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Wildfires kill two in western Turkey, little-known group claims arson attacks
A wildfire killed a second person in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Tuesday as blazes raged for a seventh day across ...
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UPDATE: Kurdish PKK announces plans to surrender fighters' weapons in northern Iraq
By bnm Baghdad bureau The Kurdistan Workers' Party announced on July 3 that its fighters in northern Iraq will begin ...
Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament
A Kurdish militant group has announced plans to start disarming as part of a peace process with Turkey. The Kurdistan Workers ...
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How Can Azerbaijan Be Allies with Iran and Israel?
Caught between allies and neighbors, Azerbaijan is walking a diplomatic tightrope amid Israeli strikes on Iran, balancing security partnerships, ethnic ties, and regional interests to avoid conflict ...
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Turkey's shifting sands: opposition in crisis, journalists silenced, and rights under siege
Adding to the climate of repression and human rights concerns, Turkish police conducted sweeping detentions during LGBTQ+ ...
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Why Is Japan’s Tiny Kurdish Community at the Center of a Political Storm?
Faced with right-wing attacks amid a growing national profile, Japan’s Kurds could benefit from simple, pragmatic ...
Turkey says PKK disarmament could start within days, says AK Party spokesman
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could start handing over its weapons "within days", a spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK ...