant groups for undermining the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group, endangering civilians and destabilizing the region.
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Iraq reaffirms 'full solidarity' with Palestine and Gaza
Iraqi leaders are displaying strong rhetoric of solidarity with Palestinians enduring a relentless bombing campaign by Israel.
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Turkish military helicopters launch air attack on PKK positions in northern Iraq
On Monday, Turkish military helicopters struck Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in the foothills of Matin Mountain, north of Duhok Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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CHP leader candidate vows to resolve Kurdish issue in Turkey
Speaking in his party’s provincial congress in the southeastern Diyarbakır, Turkish main opposition CHP leader candidate Ozgur Ozel has stated that he “promises to resolve the Kurdish problem without making it a subject of political exploitation.”
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Turkey escalates airstrikes in Syria, but will it cross US, Russia redlines? / Fehim Tastekin
A suicide attack outside of Turkey's national security directorate headquarters has become the latest justification for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to create a 30-kilometer-deep (18 miles) “safe zone” along the country’s borders with Syria and Iraq to keep armed Kurdish groups away.
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Ankara bombing: Why did the PKK attack Turkey now?
A PKK attack against Turkey’s interior ministry in Ankara on Sunday came amid an ongoing Turkish military campaign to hunt down the group’s members in northern Iraq and Syria.
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Turkey's Fidan declares all PKK, YPG facilities in Syria, Iraq 'legitimate targets'
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants’ facilities and infrastructure in Syria and Iraq are "legitimate targets" for his government following a suicide bombing attack in Ankara over the weekend.
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Iraqi prime minister calls for dialogue to ensure stability in Kurdistan, Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, during a memorial event for late President Jalal Talabani, issued a call for dialogue aimed at sustaining stability in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole.
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PUK congress to not be concluding within expected timeframe: member
A congress member on Saturday stated that the fifth congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will not be concluding on that day.
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Netherlands to deploy more troops to Iraq
The Netherlands will deploy around another 120 soldiers and three Chinook transport helicopters to the ongoing NATO alliance mission in Iraq, the Dutch government said on Friday.
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Iraq's highest court dissolves Kurdistan region's provincial councils
Iraq's Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, 24 September, dissolved the Kurdistan region's provincial councils, indicating that extending the councils' terms was "unconstitutional".
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Iraq says has implemented all clauses of security agreement with Iran
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein confirmed that Baghdad has implemented all clauses of a security deal with Tehran that entails the complete disarmament and re-location of anti-Iran groups operating in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
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Nechirvan Barzani’s road map makes a wrong turn
When Bashar al-Assad assumed power in Syria in 2000, Western leaders heralded him as a beacon for reform and economic liberalism. The facade did not last long. His rule contributed to the deaths of a half million Syrians and the displacement of more than five million more.
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Bashar Assad visits China in search of friends and funds
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria arrived in China on Thursday as he sought financial support to rebuild his country and to improve his international standing after being ostracized over atrocities committed during Syria’s ongoing civil war.
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SDF condemns Turkey's attack on Arabat Airport
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) condemned the Turkish army's attack on Arabat Airport.
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Airfield hit by Turkey hosts regular forces: Kurdish official
A senior Iraqi Kurdistan official denied Ankara's claim that foreign fighters had been at an Iraqi airfield hit by a deadly drone strike attributed to Turkey.
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Three people killed by Turkish drone strike in Yazidi homeland Shingal
The air strike has taken place near a camp where Yazidi families displaced after Islamic State attacks in 2014 have been accommodated for years.
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Erdogan asks Musk to set up Tesla factory in Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan invited Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, and discussed potential cooperation on SpaceX’s Starlink and AI technology, during a meeting in the Turkish House in New York.
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Syrian Kurdish forces, National Army exchange attacks coinciding with Turkish shelling in Aleppo
Intermittent clashes with heavy and medium weapons have been erupting between Kurdish forces and the National Army on Kabashin frontline in Shirawa district in Afrin countryside northern of Aleppo.
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Why Iraq's Kirkuk has reached brink of conflict / Fehim Tastekin
Plagued by the oil curse and long disputed between its ethnic communities, the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk is once again teetering on the edge of civil war, with local elections just three months away.
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Advocates push for Kurdish in classrooms as schools reopen in Turkey
A group in Turkey's Kurdish majority Diyarbakir province voiced renewed calls for the recognition and integration of Kurdish as an official language of instruction on Monday as primary and secondary educational institutions reopened following the summer break.
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Iraq Security and Defense Committee addresses Kirkuk situation
The Iraqi Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has confirmed its intention to host the leadership of the Joint Operations Command, Kirkuk Operations Command, and the Peshmerga forces to assess the ongoing situation in Kirkuk and work towards de-escalation.
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Masrour Barzani discusses constitutional rights with US envoy
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Masrour Barzani, and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, discussed on Monday the region’s constitutional rights and financial entitlements under the federal budget law.
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Bombardment targets Turkish military bases in Kurdistan Region
A local source reported on Saturday that several Turkish military bases in the "Bradost" area north of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, were subjected to aerial bombardment.
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Iraq vows commitment to implementation of security deal with Iran
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has affirmed Baghdad's unwavering dedication to fully executing the country’s security agreement with Tehran.