Iraq, Syria and Turkey

Turkey awaits Iraq to designate PKK as terrorists: FM
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey is looking forward to Iraq designating the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday in Baghdad, days after two Iraqi border guards were killed near the Turkish border.
Turkey Says It Kills 15 Kurdish Militants in Syria and Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible links to U.S. allies, since Donald Trump took office in the White House last week.
Turkish strikes kill 8, wound 20 in Kurdish areas in Syria
At least eight people were killed and 20 others were injured, including women and children, after Turkish airstrikes targeted a busy market in Syria, a monitor group said on Tuesday.According to Rami Abdel Rahman,
Turkey-backed forces reportedly kill 14 in Syria
The US-backed Kurdish militia group said no fewer than 14 civilians were killed and 29 wounded in attacks by Turkey-backed forces in northern Syria on Monday and Tuesday. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces,
At Least 14 Killed in Syria in Attacks by Turkish-Backed Forces, Says Kurdish Militia
Shelling by Turkish-backed forces on another area in northern Syria killed three civilians and injured nine on Tuesday, according to the SDF. They said Turkish forces also shelled
Turkey's foreign minister to visit Iraq to discuss Kurdish militants and security, source says
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish ...
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Regional Unrest: Turkey's Call for Unity Against PKK and Islamic State
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged for a unified effort to combat Islamic State and Kurdish militants after his ...
Iraqi Kurdistan Remains A Vital Strategic Asset For The United States
Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...
Turkey says joint fight needed against Kurdish militants, Islamic State in the region
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday after talks in Baghdad that a joint battle using "all our resources" must ...
Trump uniquely placed to ‘whisper’ in Erdogan’s ear over Turkish regional ambitions: Greek defense minister
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said NATO needs to take seriously Turkey's expansionist ambitions and President Erdoğan's desire to "recreate the Ottoman Empire" amid aggression.
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Iraq blames PKK ‘terrorists’ for deadly attack on border guards
Iraq’s interior minister blamed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) “terrorists” for a deadly attack on border guards in Duhok on ...
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Ancient Ocean Plate Beneath Iraq is Breaking Apart, Reshaping the Land
Deep beneath Iraq, a long-lost oceanic plate is breaking apart, causing shifts that stretch from southeastern Turkey to ...
Turkey Says Will Fight Terror After Death Of Iraqi Border Guards
Turkey vowed on Saturday to work closely with Iraq to secure their common frontier after two Iraqi border guards were killed in a shooting blamed on outlawed PKK militants.
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Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKK on Iraq visit
"I want to emphasise this fact in the strongest way: the PKK is targeting Turkey, Iraq and Syria," Fidan said in a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein. "We must combine all ...
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Kurdish minister slams Iraq for excluding Kurdistan from strategic project
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region’s reconstruction minister on Tuesday criticised the federal government for ...