Iraqi president sues PM, finance minister over unpaid salaries
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, who is a Kurd, filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Finance Minister Taif Sami over...
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Mass grave of Kurdish fighters killed by IS found in Iraq's disputed province
Local officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday that a mass grave containing the remains of 17 people has been found in Hawija town, west of Iraq's...
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What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad?
NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish...
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Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara...
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Iraq struggles to implement law to return Kurd, Turkmen land
The Iraqi parliament recently passed a law to return occupied Kurdish and Turkmen lands. However, over the weekend, Kurdish farmers in Kirkuk were...
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Irbil governor notes lack of support from city's Sunni Arab leaders
Governor Omid Khoshnaw told VOA that many Sunni Arab leaders live in Irbil, benefiting from the security and quality of life in the Kurdish capital,...
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Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its...
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Afrin IDPs in Qamishli fear returning home
As Syrian Arab refugees in the Kurdish city of Afrin return to their homes in Damascus and elsewhere, displaced Afrinis are afraid to return to their...
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Derik residents speak of social justice
On the International Day of Social Justice, residents of Derik, in northern and eastern Syria, approach the day with different perspectives. While...
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Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant...
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