Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani claimed victory in the referendum vote for independence and called for a dialogue with the Iraqi government. In a televised address, Barzani said negotiations are the right path to solve the problems, not threats o

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Iraqi Kurds offered on Wednesday to suspend the results of an independence vote and to start talks with the government in Baghdad. However, an Iraqi military spokesman suggested that, regardless of talks, an offensive would continue to capture territ

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Analysts: Tensions Between Turks and Kurds Threaten Stability In the last two weeks, 20 Turkish soldiers have been killed by the Kurdish rebel group, the PKK. The more than quarter-of-a-century conflict between the group and the Turkish government ha

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Turkey's Kurds Seek Way Forward Amid Post-election Crackdown 土耳其的库尔德人寻求出路摆脱选举后的镇压 DIYARBAKIR, SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has widened a crackdown on media and on

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Syrian Kurds Get Outside Help to Manage Prisons DERIK, SYRIA Syria's Kurdish-held regions have been hailed by some as areas of relative stability in a war-torn nation. But rights monitors have expressed concern about the justice system in the enclave

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今天要学的一个词是 orchestrate。 Orchestrate来自orchestra,指管弦乐队。可是别想听音乐,报导说的是伊拉克前统治者萨达姆。文章说:... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kur

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AS IT IS 2016-08-09 In Syria's Civil War, Kurds Enjoy Language Freedoms 叙利亚内战中,库尔德人享有学习语言的自由 Syria's civil war and the rise of militancy have left Syrian Kurds with a chance to control areas in the north and nort

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AS IT IS 2015-10-17 Turkey Warns US, Russia Not to Arm Kurds in Syria 土耳其警告美俄不要武装叙境内库尔德人 Turkey is warning the United States and Russia against arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. It says the fighters are linked to w

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Kurdish Gains in Syria Rattle Turkey Climbing up to his fourth-floor balcony, Mehmet Bervan, a Kurd from Ceylanpinar in southeast Turkey, has a frontline view of the conflict playing out in Syria. His house lies close enough to the border fence to sh

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Syrians Ferry Needed Goods From Iraq Syrian men, bent double under the weight of their sacks, begin the four-hour trek from Iraqi Kurdistan back to Syria. Every day more than 3,000 men make this journey into northern Iraq to get essentials such as fo

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Kurdish Issue Heats Up Before Turkey's Parliamentary Vote With just weeks to go before Turkey's June 12 parliamentary vote, tensions are rising over Turkey's Kurdish minority's demands for the greater rights. The election campaign has already been ma

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库尔德人艰难中行进 Diyarbakir wears the scars of violence that preceded the elections. A nearly 500-year-old mosque in the city was the scene of a clash between Turkish security forces and Kurdish separatists whom Turkey along with the U.S.

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抗敌主力库尔德人对伊拉克未来存疑 Western countries including the United States have begun arming the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq to aid their battle against extremist Sunni militants from the Islamic State group. But the

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Todays down-the-middle coverage starts with the Middle Eastern country of Syria. Its been torn apart by civil war for seven years, and the involvement of another country could complicate it further. Syrias war isnt just being caught by two sides. It

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By Sonja Pace Istanbul 05 November 2007 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan is visiting Washington for talks with U.S. President George Bush about dealing with Kurdish rebels who have been attacking Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. Turkey

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 06 September 2007 Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday [September 4th] upheld death sentences for Ali Hassan al-Majid, the man known as Chemical Ali, and two other lieutenants o

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By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 02 June 2008 A series of diplomatic visits between Iraq and Turkey in recent months has signaled a warming of relations that is expected to continue with a visit to Baghdad by Turkey's prime minister in the near future. Turk

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Turkey's military said they have killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday for a total 153 rebels and 17 Turkish soldiers killed during fighting in northern Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq's national security adviser has expressed concern that Turkey's attacks in Iraq m

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Related reading: MOSCOW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised further support for the legitimate government of Syria. (The support) is comprehensive: financial assistance, supplies of weapons and armaments, intel

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