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The meeting between the US, Sweden and Finland
World
May 20, 2022
The meeting between the US, Sweden and Finland
On Thursday, leaders of Sweden and Finland met with US President Joe Biden at the White House after they…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
Middle East
February 14, 2021
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the…
Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town
Middle East
November 3, 2019
Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A car bomb killed a dozen people and injured 30 on Saturday in a market of a…
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran offered on Saturday to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria’s government and Turkey in talks to establish security…
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
Middle East
August 17, 2019
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
For months, Turkey has been threatening to send troops across its southern border into predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syria. It would…
France reopens inquiry into 2013 murder of Kurdish militants
Middle East
May 16, 2019
France reopens inquiry into 2013 murder of Kurdish militants
PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the 2013 murder of three Kurdish militants, a judicial source…
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…
Turkey ready to take over Syria’s Manbij: Erdogan
Middle East
January 21, 2019
Turkey ready to take over Syria’s Manbij: Erdogan
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria’s Manbij, where four US citizens died in an…
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday,…