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U.S. strategy in Syria has failed / Robert S. Ford
Washington must acknowledge that it can’t build a state
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Masoud Barzani meets Arab Consuls, calls for dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader, Masoud Barzani, emphasized Kurdistan Regional desire to reach a constitutional solution with the Iraqi government upon his meeting with the Consuls of Arab countries in the region on Monday, January 25.
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Syrian Kurdistan owes its achievements to PKK and Ocalan
A member of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Executive Council declared that the role of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) forces and the ideology of its jailed Leader Abdullah Ocalan in the struggles and achievements of the Syrian Kurds is undeniable.
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Six Iraqi soldiers killed in Nainawa blast
Six Iraqi military personnel were killed and three others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Nainawa’s Tal Afar district on Sunday, January 17.
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US cuts numbers of its troops in Iraq
The US military has cut troop levels in Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the war in the country began, the Pentagon announced Friday, January 15.
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A list of everyone President Erdogan thinks are terrorists
In Turkey it’s not very difficult to be labelled a terrorist by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or other members of the AKP government. You can be given this honor by signing petitions, protesting, being Kurdish, being a journalist, or even being an abstract financial force like inflation. Students are the latest group that President Erdogan has accused of terrorism, so here’s a non-exhaustive list of all the times he has called someone or something a terrorist.
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Waiting for Joe*
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden faces a formidable task: he must try to bring together a divided society, while at the same time repairing the damage done by his predecessor abroad.
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7 pro- Syrian forces were killed in ISIS attack Deir Ezzor: monitor
Islamic State (ISIS) group fighters killed at least seven government loyalists in eastern Syria on Saturday, January 9, the latest in a series of deadly jihadist attacks, a Britain-based war monitor reported.
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Return of Obama-era officials could rekindle U.S.-Turkey differences over Syria
Ankara is braced for Joe Biden to reappoint figures associated with U.S. Syria policy under former President Barak Obama, when differences over Kurdish-led forces reached a high-point, Arab News reported.
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Anti-ISIS coalition provides equipment to Peshmerga: ministry
The International Coalition against Islamic State (ISIS) provide a new aid convoy to the Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan Region on January 7, Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs said.
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Former Iraqi PM appreciates Iran’s help in fighting ISIS
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its efforts in combating terrorist group of ISIS.
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Three Iraqi soldiers killed south of Kirkuk
Three Iraqi Security Forces were killed and another was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near their vehicle in Kirkuk’s Daquq district.
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Kurd vs Kurd: Fears of full-scale war rise in northern Iraq
Fears are growing of a full-fledged war between Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and forces of the ruling Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in this autonomous region of northern Iraq.
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Turkey is a major supporter of ISIS cells: spokesman
A spokesman for the Syrian Kurdistan Internal Security Forces called Turkey a direct supporter of ISIS secret cells in northern and eastern Syria.
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Syrian Kurds call on Russia to stop Turkish violations near Ain Issa
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces called on Russia to stop further attacks by local Turkey-backed militias near the town of Ain Issa in Syrian Kurdistan, Kurdistan 24 reported on Monday, December 28.
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TEV-DEM condemns Baghdad actions against Shingal
The co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) condemned Baghdad's efforts to send troops to the Kurdish Yazidi city of Shingal in northern Iraq.
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Peshmerga ministry says no forces have been moved against PKK
Currently the only enemy of the Kurdistan Region is Islamic State (ISIS) and that no Peshmerga forces have been mobilized against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), military advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Peshmerga Staff, Major General Bakhtiar Muhammed, said on Saturday, November 28.
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Indictment filed against former Kurdish AK Party MP on charges of assassination
The prosecutor of the Republic of Turkey in Diyarbakir has filed an indictment against the former representative of Diyarbakir in the Turkish Parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on the issue of assassination.
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France warns US withdrawal from Iraq is dangerous
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has stated his opposition to the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
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PKK is ready to negotiate with KDP: Bahoz Erdal
A member of the command council of the HPG headquarters, Bahoz Erdal said in a statement that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is ready to negotiate with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on the current disputes between the two sides, adding that the KDP has entered the PKK-controlled areas with heavy weapons to go to war.
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Pompeo says US is in Iraq to back PM Al-Kadhimi
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday, November 22, that his country has been in Iraq for two things, to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) and buttressing the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government.
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Pompeo says US is in Iraq to back PM Al-Kadhimi
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday, November 22, that his country has been in Iraq for two things, to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) and buttressing the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government.
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Netherlands to deploy more than 100 troops to Erbil
The Dutch government said on Friday, November 20, that 100 to 150 service members will be sent to Erbil to secure the Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil, in the context of the US-led Coalition’s advisory role.
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World has forgotten Syrian Kurds: daily
The world has forgotten the Syrian Kurds because it does not want to help them in the trial of thousands of ISIS prisoners," the Sun Daily wrote in a report examining the situation of ISIS prisoners being tried by Syrian Kurds.
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Joe Biden must bring Turkey and Syrian Kurds closer together
Two scholars believe that Joe Biden, as the new US president, should pave the way for peace between the Turkish government and the Kurds, both in Syria and inside Turkey.
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Washington has not given any military guarantees to Syrian Kurds against Turkey: US envoy
US Representative to Syria affairs, James Jeffrey, says that no one in Donald Trump administration had promised the Syrian Kurds to defend them against a Turkish military attack.
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The superpowers have always used the Kurds as tools: researcher
Middle East Researcher, Elizabeth Tzorkov, believes that the superpowers have always used the Kurds as tools in their wars.
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None of Trump or Biden is great for Iraqi and Syrian Kurds: analyst
A political analyst and university professor says both US Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Joe Biden have their advantages and disadvantages for the Kurds in Iraq and Syria and the Kurds in the two countries cannot expect a lot if anyone wins the elections.