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A heavily-armed suspect enters the Turkish aerospace and defence company Tusas in Ankara. EPA

Turkey says Kurdish militants main suspects in deadly attack on defence firm

NewsOctober 23, 2024

Turkish troops, pictured here on an unrelated deployment, made an incursion into Iraq to chase down a Kurdish separatist group, Iraqi officials said. AFP

Iraq denounces Turkish military move in country's north

MENAJuly 11, 2024

PKK soldiers at Mahsun Korkmaz Academy military training camp. Getty Images

Iraq arrests three linked to PKK over sabotage attacks and arson

MENAJuly 02, 2024

The Avasheen resort is in the so-called green zone, but it wouldn't take much to veer into more dangerous areas. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Iraq's Avasheen: a tourist park in the heart of conflict

MENAMarch 29, 2024

The mountainous border region between Turkey, Iran and Iraq is home to the guerillas of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who are involved in the struggle for a solution to the long-simmering question of a Kurdish homeland. AFP

A complex relationship: The PKK's presence in Iraqi Kurdistan

IraqMarch 29, 2024

Turkey responded to the killing of nine of its troops by a force it suspected to be Kurdish by bombing from the air. Photo: Getty Images)

Turkey attacks Kurdish militants after nine soldiers killed

MENAJanuary 13, 2024

Smoke billows following reported Turkish warplane raids, in the Amadiyah district, northeast of Dohuk in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. AFP

10 PKK fighters killed in Turkish air strike on northern Iraq

IraqOctober 26, 2023

Washington, which remains close to Baghdad, has been placed in a delicate position, as relations with Nato ally Turkey have become frayed in recent years. AP

US backs Turkey after PKK attack but walks fine line with Iraq

USOctober 03, 2023

CCTV footage captures the moment Ankara was hit by a suicide blast.

Turkey detains nearly 1,000, including alleged Kurdish militants

WorldOctober 03, 2023

A Turkish helicopter flies over mountains during an attack on a Kurdistan Workers' Party camp, near the Turkish-Iraqi border. AFP

Turkey calls for Iraq to designate PKK a terrorist group

IraqSeptember 20, 2023

A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighter on the frontlines with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the countryside outside Manbij. AFP

Turkish strikes kill eight Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria

IraqJuly 29, 2023

An Iranian Military handout shows a missile launching during an attack on Iranian Kurdish opposition positions in Iraq. EPA

Iran threatens military force if Iraq misses border deadline

IranJuly 12, 2023

Kurdistan Workers Party troops on patrol in the Makhmour area near Mosul. AFP

Four Iraqi security forces hurt in stand-off with Turkish Kurds

IraqMay 21, 2023

Smoke rises from a fire as people wave Kurdish flags to celebrate Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year, in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir in 2015. AFP

Eleven 'senior PKK members' on terror finance trial in France

EuropeApril 04, 2023

Sudani and Erdogan shake hands at the conclusion of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. AFP

Iraq and Turkey to co-operate on water scarcity and security

IraqMarch 21, 2023

Kurdish groups including the PKK have been carrying out operations against Turkey and its military for decades. AP

Iraqi Kurdistan holds suspects from PKK-linked group

IraqJanuary 18, 2023