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.
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US approves Sweden, Finland NATO, Turkey warns of conditions
US President Joe Biden signed Washington’s approval for Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) on Tuesday, describing it as a “watershed moment” for European and global stability.
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Turkey's seeking to annex occupied areas of northern Syria to each other: politician
A member of the central committee of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (P.D.K.S), stated: Turkey did not receive a message for a ground attack from Russia and the United States, but it wants to make dissatisfaction among the people by destabilizing the situation in northern Syria.
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Erdogan meets Putin in Sochi, agrees on boosting cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday agreed to switch part of payments for Russian gas to the rouble currency, Reuters reported, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
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Kurdish official blames world's silence over Turkey attacks on Syrian Kurdistan
The head of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria stated: The self-governing administration is a successful example of democracy in the war-torn Syria, and Turkey does not want to see the existence of another Kurdish region on its borders.
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Erdogan to convene supreme military council on Thursday
Turkey’s Supreme Military Council (YAS) is scheduled to convene on Thursday, August 4, under the chair of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pro-government Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday.
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US denounces killing of SDF deputy commander by Turkey
The US Central Command praised the role of the deputy of Mazloum Kobani, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against ISIS, who was killed in a Turkish drone attack.
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Ties between SDF and Damascus improving: official
A delegation from the Kurdish Autonomous Administration visited Damascus, according to al-Watan.
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Syrian Kurdish politician: Turkey ground attack on northern Syria is very possible
A member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Kurdistani Unity Party (PYKS) said: Turkey's agreement with Sweden and Finland targets the interests of the Kurdistan Workers'Party (PKK).
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Putin and Erdogan may meet soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the near future, the Kremlin said.
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Erdogan's game with NATO over Finland and Sweden: what he really wants / Melik Kaylan
Everyone's wondering what on earth Erdogan is up to – first he impedes the NATO accession of Finland and Sweden, then he gives the go-ahead after apparently winning concessions on Kurdish terror allegedly hatched by expat Kurds in those countries. Or so it seems. The same Erdogan who defied Russia by selling those devastating drones to Ukraine. Is he pro-West or pro-Moscow? What's his game? He manifestly used the Finland/Sweden accession issue as bargaining leverage. What does he really hope to squeeze from NATO? For the answers, you won't get any real help from authentic Turkish pundits trotted out by big news orgs like the BBC. If they're based in Turkey, they can't be too candid for fear of being persecuted under Erdogan's repressive anti-media laws. And the on-site foreign reporters aren't much better since their HUMINT contacts are watched and the news media they read locally is muzzled.
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Why Turkey is Syria’s biggest threat / Sinam Mohamad
To maintain hard fought progress in Syria, preventing Turkish aggression against Syria’s Kurds is paramount.
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Erdogan says Turkey won't rush new operation in Syria
Turkey will not hasten to stage a new military operation against armed Kurdish groups in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, putting brakes on the promised offensive targeting the towns of Tal Rifaat and Manbij.
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Biden-Erdogan meeting stresses on maintaining stability in Syria
According to a White House statement, the meeting between the presidents of Turkey and the United States stressed on the need to maintain stability in Syria.
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Turkey lifts objection to Sweden, Finland joining NATO at last minute / Nazlan Ertan
Following the signing of a memorandum between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, Erdogan lifted his veto against the Nordic expansion of NATO hours before the Madrid summit started.