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Turkey attempts to neutralise PKK tunnels in Iraq despite dissolution of Kurdish militant group

While the PKK has announced its dissolution and intention to stop fighting, clashes continue in Iraqi Kurdistan between Kurdish guerrillas and the Turkish army. Turkish forces seek to neutralise

Reuters on MSN · 11h

PKK disarmament to take a few months in Iraq, Turkey ruling party says

The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to disband, should be completed within a few months, a spokeperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party said late on Wednesday.

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Pro-Kurdish party in Turkey announces planned PKK disarmament in Iraq

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party says the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will take a first formal step toward disarmament on Friday. It follows Wednesday's publication of jailed founder Abdullah Öcalan's call to abandon armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind

Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN1d

Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with ...

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Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in northern Iraq ...

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Iraq’s top court to hear key cases on delayed Kurdistan salaries

Erbil, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court is set to review two critical lawsuits on Monday concerning the delayed disbursement of salaries for public employees in the Kurdistan Region.

In Rare Video, Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey ...

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Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized ...

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Kurdish top leaders receive Iraq’s security advisor in Erbil

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji continued his visit to Erbil on Thursday, meeting ...

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Iranian Kurdish dissidents abroad watch for signs of Tehran vulnerability after war with Israel

They include a handful of exiled Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish ...

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Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

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Iraqi ministerial committee on Erbil-Baghdad budget issues holds first meeting

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s newly formed ministerial committee tasked with resolving outstanding disputes between Erbil ...

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