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Turkey's pro-Kurdish party warns Syria violence threatens peace efforts

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party suggested on Tuesday that violence against Kurdish groups in Syria risks undermining fragile reconciliation efforts with Kurdish militants, who have fought a decad...

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Police, pro-Kurd protesters clash at Turkey border with Syria

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Ocalan warns Syria clashes undermine PKK-Turkey peace talks

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Syria announces ceasefire with Kurds

Syrian troops have advanced into territory controlled by Kurdish authorities in northern Syria, seizing towns and triggering fresh clashes that threaten to wrest control of parts of the country that K...

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Syria offensive leaves Turkey's Kurds on edge

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Syrian deal with SDF could lead to Turkey-PKK peace, Turkish officials say

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Kurdish forces say Turkish drones hit Syria's Hasaka city; Turkey denies it

The region continues to grapple with unrest amid tensions between the Syrian government and the autonomy-minded SDF.

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Kurdish Syria is a victim of false American promises

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Syria reaches ceasefire with US-backed Kurdish militia

Yahoo

Analysis-After 26 years in prison, PKK leader Ocalan has key role in Turkey peace process

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant ...

Al Jazeera on MSN

What do we know about the Kurdish groups in the Middle East?

The Kurds are a group of people indigenous to the Mesopotamian plains and nearby highlands, which today stretch across southeastern Turkiye, northeastern Syria, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and southwestern Armenia. The Kurdish population is concentrated in these areas, which are collectively referred to as Kurdistan.

WFMZ-TV

Kurdish PKK says withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq

Kurdish PKK says withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq Shwan Mohammed with Hazel Ward in Istanbul AFP Oct 26, 2025 Updated Oct 27, 2025 0 Frederick FLORIN The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) is in the process of transitioning from armed struggle to democratic politics under the leadership of its jailed founder Abdullah Ocalan

Al-Monitor

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party to meet jailed PKK leader Ocalan

ANKARA — Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party said Tuesday it will hold a new meeting with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a central figure in peace talks aimed at ending the four-decade insurgency by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). On Thursday ...

WRAL

Turkish delegation holds rare peace talks with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish parliamentary delegation held talks Monday with Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of a Kurdish militant group, as part of an ongoing peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish ...

WPXI

Turkish committee to visit PKK leader Ocalan in prison as part of peace initiative

ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish parliamentary committee set up to oversee a new peace initiative with Kurdish militants on Friday voted in favor of a controversial step to meet with the militant group's leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in prison, state media reported.

Time

New Day for the Kurds: Will Ocalan’s Declaration Bring Peace With Turkey?

ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1415 GMT ON MARCH 21, 2013 ANK01 - Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN

Kurdish forces withdraw from Syria's largest oil field as govt forces advance

Kurdish-led forces withdrew on Sunday from Syria's largest oil field, a conflict monitor said, as government troops extended their grip over swathes of territory in the country's north and east. Al-Omar is the country's largest oil field,