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Melike Bayar, 34, cries as she stands outside the building where her relatives died.

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After Turkey's quake, one family mourns its losses — and braces for more

5:03am February 14, 2023

As volunteers continue digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, the siblings of a woman found dead with her four children are now awaiting news of their mother and another sister.

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Iran's protesters find inspiration in a Kurdish revolutionary slogan

11:31am October 27, 2022

"Jin, jiyan, azadi!" — "Woman, life, freedom!" — has become the rallying cry for people in Iran and beyond who are protesting the death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody.

Chinese lecturer Zhiwei Hu speaks to students in the Chinese language department at Salahaddin University in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

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Iraqi Kurds are learning Mandarin to take advantage of jobs from Chinese companies

2:11am January 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Dozens of contracts signed in recent years ensure China's growing footprint, even as major Western companies, including the U.S., plot their exit.

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Turkish Valley Home To Human Settlements For Millenia Soon Will Be A Lake

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Durrie Bouscaren

In southeastern Turkey, an ancient town that has long been associated with the region's Kurdish heritage is slated to be flooded by a massive dam project on the Tigris River.

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Aid workers dish up rice and stew to refugees at the Gawilan camp in northern Iraq. The camp has accommodated nearly 2,000 new arrivals in the past month.

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Syrian Kurdish Refugees Say Kurdish Forces Tried To Prevent Them From Fleeing To Iraq

7:09pm November 07, 2019

by Fatma Tanis

"They told us, even if you stand here for 100 years, we are not going to let you cross," one refugee who made it to an Iraqi camp tells NPR. Many have resorted to paying smugglers to help them cross.

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Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces speaks to reporters near the northeastern Syrian Hassakeh province on Thursday.

Turkey Warns U.S. Against Hosting Syrian Kurdish Military Commander

5:16pm October 25, 2019

by David Welna

Turkey says U.S. officials should not meet with Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazloum Abdi, whom Ankara considers a terrorist. In Syria, U.S. forces are preparing to protect the eastern oil fields.

Syrians fleeing the Turkish incursion in northeastern Syria receive bedding materials as they arrive at a camp in Dohuk, Iraq, on Thursday.

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'We Didn't Believe We Would See The Sun Rise': Refugees From Syria Arrive In Iraq

8:21pm October 18, 2019

by Jane Arraf

More than 2,000 refugees have crossed into Iraq since Turkey began its assault on northeastern Syria last week. Aid groups are bracing for as many as 50,000 refugee arrivals.

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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis delivers the keynote address during the 74th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday in New York.

Mattis Takes Swipe At Trump: 'I Earned My Spurs On The Battlefield'

1:04pm October 18, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In a speech blending humor with a serious message, the former secretary of defense also quoted a warning by Lincoln against a leader "unfettered by conscience, precedent or decency."

A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows smoke rising after Turkish armed forces hit targets in Ras al-Ain, a town east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, on Monday.

U.S. 'Show Of Force' After Turkish-Backed Fighters Get Too Close To Base In Syria

6:48pm October 15, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The potential risk to U.S. personnel came on the same day Russia said its military is now acting as a buffer between Turkish and Syrian troops along the border.

Syrian government troops on Monday moved into towns in northern Syrian formerly controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish militants. That sets up a potential clash with Turkish forces.

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Syrian Troops Move To Support Kurds After U.S. Withdrawal

5:34pm October 14, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

Kurdish forces in northern Syria relied on American troops to help them maintain control of the region. Now, they are aligning themselves with Syrian forces that are backed by Russia.