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Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracy
Middle East
June 23, 2019
Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracy
Istanbul went back to the polls on Sunday in a re-run of the mayoral election that has become a test…
Two American women, six children repatriated to US from Syria: Kurdish-led authority
Middle East
June 5, 2019
Two American women, six children repatriated to US from Syria: Kurdish-led authority
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two US women with Islamic State ties and six children were repatriated from northeast Syria, Kurdish-led authorities…
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
Middle East
April 26, 2019
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The children of Yazidi women raped by Islamic State men will be welcomed into the minority…
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
Middle East
April 20, 2019
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria,…
Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria
A New Zealand nurse and two Syrian drivers working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were abducted…
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam
Middle East
April 14, 2019
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam
SAMAWA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein’s crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih…
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
“We are very pleased that we won the local elections. Now the will of the people must finally be accepted.…
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
Middle East
March 27, 2019
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
Middle East
March 23, 2019
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a…