A border guard official told AFP that the guards were patrolling a village near the Turkish border when "shooting and clashes" with the PKK broke out. A shooting which officials blamed on the ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

The defence ministry said the militants belonged to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. Turkey regards the PKK and YPG to be identical, while the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party said on Sunday that the Kurdish issue is not limited to the laying down of arms by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK ...

was a message from Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan when he last met his family, his nephew told Rudaw in an interview on Thursday. “If the Kurdish issue is resolved ...

BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi border guards were killed on Friday during a clash with fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraq's interior ministry said. In a statement, the ministry ...

The resumption of exports is also expected to ease economic pressures in the Kurdistan region, where the halt has led to salary delays for public sector workers and cuts to essential services.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday after talks in Baghdad that a joint battle using "all our resources" must be carried out to eliminate both Islamic State and Kurdish militants in ...

The Turkish defence ministry said the Kurdish fighters it had "neutralised" in Syria belonged to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. Turkey considers ...

The Turkish Defence Ministry said the 23 militants killed by Turkey's armed forces in northern Syria belonged to the YPG militia and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. Turkey regards ...