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Swedish politicians Changing position towards Kurdish groups
Nord News radio channel has reported that the position of Swedish politicians towards the Kurds and Kurdish groups has changed after the country's request to join NATO.
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ISIS claims attack on SDF checkpoint in eastern Deir ez-Zor
The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed on Sunday responsibility for an attack against a checkpoint of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a town in eastern Deir ez-Zor, east Syria, a day earlier.
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Syria condemns US general's visit to Kurdish-held northeast*
Syria's foreign ministry on Sunday condemned a surprise visit by the United States' top military officer to an army base in the Kurdish-held northeast, dubbing it "illegal", state media said.
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More than 4.000 Syrian refugees killed in Turkey earthquake
More than 4.000 Syrian refugees were killed in Turkey by the devastating earthquakes that hit the country, Turkey’s Minister for Internal Affairs Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday.
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Turkey deports about 1500 Syrians in February
The administration of Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, north of Idlib Governorate in northwest Syria, revealed on Sunday the number of Syrian refugees that Turkey deported to the Syrian opposition-held areas in northwestern Syria, during February.
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Scheduled KDP-PUK meeting postponed until further notice
A scheduled meeting between the electoral institutions of the two major parties in the Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has been postponed until an unspecified later date.
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Damascus condemns US general’s visit to Kurdish-held northeast
Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned a surprise visit by the United States’ top military officer to an army base in the Kurdish-held northeast, dubbing it “illegal”, state media reported.
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UN sends aid plane to Syria, pledges more
The United Nations sent on Sunday an aid plane to Syria meant for people affected by the February 6 earthquake.
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UN urges resettlement of quake-hit Syrian refugees from Turkey
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of loss and displacement all over again, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Scores died due to alleged negligence after Turkey’s earthquakes: report
At least 120 people died after last month’s massive earthquakes in Turkey’s Hatay province because doctors and other healthcare workers had to evacuate a severely damaged hospital, leaving intensive care patients trapped in the building, Deutsche Welle’s Turkish service (DW Türkçe) reported, citing sources on the ground.
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World Bank says earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1 bn in Syria
A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank said on Friday, Agence France-Presse reported.
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22 ISIS militants killed, 25 detained in Syria, Iraq in February – CENTCOM
On Friday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the outcome of Defeat of Islamic State (ISIS) missions in both Syria and Iraq in February.
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Top US general makes surprise visit to Syria
Top US general Mark Milley made a surprise visit on Saturday to Syria, where fewer than 1,000 American troops continue to support local militia forces combatting the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Erdogan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi / Fatih Yurtsever
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in 2014 after a military coup, at the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar raised eyebrows among those who remember Erdogan’s previous scathing comments about el-Sisi as a “murderer” and a “coup plotter.”
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KDP harshly lashes out at PUK
The Kurdistan Democratic Party issued a sharp warning to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) saying if the PUK is looking for an alternative to the Kurdistan Democratic Party, "the situation will become more difficult for them".
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Cholera infection deaths rise to 23 in northwest Syria
On Friday, the total number of cholera deaths in northwest Syria has risen to 23, with another 570 infected cases.
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party calls for opposition unity after split
A leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party called on the opposition to unite on Saturday, a day after a separate six-party alliance aiming to defeat President Tayyip Erdogan splintered over who should run for president in May elections.
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Turkey's opposition alliance fractures, fails to agree on challenger to Erdogan / Ezgi Akin
Turkey’s nationalist Good (Iyi) Party leader Meral Aksener announced on Friday that her party would not support the opposition coalition's joint candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu to challenge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the critical presidential elections expected to be held on May 14, dealing a blow to the opposition's chances of winning against the country’s strongman incumbent.
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Kilicdaroglu likely to be named opposition bloc’s presidential candidate
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the chair of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is likely to be nominated as the presidential candidate of an opposition bloc of six parties following a meeting of the party leaders on Thursday, Turkish media outlets reported.
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Turkey: Journalists bullied, censored by government over earthquake coverage
The earthquake disaster in southeastern Turkey has brought more pressure on the country’s already muted media as the government seeks to contain popular anger over its response to the tragedy, which hit just months before crucial elections.
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Turkmen becomes third official language in Kirkuk governorate
The Iraqi government has officially decided to make Turkmen an official language in one of its regions.
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Nechirvan Barzani says disputes in Kurdistan Region are purely political
Contentions between the different parties in the Kurdistan region are "entirely political", President Nechirvan Barzani said in a discussion panel on the sidelines of the Erbil Forum 2023, ruling out the possibility of "armed conflicts" in Iraq.
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Turkey’s opposition bloc to determine its presidential candidate on March
A bloc of opposition parties in Turkey will determine their joint presidential candidate at a meeting on March 2, the Birgun daily reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesperson for the IYI (Good) Party.
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Earthquake killed more than 50,000 in Turkey, Syria: new toll
Devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria killed more than 50,000 people, in a toll revised by Agence France-Presse that includes figures from both government and rebel-controlled parts of war-torn Syria.
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PUK, KDP agree to amend four articles of electoral law
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on Tuesday agreed to amend four articles of the electoral law.
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Erdogan's plea for forgiveness for quake response prompts backlash, resignation calls
Opposition parties and relatives of earthquake victims have sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his plea for forgiveness for delays in rescue efforts in one of the provinces hardest hit by two major earthquakes earlier this month, calling on the president to resign from office and face a full accounting for his actions.
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22 died in cholera outbreak post-quake in northwest Syria
The Syrian opposition-run civil defense said on Tuesday 22 people had died from an outbreak of cholera in the northwestern region in the aftermath of the devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria, Esta Media Network reported.
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Sweden says PKK receives significant funding
A senior official in the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) confirmed on Sunday that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and like-minded Kurdish groups receive significant funding in Sweden.
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Three YBS fighters killed in Turkish drone strike in Shingal
A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Monday killed three fighters from the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdistan’s counterterrorism service said.
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Some 40,000 Syrians return from Turkey after quake
Around 40,000 Syrians who had fled areas affected by the deadly Feb. 6 earthquake have returned from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria in the two weeks since Turkey eased restrictions on their movements, a Turkish official and a Syrian rebel official said.