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Thousands Flee after Clashes Erupt in Embattled Iraqi Town

Thousands or people fled a northern Iraqi town amid fierce clashes between the army and an armed faction linked to a Kurdish separatist group, the military and local Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday. At least 3,000 people left Sinjar and its surrounding areas, the officials said, and headed farther north…

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Estimated 3,000 people flee armed clashes in northern Iraq

Clashes first erupted on Sunday when the Iraqi military launched an operation to clear the area of YBS forces.

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Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq

A Turkish military operation was launched against PKK fighters in northern Iraq last week, but Baghdad is not happy.

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Erdogan Threatens to Expand Operations Against Kurds in Northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a Turkish policeman was killed in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo governorate. The development took place in wake of the killing and injury of several SDF members in a Turkish raid…

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Leading Sadrist Member Slams Turkey, Iran for Attacking Iraq

Iraq's First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hakim al-Zamili accused on Sunday Iran and Turkey of exploiting his country's weakness to launch military attacks and operations on its territories. Zamili, who is a leading member of the Sadr movement of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, noted that the violations by Ankara and Tehran…

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Erdogan Threatens to 'Crush the Heads' of Kurdish Units in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to expand the operations against the Kurdish forces in Syria, as was the case against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara, Erdogan announced that the…

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Turkey's pro-Kurdish party submits defence against 'political' case

Turkey's third-largest political party, the pro-Kurdish HDP, said on Tuesday the court case targeting it is the culmination of a political effort to break it up.

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Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq

Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

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Turkey Says its Warplanes Hit Kurdish Militant Targets in Northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes, helicopters and drones hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq in an air and land operation that targeted facilities ranging from camps to ammunition stores, Turkey's defense ministry said on Monday. The military action was part of a long-running Turkish campaign in Iraq and Syria against the Kurdistan…

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq- state news agency

Turkish warplanes, helicopters and drones hit Kurdish militant targets, camps, tunnels, shelters, and ammunition storage areas in northern Iraq, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

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Turkey Detains Former Kurdish Party Officials over PKK Links

Turkish authorities have detained 46 people, including former local officials from a pro-Kurdish political party, who are suspected of having financial links to Kurdish militants, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. The detained are among 91 suspects sought by a chief prosecutor for allegedly “providing financial resources on behalf”…

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Turkey to Pull Out Hundreds of Soldiers from Syria to Fight PKK in Iraq

Some 400 Turkish forces deployed in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria would likely redeploy in northern Iraq to fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday. “Four hundred Turkish troops have packed up and finished their preparations to withdraw from…

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Turkey Expands Strikes on SDF in Northern Syria

Turkey has expanded the scope of its attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in north and northeastern Syria. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the launch of a military operation, dubbed Winter Eagle, targeting the positions of the SDF and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, pledging…

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Turkish air raids target the PKK in northern Syria and Iraq

Air attacks against PKK and YPG positions in northern Syria’s Derik and Sinjar, Karacak in northern Iraq.

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria - defence minister

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Turkey: Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline operational after fire put out

The fire resulting from an explosion along the pipeline has been put out; cause remains unknown.

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Turkey ‘Cannot Ignore’ the US, Russian Bases in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country could not ignore the presence of Russian and US bases and terrorist organizations in large parts of its neighbor to the south, Syria. Speaking to members of the Turkish press on the way back from Albania, Erdogan criticized Washington’s support for…

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