The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, targeting PKK and YPG forces. The operations highlight ongoing tensions, with Turkey designating these groups as ...

US troops entered Iraq with the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Troop numbers peaked at 168,000 during the so-called surge, but by 2011 American soldiers were fully withdrawn by ...

FILE - An Iraqi army soldier stands next to graffiti left by an affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in Sinjar, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2020. Turkish airstrikes killed 17 members of the ...

The Turkish military's primary objective is to neutralize the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), resulting in displacement across 602 villages in Iraq's Duhok region.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Monday, April 22, in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues expected to top the agenda.

ANKARA - A Turkish soldier was killed and four others were wounded in a clash with militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, Turkey's defence ministry said on ...

According to the observations of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, in 2023, over 1,500 attacks were carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The majority of these attacks ...

Turkey carried out airstrikes against Kurdish militants in neighboring Syria and Iraq in response to another attack on Turkish military bases in Iraq. Turkish jets destroyed 29 bunkers, shelters, ...

Four others died later of critical injuries. The Turkish government said that 36 militants were killed in Iraq, and nine others in Syria, in the 24 hours following the attack.

The following day, six more Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes. Turkey retaliated by launching strikes against sites that officials said were associated with the PKK in Iraq and Syria.

The Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday night’s attack on the military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, left five soldiers dead. Four additional soldiers died later of ...