NATO
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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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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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Turkey ‘not in a position’ to ratify Swedish NATO bid: advisor
Turkey said Saturday it was “not in a position” to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership, despite a series of steps taken by Stockholm to meet Ankara’s demands, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Erdogan calls for 'concrete steps' in Syria during call with Putin
President Erdogan tells his Russian counterpart Putin that the Syrian government needs to be "constructive" for "concrete results" in Syria.
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Turkey’s economic growth loses steam as elections near / Mustafa Sonmez
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has persistently prioritized economic growth but might face the risk of stagnation ahead of Turkey's crucial elections next year.
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Following Sweden, Finland delegation to visit Turkey to discuss NATO bid
Finnish officials are set to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss their country’s bid to join the NATO alliance, Time Turk reported on Saturday.
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PYD co-chair says Ankara and Damascus cannot compromise
Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party, the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, has rejected the PYD having any links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Sweden resumes arms exports to Turkey
Sweden's Strategic Production Supervision Organization has issued a license for Swedish companies to export arms to Turkey.
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Iraq PM Kadhimi discusses security with NATO secretary-general
Iraqi Prime Minster Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for a discussion on Iraq’s security and stability, including NATO support for the country’s security forces.
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At least seven SDF fighters killed in ISIS attacks Syria
At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said.
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Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets.
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Cracks in Turkey’s opposition alliance emerge over ties to HDP Kurds / Amberin Zaman
Infighting within the major alliance of six Turkish opposition parties over the role of the country’s largest pro-Kurdish group has the ruling party palpably gleeful.
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Turkey hunts SDF forces in ‘indirect war’ ahead of anticipated military operation
In tandem with Turkey’s ongoing threats to launch a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria’s northeast, Ankara is increasingly conducting drone and rocket artillery strikes against SDF commanders and personnel.
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HDP representative says PKK must stop armed struggle
Omer Farogh Gregori Oglu, a representative of the People's Democratic Party (HDP), asked the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to stop its armed struggle against Turkey.
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SDF, soldiers killed in Turkey northern Syria attacks
Fighters from the Syrian regime and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were reportedly killed Thursday as Turkey and its allied forces continued their bombardment of northern Syria.
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SDF is in contact with coalition over looming threat of Turkish offensive: commander
The Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said on Tuesday, August 16, the SDF is in constant contact with the US and the international coalition over Turkey’s threats to attack Syrian Kurdistan or Rojava.