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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and US President Donald Trump give a thumbs up gesture during the greetings ceremony at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh
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Trump, Erdogan discuss Syria and Gaza in call

The Turkish presidency added that Erdogan and Trump also discussed the fight against the Islamic State militant group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya speaks to the media near the crash site after a plane carrying Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad crashed
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Turkey warning as PKK vows won't abandon Syria's Kurds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 January, 2026
Syrian government military reinforcements arrive via the international M4 highway to the Dayr Hafir area
Syria
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Syrian army issues warning to avoid SDF positions east of Aleppo

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
Syrian army sends reinforcements to Meskene-Deir Hafir line
Syria
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Syrian army declares SDF areas east of Aleppo military zone

Hussam Rustom
The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
portrait of jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern Iraq, where the militant group announced its complete withdrawal of forces from Turkey, on October 26, 2025.
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PKK withdrawal ended first phase of peace process: Turkey's DEM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 October, 2025
PKK [Getty]
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Kurdish PKK withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 October, 2025
Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in step towards ending Turkey conflict [Getty]
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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 July, 2025
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PKK disarmament to take a few months in Iraq, Turkey says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2025
Will the PKK disarmament finally bring justice to the Kurds?
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Perspectives

PKK disarmament: A roadmap to Kurdish justice or another mirage?

Mashuq Kurt

Mashuq Kurt

19 May, 2025
Zagros Hiwa
Kurdistan Workers Party
MENA
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What are the conditions for the PKK to disarm?

Dana Taib Menmy
15 May, 2025
PKK militants [AFP]
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PKK disbands after more than 40-year insurgency in Turkey

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
Turkish nationalist leader Bahceli demands disarmament of PKK and Syrian YPG fighters [Getty]
Turkey
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Erdogan ally calls for full disarmament of PKK in ceasefire deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 March, 2025
Syrian National Army (SNA) is seen as the advance of Operation Dawn of Freedom, launched to prevent the Syrian Democratic Forces corridor between Tel Rifat and Manbij, continues
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Fighting between SNA, SDF over two days kills at least 101

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2025
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Turkey
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PKK claims deadly attack on Turkish defense firm in Ankara

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 October, 2024
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Turkey, Iraq sign accord on cooperation amid anti-PKK operations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 August, 2024
PKK protest Paris - AFP
Iraq
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Iraq bans PKK and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2024
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Turkey
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Turkey says it killed 32 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 May, 2024
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Turkey
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Turkey says 12 soldiers killed in PKK attacks in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2023
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Ankara bombers likely arrived from Syria by paraglider: minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 October, 2023
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Three PKK members killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq: authorities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2023
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Kurdish groups: Turkish strikes in Syria, Iraq kill eight

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 July, 2023