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In ethnically split Cyprus, buffer zone tensions persist after decades, a UN official says

Decades on from the ethnic division of Cyprus, tensions persist along the 180-kilometer buffer zone separating breakaway Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots in the internationally recognized south, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping force on the island said Monday.

4 PKK terrorists ‘neutralized’ in northern Iraq

Turkish security forces "neutralized" four PKK terrorists in the Gara region in northern Iraq with an air operation, the Defense Ministry has announced.

"Four PKK terrorists detected in the Gara region in northern Iraq were 'neutralized' through an airstrike. Our operations will continue unabated," the ministry said in a written statement on social media on Feb. 25.

Erdoğan says AKP 'unmatched' in service provision

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asserted that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) "stands unrivaled" in its commitment to serving the nation.

Erdoğan's remarks came during an event in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, where he unveiled the AKP's mayoral candidates in the city for the upcoming local elections.

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