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Syria rejects Kurd bid to keep weapons: government source
Damascus (AFP) July 24, 2025 Syria has rejected Kurdish demands to keep their weapons, a government source said Thursday, as a new round of talks on the Kurds' integration into the state was set to begin. The Kurds, who control large swathes of the north and east, are negotiating with the central government on the integration of their civil and military institutions into the state. Those include the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is Kurdish-led. "Talking about refusing to hand over weapons or maintainin ... read more |
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One killed as Iraqi Kurds protest power cutsArbil, Iraq (AFP) July 14, 2025 A man was killed in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region late Sunday during protests against power cuts, residents and a medical source told AFP. ... more 
Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremonySulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) July 11, 2025 Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a symbolic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state. ... more
Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricityArbil, Iraq (AFP) July 9, 2025 More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. ... more
Turkey says 12 soldiers now dead of methane exposure in IraqIstanbul (AFP) July 7, 2025 Turkey said on Monday that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight. ... more |
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India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflict Singapore (AFP) May 31, 2025 India's defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. ... more
Turkey, PKK must both change for peace: former militantDiyarbakir, Turkey (AFP) May 25, 2025 "When you try and explain peace to people, there is a very serious lack of trust," said Yuksel Genc, a former fighter with the PKK, which recently ended its decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state. ... more 
Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each otherKarachi (AFP) May 23, 2025 Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said on Friday they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. ... more
Pentagon chief launches another review into U.S Afghanistan withdrawalWashington DC (UPI) May 21, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced the launch of a new "comprehensive review" of the United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to ensure those responsible face accountability. ... more 
China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty'Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2025 China said on Tuesday it supports Pakistan in defending "national sovereignty and territorial integrity", after a ceasefire ended four days of fighting with India over a deadly attack in Kashmir. ... more |
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PKK urges Turkey to ease imprisonment of 'chief negotiator' Ocalan
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) May 20, 2025 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group's "chief negotiator" for any future talks after a decision to disband. A spokesman for the Kurdish group, blacklisted as a "terrorist" organisation by Ankara and its Western allies, told AFP in an interview on Monday that Turkey has not yet provided guarantees for a peace process, and expressed objection to exiling PKK members. In recent months, the PKK has ma ... read more 
India to resume border ceremony with PakistanAmritsar, India (AFP) May 20, 2025 India said Tuesday it would resume a daily border ceremony with neighbouring Pakistan which it briefly halted earlier this month following the most serious conflict between the nuclear armed arch-rivals for decades. ... more |
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Indian vets to be re-deployed as security guards in Kashmir: govtSrinagar, India (AFP) May 17, 2025 Military veterans will be redeployed as security guards in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Saturday, a week after it reached a ceasefire with Pakistan to end their most serious conflict in decades. ... more
Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over KashmirIslamabad (AFP) May 18, 2025 Pakistan's foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades. ... more
Turkey says to continue anti-PKK operations until 'region cleared'Ankara (AFP) May 15, 2025 Turkey's military will continue acting against PKK militants in regions where they are present until it is "certain" the threat is removed following the Kurdish group's decision to disband, the defence ministry said Thursday, in a nod to its presence notably in Iraq. ... more
Pakistan returns Indian border guard captured after Kashmir attackNew Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2025 Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals. ... more
Indian teams defuse bombs in Kashmir border areasUri, India (AFP) May 12, 2025 Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes. ... more |
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