Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

INSANE: 6 | Rare Historical Photos

Peace or politics? Turkey’s fragile path to ending a decades-long conflict

One of the world's most protracted armed conflicts could finally be drawing to a close in Turkey. This month, a small group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed struggle against the Turkish state for greater minority rights, voluntarily disarmed.

Radio France Internationale

Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye

Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

Al Jazeera

Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region shut down facilities

Drones have attacked oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region, damaging facilities and halting operations

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How will the PKK’s disarmament play out in the region?

The PKK began its first phase of disarmament last week, analysts say the process will be felt regionally.

Al Jazeera

How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?

The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who attended as a profoundly symbolic and emotional day that may signal the beginning of…

The Conversation

Turkey's Kurdish Regions Not Yet Ready To Believe In Peace Process

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand.

International Business Times

Erdogan rejoices as Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.

Radio France Internationale

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Turkey's leader says PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' after group lays down arms

Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the disarmament of the Kurdish PKK militant group as a victory for his country after its members began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday.

Euronews

PKK Militants Want To Enter Turkish Politics: Top Commander

Kurdish militants want to return to Turkey and enter mainstream politics, one of the PKK's joint leaders told AFP on Friday after the group's fighters began destroying their arms at a ceremony in Iraq.

International Business Times

PKK militants in Iraq begin laying down arms as part of peace process with Turkey

The PKK's original aim was to establish a Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey, but over time its goals evolved into a campaign for greater autonomy for Turkey's Kurdish population.

Euronews

Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete step toward a promised disarmament as part of a peace process

The Independent UK

PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye

Fighters from PKK begin symbolic disarmament in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, ending decades-long battle with Turkiye.

Al Jazeera

Kurdish PKK Fighters To Begin Disarming At Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

International Business Times

Jailed PKK leader urges Kurdish militants to disarm before symbolic peace ceremony

In the first footage of him to be released publicly since 1999, Abdullah Ocalan declared that the PKK's armed struggle against Turkey was over.

Euronews

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm ahead of symbolic peace ceremony

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm

Euronews

Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq cave operation

The troops had been looking for the remains of a comrade killed by Kurdish militants.

The Independent UK

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

A Kurdish militant group has announced plans to start disarming as part of a peace process with Turkey

The Conversation

Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities

The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have escalated into a full-scale regional war, but it marks a potentially critical turning point in Iran’s internal political landscape.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Iranian Kurdish dissidents abroad watch for signs of Tehran vulnerability after war with Israel

Iranian Kurdish dissidents have been watching from abroad for signs that the government in Tehran might falter after the 12-day Israel-Iran war

International Business Times

Syria's Wheat War: Drought Fuels Food Crisis For 16 Million

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity.

Reason

A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

The Guardian - UK

Turkish and Kurdish groups in UK complain of intimidation by Turkey

Community groups say people who attended cultural events have faced questioning when visiting Turkey

The Conversation

PKK’s decision to disband shows the benefit of engaging in politics rather than an armed struggle

The recent decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm and disband has important lessons for any country facing a seemingly intractable insurgency. On May 12, the group stated that following its 12th Congress it will “dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end the armed struggle method”. The organisation…

The Independent UK

Public employees in Iraq’s Kurdish region caught in the middle of Baghdad-Irbil oil dispute

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues

Euronews

Syrian government and Kurds agree to evacuate families from al-Hol camp

The agreement to allow Syrians to return from al-Hol camp comes amid a push for closer cooperation between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the country's northeast.

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Kurdistan Workers Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.