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Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced in May that it would disband and renounce armed conflict, ending four decades of hostilities.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to launch disarmament

SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey.

The Financial Times · 1d

Kurdish militants burn weapons in step towards peace with Turkey

A group of Kurdish militants has begun laying down its weapons after promising to disarm in a peace process designed to end the four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state. The ceremony, which took place outside a cave in northern Iraq’s mountainous Qandil region,

Iraqi News1d

Iraq sends 20 firefighting teams to help combat massive wildfires in Latakia, Syria

Iraq's Civil Defense is sending 20 specialized firefighting teams to Syria to help combat unprecedented wildfires raging in ...

Anadolu Agency9h

US envoy urges PKK/YPG to act quickly on integration to avoid issues with Türkiye, Syria

It's not unthinkable that whoever the constituency is for YPG or SDF has distanced themselves from PKK. So, I don't think ...

The National on MSN1d

Iraq sends firefighters and water tankers to battle Syria forest fires

Iraq is sending firefighters, water tankers and other equipment to help battle forest blazes in coastal Syria, as a multinational effort to extinguish the flames enters a ninth day. Already crews from ...

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Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

France 24 on MSN1d

Syria after Assad: Journey through a war-ravaged nation in transition

Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained access to sites ...

The Christian Post on MSN1d

Christians face 'increasingly perilous existence' in Syria; church bombing serves as 'brutal reminder'

The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...

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Why Syria plays a key role in Trump’s plans for Middle East peace

President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and ...

A church bombing leads Syria’s Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.

Christianity Today1d

Fears of a Christian Exodus after Syria’s Deadly Church Bombing

Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are ...

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Trump formally lifts Syria sanctions after meeting with ex-Al Qaeda fighter prez in Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON — President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to ...

The National on MSN1d

Why Gulf states are rushing to shape Syria’s post-sanctions transition

Arab Gulf states are moving quickly to entrench themselves in Syria’s post-Assad future, launching a surge of diplomatic, ...

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