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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 572

PKK Kurdistan Workers Party

People gather outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul mayor Ekrem Immamoglu following his arrest in connection with two probes, one for "aiding a terrorist organization" and a second for graft, in Istanbul, on March 22, 2025. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
March 22, 2025, 8:03 pm
Detained Istanbul mayor faces 2nd day of questioning as protests continue unabated
More than 340 people arrested for rallies across Turkey after popular opposition figure hauled in on corruption and pro-terror charges; Erdogan blames ‘opportunists’ for unrest
By AP
Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu)
March 1, 2025, 11:54 am
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
Declaration by outlawed group comes after jailed leader said it should lay down arms, disband
By Fulya Ozerkan
Supporters display a poster depicting jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, 75, after he called on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disarm and dissolve itself in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on February 27, 2025. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)
February 27, 2025, 8:10 pm
In major shift, Kurdish PKK founder urges group to disarm, end conflict with Turkey
Jailed separatist Abdullah Ocalan accepts olive branch extended by Ankara to end decades-long insurgency – but declaration’s influence on US-backed fighters in Syria unclear
By Fulya Ozerkan
Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) inspect damaged and abandoned military vehicles and equipment at the Qamishli international airport, formerly a joint Syrian-Russian military base, in northeastern Syria's city of Qamishli on December 9, 2024. (Delil souleiman / AFP)
December 22, 2024, 12:07 pm
As Turkey moves in following Assad’s fall, Syria’s Kurds are on the defensive
After rebels sweep to power in Damascus, Syrian Kurdish leader asks Trump to prevent northern incursion by Ankara — which views Kurdish factions as a national security threat
By Orhan Qereman, TOM PERRY and Tuvan Gumrukcu
People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
December 8, 2024, 7:57 pm
Where Turkey stands after Assad regime falls to Syrian opposition
Turkey’s longstanding and complicated ties with the different opposition factions make them the key player going forward in Syria’s transition, but Ankara’s direction is murky
By Susan Fraser and andrew wilks
Members of the Syrian community wave Syrian flags in Berlin, Germany, and celebrate the end of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebel fighters took control of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 8, 2024. (Frank ZELLER / AFP)
December 8, 2024, 3:25 pm
Global leaders urge calm, stability after rebels oust Assad regime
US says ‘closely monitoring’ situation, while senior Russian lawmaker predicts civil war will continue; others warn against letting terror groups seize power
By Agencies
Yazidi men sit together during sunset in the Sharya displacement camp in the Duhok area of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, June 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Zimmermann)
July 29, 2024, 12:54 pm
10 years on, many Yazidis uprooted by ISIS onslaught still struggle to find stability
Members of devastated community are trickling back home to Sinjar district after a decade of displacement, but despite their homeland’s deep significance, many see no future there
By ABBY SEWELL and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
File: Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
October 3, 2023, 1:31 pm
Nearly 1,000 arrested as Turkey cracks down on Kurdish group after suicide blast
55 detainees suspected of being part of ‘intelligence structure’ of outlawed PKK, another 928 held for firearms offences in related sweeps across country, minister says
By Agencies
Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023, leaving two police officers injured. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
October 2, 2023, 3:22 am
Turkish jets strike Kurds in northern Iraq after Ankara suicide bombing
Defense ministry says 20 sites hit, several people ‘neutralized’ after rebel group claims attack on government building; Erdogan pushes Syria buffer zone plan in parliament speech
By Susan Frazer
Illustrative: A prisoner being held in an Iranian prison. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
August 6, 2023, 6:18 pm
Kurdish woman sews lips shut in Iran prison protest
Soheila Mohammadi, a mother who has served 3 years out of a 5-year sentence, reportedly launches hunger strike in protest of not being permitted furlough
By AFP
File: Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters stand in the back of a vehicle after seizing control of the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) on March 18, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)
July 10, 2023, 6:51 pm
Syrian Kurdish fighters kill 5 Turkish-backed opposition forces, say activists
Violence in northern town of Afrin is the latest in a monthslong escalation between opposing groups in Syria and Iraq
By BASSEM MROUE
Illustrative: Image taken from video footage provided by Iranian military on September 29, 2022, shows a missile launched during an attack targeting the Iraqi Kurdish region. (Iranian military via AP)
February 1, 2023, 11:20 am
Iran-backed group claims rocket attack on Turkish base in Kurdish Iraq
Kurd officials say eight missiles fired at Turkey’s Zilkan camp in Nineveh province; two scored hits but did not cause damage or injuries
By SALAR SALIM
Sebnem Korur Fincanci, the head of the Turkish Medical Association, speaks outside the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2022. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
January 11, 2023, 1:51 pm
Turkish Medical Association chief convicted of terrorism over media interview
Sebnem Korur Fincanci given nearly 3 years for propaganda on behalf of banned PPK after telling TV outlet that claims Turkey used chemicals weapons against Kurds should be probed
By Agencies
This photograph taken on December 24, 2022, shows tribute candles and pictures of three victims of a shooting on December 23, 2022, Mir Perwer (L), Emine Kara and Abdurrahman Kizil, in front of the "Centre democratique du Kurdistan" (Kurdistan democratic center) in Paris (Julie SEBADELHA / AFP)
December 25, 2022, 2:50 pm
Paris Kurdish center shooting suspect admits to ‘pathological’ hatred of foreigners
Gun enthusiast with previous convictions for racist violence accused of killing 3; community members say French security services didn’t do enough to prevent attack
By AFP
Illustrative: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting on sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 11, 2022, 5:29 pm
In phone call, Erdogan tells Putin to clear Kurdish forces from northern Syria
Turkish president urges his Russian counterpart to implement terms of 2019 agreement that called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone on border
By Agencies
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