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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025Ben Hubbard and Safak TimurComments Off on Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Erika SolomonComments Off on Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.

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Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes

March 12, 2025March 14, 2025Ben Hubbard and Safak TimurComments Off on Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes

Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire.

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Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

March 1, 2025March 2, 2025Safak Timur and Carlotta GallComments Off on Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

The group, the P.K.K., made its declaration days after its long-imprisoned leader urged the movement to disarm and disband, but there are still many questions about the prospects for ending 40 years of deadly conflict.

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Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025Safak TimurComments Off on Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

The group, the P.K.K., made its declaration days after its long-imprisoned leader urged the movement to disarm and disband.

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Iran Hits Iraq and Syria With Missiles, Citing Terrorist Attack

January 15, 2024January 16, 2024ALISSA J. RUBINComments Off on Iran Hits Iraq and Syria With Missiles, Citing Terrorist Attack

Explosions shook Erbil, a city in northern Iraq, and at least four civilians were killed, local officials said. Syrian targets were also hit, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said.

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Drone Attack Kills 3 Counterterrorist Fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan

September 18, 2023September 19, 2023Alissa J. Rubin and Kamil KakolComments Off on Drone Attack Kills 3 Counterterrorist Fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan

Drone attacks in the Kurdistan region usually target insurgent groups fighting against Turkey and Iran; this one struck an elite Iraqi Kurdish security force.

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Women’s Right Activists in Iran Are Detained as Protests Anniversary Nears

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023Leily Nikounazar and Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Women’s Right Activists in Iran Are Detained as Protests Anniversary Nears

They stand accused of planning to incite “chaos and vandalism” nearly a year after a young woman’s death in Iranian police custody sparked a mass rebellion.

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Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters

July 24, 2023Cora Engelbrecht and Emily GarthwaiteComments Off on Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters

Some have risked their lives to escape to Iraq or other nearby countries, where they have found havens to start over.

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Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters

July 24, 2023Cora Engelbrecht and Emily GarthwaiteComments Off on Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters

Some have risked their lives to escape to Iraq or other nearby countries, where they have found havens to start over.

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