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Jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey is over
Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, appeared in a rare online video on ...
Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its ...
Iraqi News2d
Iraqi PM receives Turkey’s intelligence chief in Baghdad
The Iraqi prime minister received on Tuesday the director of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization to discuss security ...
Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV says
Militant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) will begin handing over weapons in groups in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday as part of a peace process with Turkey, Turkish ...
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12 Turkish soldiers die from methane poisoning in Iraq: What to know
ANKARA — At least 12 Turkish soldiers died from methane gas poisoning in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said ...
Iraqi News2d
Iraq expands agricultural lands as Turkey increases water flows
The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture revealed that increased water flows from Turkey will allow for the expansion of ...
Turkey says 5 soldiers killed by methane gas during cave search in northern Iraq
Turkey's Defense Ministry said five soldiers have been killed by methane gas in northern Iraq. They were searching a cave Sunday for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants three ...
Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation
Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish ...
Iraqi News1d
Shorter route linking Turkey to Kuwait through Iraq now operational
A new roadway corridor connecting Turkey to Kuwait across Iraq is now operating, significantly lowering transit times.