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• New Turkiye peace deal will see PKK Kurdish militant group disband

  The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, would put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkiye, Syria and Iraq.

  World

  May 12
  
• Sweden ‘unequivocally committed’ to fighting terrorism, PM says

  Sweden will continue to take a firm stance on terrorism and will not be a safe haven for extremists, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday.

  World

  Jun 27, 2022
  
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• Turkey begins new cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

  The offensive has left at least 19 suspected Kurdish rebels dead and has wounded at least four Turkish soldiers, Turkey's defense minister said Monday.

  World

  Apr 18, 2022
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• Toronto foundation stripped of charity status after audit finds alleged links to Kurdish guerrillas

  The Anatolia Cultural Foundation, which funds medical and humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians, is the latest charity that CRA auditors have tied to overseas terrorist groups.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2019
• ‘I’d sworn never to go to Syria’: Stewart Bell on his journey to meet a captured Canadian ISIS fighter

  When the investigative reporter received a tip that U.S.-backed Kurdish forces captured a notorious Canadian ISIS member, he headed to Syria to confirm it himself.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2018
• At least 2 killed in car bombing outside a courthouse in Turkey

  A policeman and a courthouse employee were killed in the attack while two assailants were shot dead.

  World

  Jan 5, 2017
• Kurdistan Workers’ Party claims responsibility for deadly car bomb attack in Turkey

  Turkey's state-run news agency says at least one person was killed and 30 others were wounded in a car bomb attack in the city of Diyarbakir.

  World

  Nov 4, 2016
• Kurdish militants blamed for car bomb blast that kills 18 in Turkey

  Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said the attack occurred at 9:45 a.m. outside a Gendarmerie checkpoint on the Semdinli-Yuksekova highway and was the work of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

  World

  Oct 9, 2016
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• 5 Kurds detained in Turkey for allegedly planning car bombings

  Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained five Kurdish militants suspected of planning to carry out a series of car bombings around the southern city of Adana.

  World

  Oct 4, 2016
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• 28 elected officials replaced in Turkey with appointees

  Turkish police used water cannons and teargas to disperse protesters Sunday after Ankara announced it had replaced 28 elected municipal and district mayors in several predominantly Kurdish towns in Turkey's east and southeast.

  World

  Sep 11, 2016