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Middle East crisis live: Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – as it happened

Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

The Guardian - 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

The Independent UK · 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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2025

Methane gas inside northern Iraq cave kills 12 Turkish soldiers

Soldiers died from gas exposure during a mission to recover a Turkish soldier missing in the cave since 2022.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2025

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

A Kurdish militant group has announced plans to start disarming as part of a peace process with Turkey

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Turkey Breathes Easier As Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk

As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara's domestic and regional policies.

International Business Times · Jun 25, 2025

Far-right Turkish politician Ümit Özdağ goes on trial for allegedly inciting anti-Syrian riots

Özdağ is blamed for last year's anti-Syrian refugee riots in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, during which hundreds of homes and businesses were attacked.

Euronews · Jun 12, 2025

PKK’s decision to disband shows the benefit of engaging in politics rather than an armed struggle

The recent decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm and disband has important lessons for any country facing a seemingly intractable insurgency. On May 12, the group stated that following its 12th Congress it will “dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end the armed struggle method”. The organisation…

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025

US to reduce military presence in Syria, keeping only one base operational

US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025

PKK ends 40-year fight but doubts remain about the next steps

The Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, has announced the end to its more than forty-year fight against Turkey, a conflict that claimed more than 40,000 lives. But the declaration, called historic by Turkish officials, is being met by public skepticism with questions remaining over disarmament and its calls for democratic…

Radio France Internationale · May 20, 2025