Turkish-Kurdish conflict
Turkish drone strike kills two senior Iraqi officers, army says
Officials say the Tuesday strike targeted a meeting between Iraqi border officials and Kurdish militants.
Al-Monitor Staff | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Aug 11, 2020
Turkish helicopters fly during an attack on a Kurdistan Workers Party camp Oct. 30, 2007 in the Cudi mountains, Sirnak province, near the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey. Photo by MUSTAFA OZER/AFP via Getty Images.
Turkey strikes PKK targets in Iraqi Kurdistan Sulaimaniyah province
It is less common for Turkey to bomb the Kurdish armed group there. More of the Turkey-PKK conflict in Iraq takes place in Dahuk near the Turkish border.
Al-Monitor Staff | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Aug 8, 2020
State Department remains concerned by Turkey’s proxy fighters in northern Syria
Turkey-allied fighters have faced widespread accusations of arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings and other abuses in northern Syria.
Elizabeth Hagedorn | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Aug 5, 2020
KRG seeks US help to rein in Turkish attacks
While the United States has denied rumors that a US military delegation met with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party in the Qandil mountains, sources tell Al-Monitor that a team of US special operations forces went to inspect sites damaged in Turkish airstrikes.
Amberin Zaman | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Aug 5, 2020
Can Syria's Kurds reel in Turkey with profits from American oil deal?
The recent deal signed between the SDF and a US oil company is as much about political brinkmanship as oil.
Amberin Zaman | Oil and gas | Aug 4, 2020
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