This card trick played out right in front of Donald Trump, and it worked perfectly. The method wasn’t flashy or fast, which ...

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Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have agreed to stop fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, after a wave of attacks left at least two civilians dead and several ...

Iraqi Kurdistan-based General Yazdanpanah says calls for “decentralization are meaningless, as they will not ensure Kurdish rights in Syria being upheld, nor will they provide Kurds with freedom." The ...

Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand guard at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh ...

QANDIL, Iraq (AP) — A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government. The statement delivered ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Syria’s defense minister announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between government forces and ...

A cautious calm spread Tuesday in neighborhoods of Aleppo in northern Syria after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters. The violence came as tensions grow between the ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...

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At its 12th Congress, convened between May 5 and 7, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced its decision to dissolve and end its armed struggle. Founded in 1978, the PKK launched an armed ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Kurdish militant group PKK announced Monday that it is disbanding and renouncing armed conflict as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of ...