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Turkey says it will launch land invasion of Syria with 'far-reaching consequences'

Local counter-terror operations against Islamic State - who continue to plot attacks against the West - are now on hold as Kurdish militants prepare to fight a ground war with Turkey

Daily Mirror

Kurdish Groups Call for Strikes against Revolutionary Guards’ Suppression of Protests

Kurdish parties opposed to the Iranian regime called on all Iranians to carry out strikes and protest marches on Thursday.

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Iraq to Redeploy Federal Forces Along Border with Iran, Türkiye

Iraq announced on Wednesday it planned to redeploy federal guards along its border with Iran and Türkiye, after repeated bombardments from both neighboring countries against Kurdish, Turkish and Iranian rebel groups in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. The announcement appeared to respond in particular to Iran, which had publicly urged such…

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Govt: Netherlands Has No Consular Access to Dutch Man Detained in Iran

The Netherlands said Wednesday it had no consular access to a Dutch man detained in Iran, where authorities say they have arrested dozens of foreigners in connection with mass protests. "It is disappointing that, despite continuous pressure, the Iranian authorities have so far not granted consular access to this Dutch…

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U.S. has "moral duty" to prevent Turkish incursion in Syria, Kurdish commander says

Gen. Mazloum says the U.S. has not done enough to protect its Kurdish partners.

Axios

US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests

US has accused three Iranian security officials of complicity in human rights violations in largely Kurdish regions.

Al Jazeera

The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched by the troubled Iranian regime – embattling Kurds on both sides of their border-spanning homeland.

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Top US, Turkish Generals Hold Phone Call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the US military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Türkiye’s air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient. The US military statement…

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Top U.S., Turkish generals hold phone call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient.

Reuters

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

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Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

The Independent UK

Erdogan says Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it will launch a land operation there when convenient.

Reuters

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government

The Independent UK

US Reps. Call on Biden Administration to Counter Iranian Attacks in Iraq

US Republican representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Mike Waltz last week urged the Biden administration to respond to recent Iranian attacks in Iraq and deter future aggression. “It is deeply concerning that these attacks have not been met with a strong US response, and we believe this will only increase the…

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Five Civilians Killed, Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Syria’s Azaz

A rocket attack on the opposition-held northwestern Syrian city of Azaz killed five civilians and wounded five others on Tuesday, a nurse at a local hospital and a local activist said. The dead included a child and four men, the nurse at the hospital in Azaz and the activist told…

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Official: Iran Airstrikes Target Kurdish Groups in Iraq

Iran on Tuesday launched a new round of strikes at Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq’s northern, semi-autonomous Kurdish region, a spokesman said. Iranian opposition groups were targeted in two locations, in the areas of Perdi and Degala, according to a tweet by the local government's spokesman, Lawk Ghafuri.…

The Independent UK

In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

The Guardian - UK

Iran enters ‘critical’ phase as it tries to quash anti-regime protests

Activists accuse state forces of deploying heavy weaponry, as attacks on Kurdish areas intensify

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Reuters

Turkey used U.S., Russian-controlled airspace in Syria strikes -sources

Turkey's warplanes crossed into Russian and U.S.-controlled airspace for the first time to attack the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, and it has rallied Syrian allies to possibly expand the campaign, several Turkish and Syrian rebel sources said.

France 24

Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds

A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, according to a Syrian Kurdish group and independent monitoring agency. The strike came as the US and Russia urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call off…

Reuters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards hit Kurdish Iranian group in Iraqi Kurdistan - Tasnim

Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted on Tuesday a base of what it says are "terrorists" in Iraq's Kurdistan region with missiles and kamikaze drones, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey to attack Kurdish militants with tanks, soldiers

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border between Turkish forces and a Kurdish militia.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

Erdogan’s comments come as Russia calls for restraint, despite understanding Turkey’s ‘security concerns’.

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Iran Situation ‘Critical’ with More than 300 Killed, Says UN Rights Chief

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. "The rising number of deaths from protests in Iran, including those…

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Erbil Demands Acquiring Air Defense System to Deter Attacks

Masoud Haider, an advisor to Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq, has called on the international community to supply Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad with an air defense system. Haider made his demand in wake of Iran bombing Kurdish areas in Iraq in recent days. “Missile and…

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