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In Syria, there's been a major development as U.S.-backed Kurdish forces who have controlled part of the country for more than a decade have agreed to be incorporated into the Syrian state.

On National Clothing Day, we celebrate the beauty of Kurdistan’s diverse culture and peaceful coexistence,” said Prime ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...

About an hour outside of London, Thames Carpets sells handmade carpets mostly from the Middle East. The business goes back ...

The head of the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) eventually accepted the realities of today's world and called for the ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader ...

Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the country’s southeast. But in recent years the group has called for more autonomy within ...

(Reuters) -The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The announcement by the Kurdistan ...

There has been a major development in an armed conflict that has raged for decades between Turkey and a Turkish Kurdish group. The group's founder has called for followers to disarm and dissolve.

What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict The overture by Abdullah Ocalan is part of a peace effort at a time of heightened instability and ...