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Cautious calm in Aleppo after clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters

A cautious calm has settled in Syria's Aleppo after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

‘My kids are too scared to go outside’: Kurdish migrants face hostility as Japan wrestles with demographic crisis

Antagonism toward migrant communities visible in the UK, Europe and the US appears to be spreading to Japan

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2025

France repatriates group of women and children from Syrian camps

France repatriated three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons for alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said on Tuesday. More than five years after the Islamic State group's territorial defeat in the region, tens of thousands of people are still held in Kurdish-run camps and prisons in northeastern Syria – many…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 16, 2025

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Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work

Turkey’s peace process is advancing. In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met. It followed a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq, during which Kurdish…

The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025

Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism

A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025

Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025

Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says

Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.

Euronews · Aug 13, 2025

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Syria backs out of Paris talks with Kurdish-led fighters: State TV

Government source says recent Kurdish-led conference ‘dealt blow’ to talks on implementing a March integration deal.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025

Turkish committee begins work on PKK peace deal in step towards end of decades-long insurgency

The PKK had waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.

Euronews · Aug 5, 2025

Turkish parliamentary committee begins work on PKK peace initiative

A newly formed parliamentary committee has begun meeting to oversee a peace process with a Kurdish militant group

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF, government forces clash in Aleppo province

The Syrian Democratic Forces alleges that Damascus-linked factions attacked four of its positions early on Monday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025

Islamists were sent here to 'islamise' Europe, says female imam in Germany

Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria's Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators.

Euronews · Jul 23, 2025

Peace or politics? Turkey’s fragile path to ending a decades-long conflict

One of the world's most protracted armed conflicts could finally be drawing to a close in Turkey. This month, a small group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed struggle against the Turkish state for greater minority rights, voluntarily disarmed.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2025

Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye

Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region shut down facilities

Drones have attacked oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region, damaging facilities and halting operations

Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2025

How will the PKK’s disarmament play out in the region?

The PKK began its first phase of disarmament last week, analysts say the process will be felt regionally.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2025

How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?

The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who attended as a profoundly symbolic and emotional day that may signal the beginning of…

International Business Times · Jul 12, 2025

Turkey's Kurdish Regions Not Yet Ready To Believe In Peace Process

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand.

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Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2025

Erdogan rejoices as Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.

Euronews · Jul 12, 2025

Turkey's leader says PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' after group lays down arms

Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the disarmament of the Kurdish PKK militant group as a victory for his country after its members began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2025

PKK Militants Want To Enter Turkish Politics: Top Commander

Kurdish militants want to return to Turkey and enter mainstream politics, one of the PKK's joint leaders told AFP on Friday after the group's fighters began destroying their arms at a ceremony in Iraq.

Euronews · Jul 11, 2025

PKK militants in Iraq begin laying down arms as part of peace process with Turkey

The PKK's original aim was to establish a Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey, but over time its goals evolved into a campaign for greater autonomy for Turkey's Kurdish population.

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete step toward a promised disarmament as part of a peace process

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2025

PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye

Fighters from PKK begin symbolic disarmament in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, ending decades-long battle with Turkiye.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2025

Kurdish PKK Fighters To Begin Disarming At Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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