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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…

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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

The Independent UK

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…

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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.

Reuters

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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Thousands Protest Turkish Strikes on Kurdish Groups in Syria

Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast. Türkiye announced last Sunday it had carried out air strikes against semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria, and across the border in…

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'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs

Koysinjaq (Iraq) (AFP) - The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq.

AFP

Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria

Qamishli (Syria) (AFP) - Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast.

AFP

Syrian Kurds Say They Have Stopped Operations against ISIS

The commander of the main US-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the ISIS group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern…

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Syrian Kurds say they have stopped operations against IS

The commander of the main U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria says they have stopped their operations against the Islamic State group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week

The Independent UK

Iran's Khamenei praises Basij forces for confronting 'riots' - TV

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Basij militia forces sacrificed their lives in "riots" sparked by the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in September.

Reuters

Iran’s Khamenei Praises Basij Forces for Confronting ‘Riots’

Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Basij militia forces sacrificed their lives in "riots" sparked by the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in September. The Basij force, affiliated with the country's Revolutionary Guards, has been at the forefront of the state crackdown on…

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Türkiye's Erdogan Vows to Create 'Safe Zone' in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to protect Türkiye’s southern border with a "safe zone" in Syria after Ankara launched a barrage of air strikes against Kurdish fighters. Erdogan has long sought to build a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles) inside Syria and repeatedly…

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US Official Urges ‘De-escalation’ as Türkiye Strikes Syria

A US official in Syria on Friday called for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Türkiye border, saying the actions destabilize the region and undermine the fight against the ISIS group. Türkiye this week launched a wave of airstrikes on suspected Kurdish rebels hiding…

The Independent UK

US official urges ‘de-escalation’ as Turkey strikes Syria

A US official currently in Syria is calling for an ‘immediate de-escalation’ following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Turkey border

The Independent UK

US official urges 'de-escalation' as Turkey strikes Syria

A U.S. official currently in Syria is calling for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Turkey border

AFP

Turkish threats leave Syria Kurds in fear for symbolic city

Kobane (Syria) (AFP) - In the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane, gripped by fear of a Turkish offensive, Saleh Abdo Khalil passes an open-air "museum" of buildings reduced to rubble.

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Iran sends more troops to Kurdish region as new protest flares

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have built up their presence in restive Kurdish regions, state media reported on Friday amid a crackdown on mass protests, as video showed dozens of people demonstrating in minority Baluch areas of the southwest.

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Iran Bolsters Border Security to Prevent ‘Infiltration’

Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media reported on Friday. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, chief of ground forces of the paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard, said “armored and…

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Iran arrests protest-supporting footballer Voria Ghafouri

The former national team player has been charged with ‘spreading propaganda’ as authorities continue a crackdown.

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Kurdish Parties Welcome Baghdad’s Decision to Redeploy Forces on Border with Türkiye, Iran

The decision of the federal government in Baghdad to redeploy Iraqi forces on the borders between Iraq, Iran and Türkiye was welcomed by Kurdish parties, in particular the Kurdistan Patriotic Union, which enjoys wide influence in the Sulaymaniyah province bordering Iran. The federal decisions were taken during a meeting of…

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Iran 'Defends' Strikes on Northern Iraq, in Letter to UN

Iran told the UN on Thursday that it had no choice but to act in self-defense by striking Kurdish rebel groups in northern Iraq, state media reported. The Iranian republic has launched a series of cross-border missile and drone strikes on Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, based in Iraq, which it blames…

AFP

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests

Paris (AFP) - Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.

The Guardian - UK

Top Iran footballer arrested at club for ‘spreading propaganda against the state’

Detention of Voria Ghafouri, who is not part of World Cup squad, seen as warning to players in Qatar

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