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Khamenei Rejects Targeting Iranian Women with ‘Loose Hijabs’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said he rejects accusing Iranian women with loose hijabs of being “anti-religion or anti-revolutionary.” The leader’s statement comes four months into the protests that were set off by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in a hospital days after being…

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Kurds travel from across Europe to pay tribute to comrades murdered in Paris

Thousands of Kurds from across Europe travelled to the northern Parisian suburb Villiers-le-Bel on Tuesday afternoon for the funeral of three Kurds who were gunned down in central Paris just before Christmas.

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Iran’s Judiciary Indicts Two French Nationals and Belgian for Espionage

Iran has indicted two French nationals and a Belgian for espionage and working against the country's national security, the judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday according to the semi-official Student News Network. Tehran has accused foreign adversaries of fomenting unrest which erupted in Iran three months ago after the death in…

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Ten Challenges that Will Determine Syria’s Fate in 2023

Ten developments and files, both local and foreign, will determine the fate of Syria in 2023. The resolution of these files will have implications for years and perhaps even decades to come. They will determine the fate of the three “statelets” in Syria after they remained largely unchanged in the…

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Exiled Iran Opposition Figures in United ‘Victory’ Message

A group of prominent exiled Iranian pro-opposition figures have issued a coordinated message predicting 2023 will be a year of "victory" with the regime shaken by protests. Those sending the message include leaders from the fields of culture, human rights and sports. The Iranian diaspora has long been seen as…

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Turkey, Syria, Russia to hold new talks on civil war, terrorism

Foreign ministers from Russia, Syria and Turkey will meet in the second half of January after last week holding the highest-level gathering since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011.

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Iranian Killed at Memorial for Slain Protesters

Iran's security forces fired on a crowd in the Kurdish-populated west on Saturday, killing a 22-year-old, a rights group said, more than 100 days after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests. The country has been rocked by demonstrations since Amini died in custody on September 16…

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Marchers in Southeast Iran Denounce Khamenei in Renewed Protests

Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran's supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences. There have been demonstrations across the country against the clerical leadership since mid-September after the death in detention…

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Attack Kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish Forces Arrest 52 Militants

A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria on Friday targeted a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, the government said. To the north, Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced they arrested 52 militants in an operation against ISIS sleeper cells. According to Syria’s petroleum ministry, the rocket struck in…

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Syria's Kurds Launch Offensive against ISIS Militants

Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Thursday they had launched an offensive against ISIS group fighters, days after jihadist gunmen launched a deadly prison attack. Six Kurdish fighters were killed Monday when ISIS militants attacked a complex in Raqa, the extremist group's former de facto capital in Syria, in a bid to…

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Border security discussed at landmark Syrian-Turkish talks-Turkish official

Landmark talks between the Syrian and Turkish defence ministers in Moscow included border security and how Turkey can act jointly against Kurdish militants, a senior Turkish official said, after a meeting underlining thawing ties between the foes.

Reuters

Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab

An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iran has been swept by demonstrations against the country's clerical leadership since mid-September, when 22-year-old Iranian…

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Syria's Kurdish-led Forces 'on Alert' for ISIS Attacks, Says Official

Syrian Kurdish-led forces boosted security Tuesday a day after foiling a deadly ISIS group assault on a prison fearing that the extremists will strike again, a spokesman said. Authorities on Monday declared a state of emergency in Raqa, the extremists’ former de facto capital in northern Syria, after gunmen launched…

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Iran President Blames US for Stoking Anti-Govt Protests

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi lashed out at the United States and its allies on Tuesday, accusing them of fomenting anti-government protests that have been underway in Iran for over three months. Iran has been shaken by mass protests since mid-September over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish…

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French prosecutors charge man with murder after killing of three Kurds in Paris

Judicial authorities in France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week's murder of three Kurds in the French capital. Hundreds of people marched in Paris to pay tribute to the victims. The Turkish foreign ministry on Monday summoned France's ambassador over "anti-Turkey propaganda".

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Kurdish Forces: Deadly ISIS Assault Targeting Syria Prison 'Thwarted'

ISIS militants in northern Syria launched a failed attack targeting a prison holding fellow extremists in a clash that killed six Kurdish fighters, local authorities and a war monitor said. The Kurdish fighters were killed in the assault on a security complex near a prison with ISIS inmates in Raqqa,…

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Turkey summons French ambassador after Paris shooting

Ankara expressed unease at PKK flags spotted during a march mourning the shooting deaths of three Kurds in Paris

France 24

Ankara summons French envoy over 'propaganda' after attack on Paris Kurds

Turkey on Monday summoned France's ambassador over "anti-Turkey propaganda" that it alleged French officials did little to stop following the killing of three Kurds in Paris.

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Pro-Turkish Fighters Killed in Northwest Syria Clashes

Eight Türkiye-backed Syrian fighters were killed in clashes with regime troops that raged Monday in the country's northwest, an opposition alliance said. A statement from the Faylaq al-Sham group said six of its fighters were killed and three more wounded in an offensive launched by Syrian government forces backed by…

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Attacks in Syria’s Raqqa kill several Kurdish security officers

Officials say an ISIL cell had targeted security and military buildings in the city, killing six fighters.

France 24

IS targets jailed jihadists in failed deadly attack on Syria’s Raqqa

Six members of Kurdish-led security forces and two jihadists were killed Monday in a failed Islamic State group assault near a prison for extremists in northern Syria, a war monitor said.

The Independent UK

Syrian Democratic Forces say 6 fighters killed in IS attack

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say an attack by Islamic State militants in the city of Raqqa has killed six of its members

France 24

Suspect charged with deadly attack at Kurdish cultural centre in Paris

A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris has been charged with murder and remanded into custody, a judicial source said Monday

The Independent UK

Kurds hold march of mourning after Paris shooting kills 3

Members of France’s Kurdish community and others are holding a silent march Monday to honor three people killed at a Kurdish cultural center in Paris

Reuters

Paris shooting suspect placed under formal investigation - prosecutor's office

The man suspected of shooting dead three Kurdish people in Paris last week has been placed under formal investigation, the city prosecutor's office said on Monday.

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