In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan ...

Outlawed Kurdish militants declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

For almost five decades, Turkey has been at war with the PKK, founded by Ocalan in 1978. Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the ...

Revellers danced in the street in the city of Qamishli and waved flags featuring Ocalan's portrait alongside the Kurdish flag. "We welcome the historic announcement by Leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

By Safak Timur and Carlotta Gall The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a cease-fire on Saturday, days after a call from its jailed ...

and green Kurdish flags and chanting slogans as they watched Ocalan’s letter being read out on big screens by members of the delegation that visited him. Reactions were divided, with some welcoming ...

ANKARA, Turkey — The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called on his organization to disarm and dissolve as part of a new effort to end 40 years of fighting between the state ...

and green Kurdish flags and chanting slogans as they watched Ocalan's letter being read out on big screens by members of the delegation that visited him. Reactions were divided, with some ...