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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Clashes In Turkey On Anniversary Of Kurdish Leader's Arrest
Clashes erupted in southeast Turkey on Monday after a rally to mark 17 years since the arrest of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Kurdish Forces and Allies 'Broke Islamic State Spine': Kurdish Leader
The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, said on Monday his forces had "broken the spine" of the Islamic State (IS) group with the help of international allies.
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Kurdish Rebel Leader Urges End to Armed Struggle in Turkey
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today called for Kurds to hold a congress to bring an end to the decades-long armed struggle waged in Turkey by the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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Qatar: Iraq's fugitive VP arrives on 'official visit'
Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has travelled to Qatar on what the Gulf nation's state news agency called an "official visit." The trip could deepen tensions between Baghdad's Shiite-led government and the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Clashes In Turkey On Anniversary Of Kurdish Leader's Arrest
Clashes erupted in southeast Turkey on Monday after a rally to mark 17 years since the arrest of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Kurdish Forces and Allies 'Broke Islamic State Spine': Kurdish Leader
The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, said on Monday his forces had "broken the spine" of the Islamic State (IS) group with the help of international allies.
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Kurdish Rebel Leader Urges End to Armed Struggle in Turkey
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today called for Kurds to hold a congress to bring an end to the decades-long armed struggle waged in Turkey by the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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Qatar: Iraq's fugitive VP arrives on 'official visit'
Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has travelled to Qatar on what the Gulf nation's state news agency called an "official visit." The trip could deepen tensions between Baghdad's Shiite-led government and the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf.
