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Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties -sources

Turkish police detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said on Tuesday, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those arrested in raids that he linked to elections on May 14.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2023

Türkiye Accuses the US of Establishing ‘Terrorist State’ on its Border

Türkiye has accused the US of establishing a "terrorist state" on its border with Syria, referring to its support to the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG), which is the largest component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Washington's ally in the war against ISIS. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2023

Reasonable Cause to Suspect by Sally Lane review – my son, the enemy of the state

A mother’s frank and heartfelt tale of trying to free her son – labelled ‘Jihadi Jack’ by the press – from a Kurdish jail is the stuff of nightmares

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

Yard Sale Pizza and cult Instagram hit Taste Cadets launch ‘kebab pizza’ collaboration

In aid of the Kurdish Red Crescent Earthquake fund, Yard Sale and Taste Cadets have teamed up for the month-long special

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023

Iraq demands Turkey apologise over attack on Sulaimaniyah airport

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi says he was in a convoy with US troops at the Sulaimaniyah airport at time of attack.

Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2023

Iraq, SDF Commander Condemn Attack on Airport

The commander of the main US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Iraq’s presidency Saturday condemned what they say was a Turkish attack on an airport in northern Iraq. The condemnation came as the SDF confirmed Saturday that its chief commander, Mazloum Abdi, was at the airport in northern Iraq at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

SDF Commander Reportedly Targeted in Blast Near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah Airport

An explosion struck next to the Sulaymaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Friday, local officials said. The blast came days after Türkiye closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. Türkiye has spent years…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

Jia Kurd to Asharq Al-Awsat: Moscow Meeting Legalizes Turkish Occupation

Badran Jia Kurd, a Kurdish official who heads the foreign relations department of The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syrian (AANES), has warned that the new agreements between Damascus and Ankara "will be at the expense of the Syrian people." On Tuesday, the quartet meeting at the level of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Canada Repatriates 14 Women, Children from Syria’s Roj Camp

Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria have handed over four women and 10 children to a Canadian delegation in readiness for their repatriation, a Kurdish official said. Western governments have faced mounting criticism for not taking back more of their citizens who traveled to Iraq and Syria to volunteer for ISIS.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023

Türkiye Closes Airspace to Flights Using North Iraqi Airport

Türkiye has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq, a top Turkish official announced Wednesday, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. The airspace was closed Tuesday to flights taking off from and landing at Sulaymaniyah International Airport, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2023