Syria
Is Kurdish independence out of the loop?
It was June when Kurds came closest to gaining their dream of independence. Northern Iraqi Kurds captured the oil-rich Kirkuk following the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levantâs (ISIL) assault on Mosul on June 10. Following this, the President of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, declared they would hold an independence referendum soon.
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Interpol joins search for Muhadzeri
PRISTINA/BELGRADE - An international arrest warrant will be issued for Lavdrid Muhadzeri, suspected of terrorist activity and organisation of a group meant to fight in Syria and Iraq, the media in Pristina reported on Friday.
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Media: Investigation against head of Kosovo Islamic Communit
PRISTINA - The list of individuals against whom the Kosovo police are conducting an investigation includes head of the Kosovo Islamic Community Naim Trnava, TV broadcaster Kohavision from Kosovo reported as quoted by Pristina-based media.
EU says member states may arm Iraqi Kurds
The European Union said on Friday that individual EU governments were free to send weapons to Iraqi Kurds battling Islamic militants provided they had the consent of Iraqi national authorities.
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Hezbollah sees Islamic State as threat to Gulf, Jordan
The leader of Lebanese group Hezbollah described the radical Islamist movement that has seized territory in Iraq and Syria as a growing "monster" that could threaten Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Gulf states.
Yazidis will not return for fear of genocide, lawmaker says
Iraqi Yazidis are afraid to return to their ancestral lands due to fears of a future genocide, Feyyan Dahil, who has worked to bring attention to the plight of besieged members of her community, has said.
Operation against extremists in Kosovo continuing, official says
In a region aflame, Turkey becomes the refuge for all
Turkey has become a refuge - and a huge field hospital - for increasing numbers of people fleeing their homelands, while continuing to send humanitarian aid to a number of conflict zones in the region.
Turkey ‘urges’ US to permit KRG oil sales
Ankara has called on Washington to permit Iraqi Kurdish oil sales to support them in their battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, Financial Times (FT) reported on Aug. 14.
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Arrested extremists placed in 30-day custody
PRISTINA - Kosovo's Special Court ordered on Thursday that 40 ethnic Albanians suspected of involvement in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq and of supporting terrorist organisations be placed in 30-day custody.
They were arrested in a large-scale operation by the Kosovo police on Monday.
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