Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...
Kurds In Iraq And Syria Celebrate The Nowruz Festival Of Spring At A Time Of New Political Horizons
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Nowruz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when ...
Kurds in Iraq, Syria celebrate Newroz festival of spring
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...
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In Turkey, Jailed Kurdish Leader Urges Fighters to Disarm
Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish insurgent ... of the group in Turkey and Iraq as well as Kurdish militias in Syria and Iran. Image Mr. Ocalan in 1992. In 1999, Turkey captured Mr ...
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Will PKK leader Ocalan’s call for group to dissolve end Turkiye conflict?
the head of the SDF Mazloum Abdi said that it did not apply to Syria, even as he welcomed the PKK leader’s call. In a historic move, Abdullah Ocalan has asked his party to ‘lay down arms ...
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Syrian Kurds say Ocalan’s message 'has nothing to do with us'
Ocalan's call for "all groups" indicates that he likely means all PKK offshoots in Syria and Iran. Since 2012, Syrian Kurds have been able to carve out a semi-autonomous region in northeast Syria ...
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Abdullah Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve, regional leaders react
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed ... while Kurdish-led forces in Syria said Ocalan's message was "positive". In the first reaction to Ocalan's appeal from Erdogan's ruling ...
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Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds
Kurds in the Middle East have been in a state of limbo since Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, gave his pioneering speech in late February. In his ...
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What's next after Ocalan's order to disband PKK?
Supporters display a poster depicting Abdullah Ocalan after he called on the Kurdistan ... including its armed wings in Syria, Iraq, and Iran, Ankara will shift its focus to democratic reforms ...
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End of an era? PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, 'dissolve'
A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party jailed in Turkey since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the ...
The New York Times24d
Who Is the P.K.K. Leader Abdullah Ocalan?
By Ben Hubbard Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of a Kurdish ... he wields great influence over the P.K.K. and its affiliated militias in Syria, Iraq and Iran. Mr. Ocalan founded the P.K.K ...
The Irish Times view on the Kurds: turning points in Turkey and Syria
They have now reached another turning point. Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has called on his ...