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          PKK

          The Kurdistan Workers' Party is a militant group that waged an armed insurgency against Turkey. Its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on members to disarm and dissolve the group in early 2025

          Washington, which remains close to Baghdad, has been placed in a delicate position, as relations with Nato ally Turkey have become frayed in recent years. AP

          US backs Turkey after PKK attack but walks fine line with Iraq

          USOctober 03, 2023
          CCTV footage captures the moment Ankara was hit by a suicide blast.

          Turkey detains nearly 1,000, including alleged Kurdish militants

          WorldOctober 03, 2023
          A Turkish helicopter flies over mountains during an attack on a Kurdistan Workers' Party camp, near the Turkish-Iraqi border. AFP

          Turkey calls for Iraq to designate PKK a terrorist group

          IraqSeptember 20, 2023
          A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighter on the frontlines with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the countryside outside Manbij. AFP

          Turkish strikes kill eight Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria

          IraqJuly 29, 2023
          An Iranian Military handout shows a missile launching during an attack on Iranian Kurdish opposition positions in Iraq. EPA

          Iran threatens military force if Iraq misses border deadline

          IranJuly 12, 2023
          Kurdistan Workers Party troops on patrol in the Makhmour area near Mosul. AFP

          Four Iraqi security forces hurt in stand-off with Turkish Kurds

          IraqMay 21, 2023
          Smoke rises from a fire as people wave Kurdish flags to celebrate Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year, in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir in 2015. AFP

          Eleven 'senior PKK members' on terror finance trial in France

          EuropeApril 04, 2023
          Sudani and Erdogan shake hands at the conclusion of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. AFP

          Iraq and Turkey to co-operate on water scarcity and security

          IraqMarch 21, 2023
          Kurdish groups including the PKK have been carrying out operations against Turkey and its military for decades. AP

          Iraqi Kurdistan holds suspects from PKK-linked group

          IraqJanuary 18, 2023
          A still from a surveillance video shows the suspected gunman in a salon after firing shots outside a Kurdish centre in Paris. AFP

          Paris shooting suspect admits plan to 'assassinate migrants'

          EuropeDecember 26, 2022
          A man carries a flag showing the face of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder and leader of the PKK, at a protest in Paris on Saturday. EPA

          Paris shooting a 'continuation of repression' against Kurds

          EuropeDecember 25, 2022
          A border guard loyal to the Syrian Democratic Forces near the Syrian town of Al Hol. AFP

          Centcom detains five ISIS fighters for planning attacks

          MENADecember 16, 2022
          Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a news conference in Hasakah, Syria. AP

          Syrian Kurds say anti-ISIS operations stopped amid Turkish attack

          WorldNovember 27, 2022
          A Turkish Army tank is deployed on the outskirts of Afrin in Syria. AFP

          Istanbul attack: Turkey announces new offensives in Syria and Iraq against Kurdish groups

          WorldNovember 15, 2022
          Ilnur Cevik at the 9th Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate. Victor Besa / The National

          Erdogan adviser: No turning back on Turkish ties with Gulf

          MENANovember 15, 2022
          Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk at a position along the battle frontlines with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northern city of Manbij, in June 2022. AFP

          Turkey to pursue Syria targets after Iraq operation against Kurdish militants: official

          SyriaNovember 15, 2022
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