Iraq

Iraq Says Kills Senior Islamic State Group Leader

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State group leader responsible for foreign operations

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Turkey Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Turkey insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately," a week after a historic ceasefire.

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PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

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In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

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Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

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Australia Ends Middle East Presence Against Islamic State

Australia’s remaining military personnel under an international coalition in Iraq and Syria have returned home, officially ending the country’s posture against the Islamic State in the region.

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Turkey’s Pro-Kurd Party to Meet Jailed PKK Leader on Saturday

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party delegates will visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

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Iraq Orders Surion Helicopters From South Korea

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a contract to deliver KUH-1 Surion utility transport helicopters to Iraq.

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Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

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Iraqi Armed Group Urges Government to Deploy Troops to Syria

Iraq's powerful Iran-aligned Kataeb Hezbollah armed group has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against a rebel offensive.

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