History Suggests That Addressing Kurdish Demands Is Essential to Peace in the Middle East
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
Turkey's earthquake reconstruction efforts must balance speed with fairness
Two years after the devastating 2023 earthquakes in Turkey that killed about 60,000 people and caused the collapse of 57,000 ...
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In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich province is left in limbo
That has irked Turkey, which supported the rebels now controlling Syria. Turkey considers the SDF to be an offshoot of the ...
Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship
Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...
Iraq’s foreign policy is based on dialogue, not choosing sides
Iraq’s foreign policy is based on dialogue and cooperation, not division. Promoting dialogue does not mean we are choosing ...
Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight the Islamic State group in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the Islamic State group ...
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Does A Rush Of New Agreements Mean The West Is Regaining Its Influence In Iraq?
Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.
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Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision
More than 6 million Syrians have fled the country since 2011, when an uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad transformed ...
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Turkey's Foreign Minister to Visit Iraq to Discuss Kurdish Militants and Security, Source Says
Turkey's Foreign Minister to Visit Iraq to Discuss Kurdish Militants and ... amid a domestic political effort to end the decades-old conflict between Turkey and the PKK.