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Syria Leader Heads to Turkey to Discuss Rebuilding, Kurds

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara for talks on rebuilding efforts and the Kurdish fighters issue.

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Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

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37 Killed in North Syria Clashes Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces: Monitor

Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people in Syria's northern Manbij region.

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Turkey Threatens Military Operation Against Syrian Kurdish Fighters

Turkey threatened to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accept its conditions for "bloodless" transition.

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Turkey Says Syrian Kurdish Fighters Will Be ‘Eliminated’

Turkey said it's "a matter of time" before Syrian Kurdish fighters - seen by the West as crucial against the Islamic State - to be wiped out.

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Syria Monitor Says Fighting Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces Kills 101

More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.

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Monitor Says 31 Kurdish, Turkish-Backed Fighters Killed in Syria

A Syria war monitor said 31 combatants had been killed since Sunday in ongoing battles between Turkey-backed groups and Kurdish-led forces.

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Jailed PKK Leader Says ‘Ready’ to Support Turkey Peace Drive

The jailed leader of Kurdistan Workers' Party, is "ready to make a call" to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end conflict.

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Turkey’s Pro-Kurd Party to Meet Jailed PKK Leader on Saturday

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party delegates will visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

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Kurdish-Led Force Announces US-Brokered Truce in Syria’s Manbij

The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said Wednesday it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government.

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