Due to sensitivities over the abandonment of the insurgency, the fighters will destroy rather than surrender their weapons.

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist ...

As the president’s traditional support wanes, he is seeking a risky deal with the Kurds to buy a political lifeline. But is ...

A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks. U.S. Ambassador to ...

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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party says the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will take a first formal step toward disarmament on ...

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey, has called on his followers to ...

More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with ...

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. In a video message on ...

Russia eyes new oil deals in southern Iraq to expand its influence beyond Kurdistan and replicate Iran-style long-term energy pacts.

Turkey’s Defense Ministry says three more soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning in northern Iraq, raising the death toll to eight. The soldiers were searching a cave for the remains of ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his historic visit to Argentina, discussed with South American President Javier Milei avenues of cooperation in newer areas such as drone technology, according to ...