Kurds
YPG has agreed to 'depart Manbij,' says US
The Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which is seen by Ankara as a terrorist organization and an offspring of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), have agreed to withdraw its forces from the northern town of Manbij, the U.S. Department of State has said.
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Three killed as campaign visit in southeast Turkey turns into gun battle
Three people were killed in southeast Turkey on Friday when a fight broke out between members of the campaign of a ruling party parliamentarian and some local shopkeepers, security sources said.
HDP's Demirtaş: Call me 'Kurdish Obama' not 'Kurdish Trump'
Selahattin Demirtaş, the presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), prefers to be called the "Kurdish Obama" rather than the "Kurdish Trump," according to a recent interview.
Plans for more camps on Lesvos after riots
Despite vehement local opposition, the government is planning to create new reception facilities for migrants and refugees on Lesvos after rioting at the severely overcrowded Moria camp on Friday prompted hundreds of Kurdish migrants to abandon the premises.
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Hundreds of Kurds refuse to return to Moria migrant camp after clashes
About 900 asylum seeking Kurds have left the reception and identification center in Moria on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos and refuse to return, following the violent clashes between migrants last Friday that left six people injured.
US-Turkey working group says they agree on Manbij 'roadmap’
Turkish and U.S. officials on May 25 agreed on a "roadmap" for further cooperation to ensure the security of a Kurdish-held city which became a major headache between the NATO allies, according to a joint statement.
Germany 'two-faced' for allowing HDP rally in Cologne: Turkish Foreign Ministry
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on May 26 it condemned as a "double standard" a decision by Germany to allow a rally by the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Cologne, having previously prevented ruling party politicians from campaigning there.
Refugee fracas at Skaramangas hotspot
There were clashes between refugees at the Skaramangas hotspot near Athens early on Tuesday morning.
According to police reports, Syrian and Kurdish refugees started fighting at around 3 a.m. for unknown reasons.
One Kurdish man was injured, while a Syrian man was arrested.
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Interim local council established in Syria's Afrin
Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen civilian representatives established an interim local council in Syria's Afrin on April 12 to provide local services.
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German PYD suspect arrested in Turkey's southeast
A German national suspected of links to the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) was arrested in southeastern Turkey on March 27, security sources said.
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