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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Kurds

Kurds stories: 50 news summaries

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Chemical Ali
Is Sentenced
to Hang

Hussein cousin and 2 others get death for wiping out Kurds

Jun 24, 07 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi commander known as Chemical Ali was sentenced to hang today for ordering the  use of chemical weapons to wipe out whole Kurdish villages, killing some 180,000 people, two decades ago. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, and two others found guilty of war crimes by... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Kurds • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • sentencing • hanging

Iraq Misses Mark on US Demands

Sectarian political deadlock stymies progress on mandated milestones

Jun 13, 07 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi government has flubbed virtually all of the legal benchmarks proscribed by the US occupation. Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish blocs in Iraq's legislature have so far failed to agree on watershed issues like distributing oil wealth, debaathification, and curbing sectarian violence; now scorekeepers are saying no major legislation will... More »

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Iraq • Iraqi Parliament • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • Ahmad Chalabi • Ayatollah Sistani

Turks, Kurds in Tense Standoff at Iraqi Border

Both sides want US support in dispute over separatist insurgents

Jun 8, 07 6:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Turkish military continued its aggressive saber-rattling along the border with Iraq this week, the US finds itself in a tough spot. The Turks want a green light to go after Kurdish separatist guerrillas hiding in northern Iraq; the Kurds want protection. “Now the U.S. has to... More »

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Turkey • Washington DC • Kurdistan • Ankara • Kurds • guerrilla

Turkey Menaces Kurds

Buildup along border makes U.S., Iraq nervous

Jun 1, 07 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turkish troops and tanks amassing along the border with Iraq are ready to go after Kurdish separatist guerrillas as soon as they get the order, the country's top general said yesterday. The US, Iraq and the EU are all urging Turkey not to launch the offensive, which could destabilize Northern... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • Middle East • Kurdistan • Kurds • PKK • guerrilla • militant

Kurds Forced From Homes
in Mosul

Sunni Arabs, stymied by the political process, resort to violence

May 30, 07 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 1,000 Kurds have been killed in Mosul recently, victims of a Sunni Arab insurgent drive to force them out of the Ninevah province and into Iraqi Kurdistan. And the attacks are working, reports the International Herald Tribune; as many as 70,000 Kurds have abandoned Iraq's third-largest city. More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Sunni militants • Kurds • Mosul

Turks Finger Kurds Over Bombing

Iraq-based separatist group blamed,
boosting tensions

May 24, 07 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turkish authorities identified the suicide bomber in Tuesday's Ankara bombing yesterday, and pointed the finger at the PKK, a Kurdish separatist group headquartered in northern iraq. The Financial Times reports  the bombing  has renewed calls for Turkey to attack guerrilla bases in Kurdistan, a move which would have serious repercussions... More »

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Turkey • Kurdistan • suicide bomber • Ankara • Ankara bombing • Kurds • bombing • PKK

Bombing Rocks Turkish Capital

Ankara attack may prompt move against Kurdish militants on Iraqi border

May 23, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - An explosion shocked the Turkish capital yesterday, killing six and injuring at least 100 in a busy marketplace. The bombing comes at a delicate time for the country, the New York Times observes, as Parliament clash with the governing party over the place of Islam in the secular democracy. More »

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Turkey • terrorism • Kurdistan • Ankara • Kurdish Militants • Kurds • bombing • secularism • militant

Turks threaten action in Iraq against Kurds

U.S. scrambling to head off strikes that could derail effectiveness of surge

Mar 23, 07 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turkey is threatening military intervention against leftist Kurdish guerrillas said to be massing in northern Iraq, planning to attack targets across their border. Washington is trying to placate the Turks, fearing that a Turkish incursion would further destabilize the fledgling Iraqi government. More »

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Turkey • Abdullah Gul • Kurds • PKK • guerrilla • Qandil mountains

The Uncontainable Kurds

Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tehran resident and frequent commentator on Iran, Christopher de Bellaigue, travels west to Turkey to examine the status of Kurds in Turkey. He describes how some have become the fully assimilated Turks that the government so much wanted them to become; but that many have maintained a separate ethnic and... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Turkey • Kurdistan • Kurds • Istanbul

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Deal to Divide Oil Revenues

Every region would get a share of profits based on population

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi cabinet approved a law yesterday spelling out how revenue from the country's petroleum reserves will be doled out to provinces: based on population. The deal, which must be approved by the parliament, eases Sunni fears about being cut out of wealth generated by oil reserves in Shiite areas. More »

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Iraq • oil • Middle East • Sunni • Shiite • Kurds • foreign investment • petroleum

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