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Iran Hangs 4 On Charges Of Spying For Israel
Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.
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3 Killed, 16 Injured In Ethnic Protests In Iraq: Police
At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.
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Paris Shooting: 69-Year-Old Suspect Charged With Murder In Death Of 3 Kurds
France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week's murder of three Kurds in Paris, as hundreds of people marched in the French capital to pay tribute to the victims.
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Robbery At Home Triggered "Hatred Of Foreigners": Paris Shooting Suspect
A French man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris has confessed to a "pathological" hatred for foreigners, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Sunday.
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Custody Of Paris Shooter Who Killed 3, Lifted For Health Reasons
The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris was lifted for health reasons on Saturday, and he was taken to a police psychiatric unit, the prosecutor said.
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17 Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria Border Posts: Report
Turkish air strikes on Syria border posts run by regime forces killed 17 fighters on Tuesday, according to a war monitor, prompting the Damascus government to threaten retaliation.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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Syrian Agent Stole ISIS Chief Baghdadi's Underwear For DNA Test Before His Death
A Syrian Kurd undercover agent took a pair of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear for DNA identification ahead of the US raid that killed him, a Kurdish official said Monday.
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Syria Kurds Expect ISIS Revenge Attacks After Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed
Syria's Kurdish forces said they expected revenge attacks by the ISIS group following the US announcement Sunday that the terrorist organisation's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.
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Erdogan Warns Syria Offensive Will Resume Unless Kurds Complete Pull Out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria "with greater determination" unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters is completed under a US-brokered deal.
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Turkey, Kurds Need To Fight "Like Two Kids", Says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump Thursday welcomed the temporary ceasefire in northern Syria and said he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because they were like children who needed to fight each other.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Turkey May Be "Responsible" For Executions Of Kurds In Syria: UN
The UN warned Tuesday that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by pro-Turkish fighters could amount to a "war crime" and that Ankara could be "deemed responsible".
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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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Turkish-Led Forces Advance Into Syrian Border Town, Fighting Rages
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had taken the town center, and Kurdish-led forces denying that and saying they were counter-attacking.
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Iran Hangs 4 On Charges Of Spying For Israel
Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.
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3 Killed, 16 Injured In Ethnic Protests In Iraq: Police
At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.
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Paris Shooting: 69-Year-Old Suspect Charged With Murder In Death Of 3 Kurds
France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week's murder of three Kurds in Paris, as hundreds of people marched in the French capital to pay tribute to the victims.
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Robbery At Home Triggered "Hatred Of Foreigners": Paris Shooting Suspect
A French man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris has confessed to a "pathological" hatred for foreigners, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Sunday.
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Custody Of Paris Shooter Who Killed 3, Lifted For Health Reasons
The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris was lifted for health reasons on Saturday, and he was taken to a police psychiatric unit, the prosecutor said.
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17 Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria Border Posts: Report
Turkish air strikes on Syria border posts run by regime forces killed 17 fighters on Tuesday, according to a war monitor, prompting the Damascus government to threaten retaliation.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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Syrian Agent Stole ISIS Chief Baghdadi's Underwear For DNA Test Before His Death
A Syrian Kurd undercover agent took a pair of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear for DNA identification ahead of the US raid that killed him, a Kurdish official said Monday.
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Syria Kurds Expect ISIS Revenge Attacks After Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed
Syria's Kurdish forces said they expected revenge attacks by the ISIS group following the US announcement Sunday that the terrorist organisation's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.
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Erdogan Warns Syria Offensive Will Resume Unless Kurds Complete Pull Out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria "with greater determination" unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters is completed under a US-brokered deal.
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Turkey, Kurds Need To Fight "Like Two Kids", Says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump Thursday welcomed the temporary ceasefire in northern Syria and said he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because they were like children who needed to fight each other.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Turkey May Be "Responsible" For Executions Of Kurds In Syria: UN
The UN warned Tuesday that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by pro-Turkish fighters could amount to a "war crime" and that Ankara could be "deemed responsible".
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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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Turkish-Led Forces Advance Into Syrian Border Town, Fighting Rages
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had taken the town center, and Kurdish-led forces denying that and saying they were counter-attacking.
