Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
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Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Kurdish militia group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said on Monday that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reshape Turkish politics and reverberate in neighboring countries. The announcement…

Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals
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Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A severe sandstorm has swept across central and southern Iraq over the last two days, turning the sky a strange orange, reducing visibility in some places to less than a half mile and sending several thousand people to emergency rooms with respiratory problems….

Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims
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Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives. Feb. 16, 2025 The investigator’s eyes dart between the two…

Opinion | Trump Is Running America the Way America Ran Iraq
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Opinion | Trump Is Running America the Way America Ran Iraq

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Soon after taking over, they created a crisis by shutting down huge segments of federal government spending, though they restarted at least some payments after a judge slapped them with a court order. Late Friday, Elon Musk seized control of the Treasury Department’s…

Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
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Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For 20 years, I’ve been studying Western recruits to domestic and transnational terrorist organizations. I’ve interviewed jihadis, white-nationalist terrorists and eco-terrorists to understand their motivations and to prevent future violence. In my view, the appeal of some of the most crucial elements that…

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2004. But what exactly was it and what happened there? What was the case about? Here’s what you need to know: What was…

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday ends a 15-year legal battle over the role of Virginia-based contractor CACI, whose civilian employees worked at the facility, in acts…

Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock | Politics News

Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock | Politics News

Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs. Iraq’s parliament has elected Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran, as its new speaker after months of deadlock among political factions. Al-Mashhadani, who served a previous…

How much of a difference could Iran’s regional allies make in a war? | Israel attacks Lebanon News

How much of a difference could Iran’s regional allies make in a war? | Israel attacks Lebanon News

As fears of an all-out war between Israel and Iran mount, it is clear that the United States is backing its longtime ally, Israel. But how much of an impact could Iran’s regional allies play in a war between the two? Over the past year, Yemen’s Houthis have launched regular…

Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza 10 years after being taken captive by ISIL | Crimes Against Humanity News

Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza 10 years after being taken captive by ISIL | Crimes Against Humanity News

The now 21-year-old woman has returned home to her family in Iraq after complex rescue involving Israel, US and Jordan. A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State fighters in Iraq in 2014 was freed from Gaza this week in a secret operation that involved Iraq, Israel, Jordan and the United…