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Turkey points to Kurdish militants for deadly Istanbul bombing / Nazlan Ertan
Turkish security forces have arrested a Syrian woman they say confessed to carrying out the attack under instructions from Kobani, but both the Kurdistan Workers Party and Syrian Kurdish forces deny any involvement.
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Turkish opposition revives questions over Islamic State burning execution / Sibel Hurtas
Almost six years on, Turkey’s public remains in the dark on the burning execution of two compatriots in Syria.
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Turkey contributed to Yazidi genocide - report
An investigation launched by a group of prominent human rights lawyers said that Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against the Yazidi people, the Guardian reported.
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Islamic State collaborators received Turkish citizenship, official report shows
A leaked report has revealed details about how the jihadi group used Turkey to traffic money and obtain supplies.
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Six years later, ex-Islamic State stronghold in Iraq feels left behind
As a former ISIS stronghold, Hawija feels rejected and neglected both nationally and internationally.
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Lavrov blames US Kurdish policy in Syria
The United States’ support for separatist tendencies in northeastern Syria may make the Kurdish problem topical not only for Syria but for other countries of the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with visiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State.
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Iraq's elections weaken PKK in Sinjar / Mahmut Bozarslan
Iraq's October elections may have strengthened the Iraqi Kurdistan administration's hands in the Yazidi enclave of Sinjar.
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Iraqi PM vows to fix Kirkuk security issues after gruesome Islamic State attack / Shelly Kittleson
Following an Islamic State attack in which over a dozen Iraqi policemen were killed, the prime minister criticized military leaders’ “shortcomings” and pledged to address the issue. Meanwhile, counterterrorism operations continue in the same disputed province to prevent further attacks.
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Syrian Kurds halted drone attacks near coalition base
Syrian Kurdish forces said they repelled drone attacks Wednesday, July 7, near a major base of the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group remnants, in the second such attack in days.