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US calls on Syrian Kurdish parties to make a "final" and "comprehensive" agreement
The Deputy Envoy of the US President David Rubenstein called on Monday the two Kurdish parties in Northeastern Syria to reach a final agreement that represent a real partnership in administrating eastern Euphrates.
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PYD does not adhere to peace deal results: official tells KurdPress
The head of the Public Relations Office of the Syrian Kurdistan Future movement lamented the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) for not staying with the peace talk deal with the Syrian Kurdistan National Council (ENKS).
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Pressure on Syrian Kurds would increase if US withdraws forces: community
The US intelligence community has warned that pressure on the Syrian Kurds will increase if US forces withdraw from areas controlled by the Syrian Kurds.
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FM says Iran, US meeting is unnecessary
There would be no Iran-US meeting on the issue of reviving the JCPOA, as it is unnecessary, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in a Twitter message on Friday.
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ENKS chiefs suffer from disagreements: party leader
The leader of the Syrian Kurdistan Roj Democratic Party said that the US Deputy Representative for Syrian Affairs announced during his visit to Syrian Kurdistan that Washington supports the Kurdish-Kurdish talks with or without the presence of the Kurdish National Council (ENKS).
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Iraq and U.S. to hold strategic talks in April
The US Department of State said on Monday, March 29, that the US and Iraq will hold strategic dialogue talks on April 7 in accordance with the 2008 Strategic Framework Agreement.
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Former Turkish president Abdullah Gul blames HDP closure case
Former Turkish president Abdullah Gul slammed the closure case against the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the decision that stripped Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu of his parliamentary seat, opposition Karar newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Tehran blames Washington for sticking to Trump's 'failed policy'
Iran hit out Thursday, March 11, at the United States for sticking to former president Donald Trump's "failed policy", saying such an approach would fail to salvage a nuclear deal.
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U.S. sides with court against Turkey over Washington brawl
The U.S. government has sided with a lower court ruling against the Turkish government over a brawl between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail and protesters in Sheridan Circle in Washington D.C. in 2017, saying Turkey is not immune to lawsuits started by plaintiffs.
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Masrour Barzani blames PKK for justifying Turkey operations into Iraq
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemned on Saturday the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) over what he called creating justifications for Turkish attacks inside Iraq.
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Former FM says Turkey must reconsider approach with PKK
Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said that the failed hostage rescue operation in Iraq earlier this month should push Ankara to reconsider its strategy against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Regional countries are against a Kurdish status: lawyer
A Turkey Kurdish lawyer and politician says countries in the region are against the formation of a Kurdish status.
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There is no change in America's attitude towards Kurds: ENKS official
A member of the Syrian Kurdish Patriotic Council (ENKS) said that the US approach to the Kurds and the goals of the US presence in Syrian Kurdistan are still unknown.
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US is unsatisfied with Turkey's response to Syria rights abuses
The US government continues to raise reports of human rights abuses in Syria with Turkey, according to a new watchdog report.
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Turkey cannot attack Shingal without US permission: politician
A Syrian Kurdish politician said the new US administration's policy on Iraq and Syria was still unclear and that Turkey could not be expected to invade Shingal or elsewhere until the United States gave the green light.
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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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US declares support for Syrian Kurdish unity talks
The US Embassy in Damascus tweeted its support for the Syrian Kurdish unity talks. <br> The United States has said it supports the Syrian Kurdish talks and expects them to continue.
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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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US extends Iraq sanctions waiver for another 3 months
The US has granted Iraq a three-month extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas, an Iraqi official told AFP Monday, January 4.
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Syrian Kurds seek U.S. mediation for stability in northeast Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish-led militia that played a decisive role in the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS), is seeking U.S. support for stability in northeast Syria, International Crisis Group (ICG), an independent conflict-prevention organization, said.
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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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US military patrols in Syrian Kurdistan oil fields
A US military convoy patrolled the oil fields of Syrian Kurdistan.
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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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Kurds are big losers in possible US withdrawal from Syria, says think tank
The Atlantic Council think tank has announced an increase in the possibility of a complete US withdrawal from northeastern Syria, with the Kurds and the Syrian Democratic Forces as the big losers.