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Seven killed in Turkish military clash with Kurdish militants: army
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Seven killed in Turkish military clash with Kurdish militants: army

Turkish troops killed six Kurdish militants in a clash in the restive southeast and one of three soldiers wounded in…
No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory
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No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory

The shepherd's widow no longer asks God for peace. Like many Kurds in Turkey's southeast, Sevgi Gezici, 22, believed President Tayyip…
Kurds should be at Saudi-held Syria opposition meet: leader
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Kurds should be at Saudi-held Syria opposition meet: leader

Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organised by Saudi Arabia next month because they…
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military
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Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military

Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants…
Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq
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Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq

Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State insurgents in a cluster of villages in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, bent…
Syrian Kurds refine oil for themselves for first time
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Syrian Kurds refine oil for themselves for first time

Smoke rises as crude oil is heated in Rmeilan oil field of Syria's Hasakeh province, where the Kurds, having fought…
Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria
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Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria

The Islamic State group used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria in late June, a Syrian…
Kurdish militants threaten to attack Turkey dams
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Kurdish militants threaten to attack Turkey dams

A Kurdish militant group on Sunday threatened to target dams harnessing hydroelectric power in southeastern Turkey, accusing the government of…
Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town
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Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town

The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Monday it had seized a major road that brought reinforcements from Islamic State's…
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
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Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge

Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament…
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