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"I Think The Kurds Kept Them": Trump On US Guns Sent To Iran Protesters
The protests began on December 28, 2025, after a sharp collapse of Iran's currency. This happened amid soaring inflation, state mismanagement of essential services, and worsening living conditions.
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Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Opposition Would Not Support Death Penalty
Turkey'spro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) would not support any proposal put to parliament on the reintroduction of the death penalty following a failed coup attempt, party spokesman Ayhan Bilgen told Reuters.
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Arab-Kurd Fighters Kill 16 ISIS Terrorists Near Syria 'Capital'
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from ISIS during fierce clashes north of the jihadists' stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said today.
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Turkish PM Excludes Kurdish Party From Talks On New Constitution
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today rejected holding talks with Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party over a new constitution because of the "disrespectful" attitude of its leadership.
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7 Killed In Turkish Military Clash With Kurdish Militants: Army
Turkish troops killed six Kurdish militants in a clash in the restive southeast and one of three soldiers wounded in the firefight died in hospital, the armed forces said in a statement today.
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The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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Stunned Turkey Mourns 95 Killed in Worst Ever Attack
Turkey today mourned the killing of at least 95 people in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally in Ankara, its worst ever attack that raised fears for the country's stability.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US And Turkey to Create 'Islamic State-Free Zone' in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State (IS) jihadists from northern Syria, senior US officials said on Monday, as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to press ahead with parallel strikes against Kurdish militants.
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Syria Regime, Kurds join to Fight Islamic State in Hasakeh
In two districts of Syria's Hasakeh city, Kurdish fighters and regime forces rest before returning to battle the Islamic State group, a shared enemy being fought jointly for the first time.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
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Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
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Kurds Clash With Islamic State at Gates of Key Syrian Border Town, Says Kurdish Commander
Kurdish militia advanced today to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.
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"I Think The Kurds Kept Them": Trump On US Guns Sent To Iran Protesters
The protests began on December 28, 2025, after a sharp collapse of Iran's currency. This happened amid soaring inflation, state mismanagement of essential services, and worsening living conditions.
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Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Opposition Would Not Support Death Penalty
Turkey'spro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) would not support any proposal put to parliament on the reintroduction of the death penalty following a failed coup attempt, party spokesman Ayhan Bilgen told Reuters.
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Arab-Kurd Fighters Kill 16 ISIS Terrorists Near Syria 'Capital'
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from ISIS during fierce clashes north of the jihadists' stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said today.
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Turkish PM Excludes Kurdish Party From Talks On New Constitution
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today rejected holding talks with Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party over a new constitution because of the "disrespectful" attitude of its leadership.
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7 Killed In Turkish Military Clash With Kurdish Militants: Army
Turkish troops killed six Kurdish militants in a clash in the restive southeast and one of three soldiers wounded in the firefight died in hospital, the armed forces said in a statement today.
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The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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Stunned Turkey Mourns 95 Killed in Worst Ever Attack
Turkey today mourned the killing of at least 95 people in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally in Ankara, its worst ever attack that raised fears for the country's stability.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US And Turkey to Create 'Islamic State-Free Zone' in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State (IS) jihadists from northern Syria, senior US officials said on Monday, as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to press ahead with parallel strikes against Kurdish militants.
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Syria Regime, Kurds join to Fight Islamic State in Hasakeh
In two districts of Syria's Hasakeh city, Kurdish fighters and regime forces rest before returning to battle the Islamic State group, a shared enemy being fought jointly for the first time.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
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Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
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Kurds Clash With Islamic State at Gates of Key Syrian Border Town, Says Kurdish Commander
Kurdish militia advanced today to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.
