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The Kurdish women fighting ISIS
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The Kurdish women fighting ISIS

(CNN)  ̶  The image of the braided Kurdish female fighter, donning military camouflage and taking up arms against the militant…
Clashes erupt in Iraqi city of Kirkuk over Kurdish vote
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Clashes erupt in Iraqi city of Kirkuk over Kurdish vote

Iraq’s ethnically-mixed and contested city of Kirkuk was on a nighttime curfew on Tuesday after clashes erupted there the previous…
Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir
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Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey’s Izmir

Seven people were wounded when an explosion hit a shuttle bus carrying prison guards in the Turkish coastal province of…
Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed
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Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu…
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
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Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle

Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the US-led military coalition…
Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara attack
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Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara attack

Turkey on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants for a car bombing targeting a military convoy in Ankara that left 28 people…
Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State
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Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State

Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by US air strikes seized the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday, a…
Kurdish rebel leader in Turkey calls for disarmament congress
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Kurdish rebel leader in Turkey calls for disarmament congress

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his followers to take a "historic" decision to lay down their arms,…
Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq
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Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq

 Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk,…
Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling
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Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling

Turkey's top court has ruled that the lengthy detention of two Kurdish lawmakers while on trial for supporting militants violated…
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