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‘Music is the language of the world’: how a Syrian refugee became the toast of the Irish folk scene

Mohammad Syfkhan trained as a surgical nurse but fled Syria after Islamic State killed one of his sons. Settled in Ireland, he is now creating vital cross-cultural bonds

The Guardian - UK

‘Now we are not safe’: Sweden’s Kurds fear Nato deal has sold them out

Sweden’s sizeable Kurdish population sees signs of rising repression after Turkey demanded action as price of Nato admission

The Guardian - UK

US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in drone strike on US base in Syria

Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iranian-backed militia, claims attack after at least six fighters killed

The Guardian - UK

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Drone Attack Kills Allies at U.S. Base in Syria

A drone attack on a U.S. base in Syria kills six Kurdish fighters, escalating tensions with Iran-backed militias and raising concerns in the region.

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Iran's regional flashpoints are increasing. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Iran have traded cross-border rocket attacks, stoking fears of widening conflict even farther.

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Iraq Recalls Iran Envoy In Rebuke To Ally Over Deadly Strikes

Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.

International Business Times

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

Iran says it launched strikes against a “spy headquarters and the gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups” shortly after missiles hit an area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region

The Independent UK

Turkish Strikes Deprive Hundreds Of Northeast Syria Villages Of Power

Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns have lost power, with water supplies also affected, after Turkish strikes pounded electricity stations and infrastructure, the region's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration said Monday.

International Business Times

Freed immigration detainee sues Australian government for damages for alleged false imprisonment

Stateless Kurdish man’s compensation case is the first sparked by high court ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful

The Guardian - AU

Syrian Farmers Abandon The Land For Steadier Jobs

After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

International Business Times

Sweden must brace for war, claims top official in push for greater defence spending

Sweden is unable to join Nato until Turkey quits blocking the ratification process over concerns that Stockholm is harbouring Kurdish terrorists

The Independent UK

Turkey hits 71 targets in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths

Twelve Turkish soldiers were recently killed during fighting with banned Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq.

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International Business Times

Eight Civilians Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria: Monitor, Media

Turkish air strikes killed eight civilians in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast Monday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and Syria following deadly attacks on its soldiers.

France 24

North eastern Syria suffers from lack of water amid desertification

North eastern Syria is experiencing a drastic climate shift due to global warming. Last summer temperatures reached highs of nearly 50 degrees, 10 degrees higher than the previous seasons. As the region undergoes a process of desertification, the question of water supply remains an essential issue that must be resolved.…

Radio France Internationale

Kurdistan leader cements decades-old ties in visit to Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday received Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in the north of Iraq – where France still has troops as part of its fight against the Islamic State. Paris has supported Kurdistan since the early 1990s.

The Independent UK

As modern Turkey turns 100, what’s next for Kemal Ataturk’s republic

The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on October 29

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The Conversation

Indo-European Languages: New Study Reconciles Two Dominant Hypotheses About Their Origin

The languages in the Indo-European family are spoken by almost half of the world’s population. This group includes a huge number of languages, ranging from English and Spanish to Russian, Kurdish and Persian.

Al Jazeera

Mahsa Amini honoured with EU’s top human rights prize

The Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody became a symbol for the women’s rights movement in Iran.

The Conversation

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women's rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She promised: “We shall not back down until the moment of victory, meaning the…

The Independent UK

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone

Turkish warplanes have carried out airstrikes on sites believed to be used by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

Al Jazeera

US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria after attacks near Hasakah

The incident comes as Turkey intensifies its military operation in northern Syria after a suicide bombing in Ankara.

The Independent UK

Turkey warns it will strike Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after a suicide bombing in Ankara

Turkey’s foreign minister says Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq

The Independent UK

Turkey detains dozens of PKK suspects in raids following suicide bomb attack

Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital

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