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As Kurdish fighters debate joining the Iran war, their bases are already under attackTheir camps under attack by Iran, Kurdish fighters based in Iraq are debating whether to join the U.S. and Israeli war against the Islamic republic.WorldMar 9
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Winnipeg Kurds gearing up for Nowruz, Persian New Year celebrationNowruz is the Persian new year and marks the arrival of the spring season. Kurds haves been celebrating the occasion in Winnipeg since the 1990s, joined by others around the world.CanadaMar 23, 2024
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RCMP arrests 3 women after they return to Canada from ISIS camps in SyriaTwo Edmonton women who were supposed to return to Canada have gone missing.CanadaApr 6, 2023
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Turkey begins new cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern IraqThe offensive has left at least 19 suspected Kurdish rebels dead and has wounded at least four Turkish soldiers, Turkey's defense minister said Monday.WorldApr 18, 2022
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Artist who escaped to Canada from Iraq using paint and canvas to raise funds for refugeesHarem Tahir came to Canada in 2017 as a refugee, and said the transition hasn't been easy. Now he's helping raise money for other newcomers.NewsDec 18, 2021
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Coronavirus: Kurdish-led northeast Syria reports first caseIn a statement, the regional administration said a 53-year-old man had died at Qamishli National Hospital on April 2.WorldApr 17, 2020
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U.S. VP Mike Pence makes surprise visit to Iraq, visits U.S. troopsThe visit is PenceÂ’s first to Iraq and comes nearly one year since President Donald TrumpÂ’s surprise visit to the country.WorldNov 23, 2019
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Turkish president Erdogan ‘did a great job,’ says country’s ambassador to CanadaAmbassador Kerim Uras was asked to respond to calls that Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be charged with war crimes.CanadaNov 17, 2019
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Trump has green-lit a wider mission to secure Syrian oil, raising legal questionsUnder the new plan, troops would protect a large swath of land controlled by Syrian Kurdish fighters.EconomyNov 5, 2019
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Burmese medic killed in Syria had gone there to serve people: widowZau Seng had traveled to Syria and Iraq several times to treat people injured on the front lines and document abuses.WorldNov 5, 2019
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