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Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
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Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition should withdraw its support for his third term bid and pick another candidate, urged…
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
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Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from…
Kurd rebels free Turkish soldiers seized in weekend unrest
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Kurd rebels free Turkish soldiers seized in weekend unrest

Kurdish rebels freed on Monday four Turkish soldiers abducted in the southeast of the country in the worst flareup of…
An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth
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An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth

Remzi, a 26-year-old Kurd from southeast Turkey, has a pretty typical life story for someone like him. A child during…
Three Kurdish women found shot dead in Paris
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Three Kurdish women found shot dead in Paris

  Three Kurdish women said to include a founding member of the PKK militant group were shot dead overnight in…
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
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Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution

DERIK, Syria — The Kurdish rebellion in northeastern Syria intensified in fighting that erupted Saturday 22 July, as militias raising…
Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
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Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish air strikes killed 23 Kurdish villagers in the southeast near the Iraqi border early Thursday, an…
Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker
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Turkish commandos shoot dead lone ferry hijacker

Turkish commandos killed a lone hijacker, believed to be a Kurdish militant, in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday to rescue…
Turkey launches incursion into Iraq
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Turkey launches incursion into Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours…
Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town
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Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town

Hundreds rallied in the disputed Iraqi town of Khanaqin on Sunday to demand the reversal of a central government ruling…
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