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Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war

The Biden administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey

The Independent UK

Iran President Hails 'Freedoms' as State Body Reports 200 Dead in Protests

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's “Islamic Republic” as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations says has cost more than 300 lives. A top state security body meanwhile said that 200 people, including members of…

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Sweden deports man with alleged ties to Kurdish militant group

Sweden on Friday deported a Kurdish man with alleged links to Kurdish militant group the PKK, a government minister told Swedish Television, as Ankara keeps up pressure on the Nordic country to meet its demands in return for NATO membership.

Reuters

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Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey

U.S. troops have resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn country

The Independent UK

US-led Forces Resume Normal Patrols in Syria

A US-led coalition fighting militants resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish airstrikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said. Patrols were reduced following the Turkish strikes that began on November 20 in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, in response…

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US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria

U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces

The Independent UK

Türkiye: Russia, US Failed to Clear Militia from Syria Border

Türkiye’s foreign minister charged Friday that the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Türkiye from Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to intervene. Speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Türkiye was seeking reconciliation with Syria’s government to…

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Turkey: Russia, US failed to clear militia from Syria border

Turkey’s foreign minister says the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Turkey of Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to intervene

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Turkey is the pivot point between Russia and the US – history shows us why

The war in Ukraine has put Turkey into the geopolitical spotlight. One of Nato’s earliest member states, with a special relationship with Russia, Turkey is attempting to balance its competing interests, as well as increasing its own influence.

The Conversation

Syrian Democratic Forces Halt Operation with US-led Coalition

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control, spokesman Aram Henna said Friday. SDF is a US-backed group that helped defeat ISIS militants in Syria. Henna told Reuters that "all coordination and joint counter-terrorism operations with…

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Turkey’s operation against Kurds in Syria risks reviving IS group

Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly Istanbul bombing on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributes to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has strongly denied responsibility for the attack. However, Erdogan now plans to escalate…

France 24

Some in Iran celebrate U.S. victory at World Cup

Cheering fans hit the streets in Iran’s Kurdish-majority province of Kurdistan and fireworks lit the skies over the Bukan area of West Azerbaijan province to celebrate the Iranian team’s 1-0 loss.

Chicago Sun-Times

Iraqi Kurdistan under attack as Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups

For decades, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have sought refuge in neighbouring Iraq. But in recent weeks, they have been targeted by dozens of missile and drone attacks launched by Tehran. Authorities there accuse them of supporting anti-government protests that have swept across Iran since the death in police custody of…

France 24

In protest-riven Iran, some celebrate U.S. World Cup victory

Soccer fans in Iran's Kurdish majority region have cheered the U.S. win over Iran in a politically charged World Cup, amid ongoing anti-government protests

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Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

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Sudani to Raisi: Iraqi Territories Will Not Become Platform to Threaten Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday Baghdad will not allow its territories to be used as a platform to threaten Iran’s security. Sudani was speaking from Tehran where he met with President Ebrahim Raisi. Speaking at a joint press conference, he said his visit came at an…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Turkey has put the US in a tough spot by threatening another Syria incursion

Syria’s civil war, which entered its 11th year this March, may at first look like a clear-cut case of good versus evil, in which a bloodthirsty dictator, Bashar Assad, tries to snuff out any semblance of opposition to his rule. Yet, the conflict is far more complicated than that. Far…

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Iran Protesters Celebrate US World Cup Win

Protesters in Iranian Kurdistan let off fireworks and celebrated after Iran lost to arch foe the United States in the World Cup on Tuesday, according to social media videos. Iran has deployed state security forces against what it labels "riots" that broke out after 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died…

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Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: America needs to try harder to match its foreign policy to its morals

I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a makeshift mosque to a dusty field of almond trees and high grass where all the males of the village — age 13 to 43 — had…

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Iraqi PM in Tehran to after Iran Border Attacks

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will kick off on Tuesday a visit to Tehran in an attempt to contain tensions in wake of Iran’s attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the PM is visiting at the invitation of President Ebrahim…

The Independent UK

Russian army chief in Syria meets Kurds over Turkey tensions

A Kurdish spokesman and an Arab TV station say the chief of Russian forces in Syria has met with a Kurdish commander over threats by Turkey to launch a new incursion into northern Syria

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Iran Football Legend Daei Targeted by ‘Threats’ after Backing Protests

Iranian football legend Ali Daei on Monday said he had been targeted by threats after backing ongoing protests in Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest by the notorious morality police while visiting…

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Turkish Forces Nearly Ready for a Syria Ground Operation, Say Officials

Türkiye’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish group across the border. Howitzers fired daily from Türkiye have struck Kurdish…

Reuters

Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation -officials

Turkey's army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish militia across the border.

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Iran Says It Has Proof that Western States Were Involved in Protests

Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said on Monday. The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest for "inappropriate attire", pose one of the strongest challenges to the country's clerical…

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