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Turkish President urges Kurdish militant group PKK to disarm

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Turkish President urges Kurdish militant group PKK to disarm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to surrender its weapons, signalling a potential breakthrough in the country’s most intractable conflicts. Speaking in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, Erdogan described what he called a “new and important window of opportunity” to resolve a struggle that has claimed tens … Read more

Turkish-backed forces advance on Kurdish areas in Aleppo, over 2L face isolation

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Turkish-backed forces advance on Kurdish areas in Aleppo, over 2L face isolation

Damascus: Turkish-backed factions launched an offensive on Kurdish-held areas in Aleppo province, leading to the isolation of over 200,000 Syrian Kurds, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack, dubbed ‘Operation Dawn of Freedom,’ has targeted rural Aleppo, where over 200,000 Syrian Kurds reside, Xinhua news agency reported. The Observatory … Read more