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Based on a true story: Turkish movie celebrates Afrin campaign 'heroism'

Turkey’soffensiveagainstKurdishfightersinSyriahasdominatednewsheadlinessinceitwaslaunchedtwomonthsago,andnow"OperationOliveBranch"willalsobefeaturedontheshowtim

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With its enemies distracted, Isis makes a swift and deadly comeback

SuleimanKhalaf,alsoknownasAbuFadi,waskilled10daysagoinafightwithIsisineasternSyriawhenthevehiclehewasinwashitbyaheat-seekingmissile.“Hewasdrivingabulldozerwhich

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Syrian Kurdish leader detained in Prague on Turkey's request

CzechauthoritiesdetainedaformerleaderofaSyrianKurdishpoliticalpartyunderanInterpolrednoticethatwasbasedonTurkey'srequestforhisarrest,Turkey'sofficialnewsagencya

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Turkey confirms U.S. promise of ending weapon supplies to Kurds

TurkeyconfirmedSaturdaythattheUnitedStateswouldnolongerprovidetheSyrianKurdishDemocraticUnionParty(PYD)anditsarmedwingPeople'sProtectionUnits(YPG)withweaponsinS

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18 civilians killed by Turkish airstrikes and shelling in Syria's Afrin

Atleast18civilianshavebeenkilledintheTurkishmilitarycampaignagainstSyria'sKurdish-heldAfrinenclaveinnorthernSyria,amonitorgroupreportedSunday.TheSyrianObservato

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Middle East power struggle threatens shaky peace in post-IS phase

Afterthreeyearsoffighting,thegroundwaragainsttheIslamicState(IS)iscomingtoanend.However,thelong-simmeringrivalrybetweenglobalandregionalpowersintheMiddleEastnow

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Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeast - military

TwoTurkishsoldierswerekilledinTurkey’ssoutheasternprovinceofHakkariinanattackbyKurdishWorkersParty(PKK)militants,themilitarysaidonMonday.Anothersoldierwaswounde

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Bomb attack kills 3 in Iraqi Kurdish refugee camp

AbombattacktargetingaKurdishrefugeecampinnorthernIraqkilledatleastthreepeopleandinjuredsevenothersonWednesday,IraqiKurdishmediareported.Theexplosiondamagedparts

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Syrian Kurds hold local elections, press on with autonomy plans

Kurdish-ledauthoritiesheldlocalelectionsonFridayinareastheycontrolinnorthernSyria,pushingaheadwithautonomyplansopposedbyboththegovernmentofPresidentBasharal-Ass

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Kurds report Iraq attack south of oil export pipeline, military deny

Iraq'sKurdistanregionaccusedIraqiforcesoflaunchinganattackonTuesdayinthedirectionoftheTurkishborderwhereasectionoftheKurdishoilexportpipelineislocated.AnIraqimi

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Iraqi forces seize town near Kirkuk from Kurdish militants

TheIraqiforcesonFridaytookfullcontrolofatownnearthecityofKirkukaspartofthetroops'redeploymentinthedisputedareasclaimedbyBaghdadandtheKurdishregion,theIraqimilit

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Iraqi forces enter disputed city of Sinjar without fighting

IraqisecurityforcesonTuesdayenteredthecityofSinjarwithoutfighting,whichispartofthedisputedareasclaimedbybothBaghdadgovernmentandtheKurdishregion,anofficialKurdi

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Iraqi forces enter Kirkuk as Kurds flee

IraqigovernmentforceshaveenteredcentralKirkukaftertakingkeyinstallationsoutsidethedisputedcityfromKurdishfighters.ThousandsofpeoplefledthecityaheadoftheIraqiadv

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Iraqi forces seize major airbase near Kirkuk

IraqisecurityforcesonMondaytookcontrolofthehugeairbasenearthecityofthecityofKirkuk,asthetroopsareadvancingtorecapturethedisputedareas,includingtheoil-richKirkuk

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Iraqi PM announces deployment of gov't forces in Kirkuk province

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadiMondayorderedgovernmentforcestoentertheoil-richKirkukprovinceinnorthernIraqtoregaincontrolthere,theofficialIraqitelevisionreport

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Clashes reported between Iraqi and Kurdish forces near Kirkuk

IraqiforcesandPeshmergafightershaveexchangedartilleryfiresouthofKikukasanoperationgreen-lightedbyIraqiPrimeMinisterHaidaral-Abadito“imposesecurity”ontheoil-rich

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Iraq troops in armed standoff with Kurd forces

ThousandsofIraqitroopswerelockedinanarmedstandoffwithKurdishforcesinthedisputedoilprovinceofKirkukonSaturdayasWashingtonscrambledtoavertfightingbetweenthekeyall