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Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

The outlawed Kurdish-militant group Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced on Sunday that it will withdraw its remaining fighters
Türkiye extends military mandate in Iraq, Syria for 3 years, renews UN mission in Lebanon for 2 years
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Türkiye extends military mandate in Iraq, Syria for 3 years, renews UN mission in Lebanon for 2 years

ANKARA — The Türkiye parliament has approved sweeping extensions of its military mandates abroad, voting this week to
US designates 4 Iran-aligned Iraqi militias as foreign terrorist organizations
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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US designates 4 Iran-aligned Iraqi militias as foreign terrorist organizations

The United States has formally designated four Iran-aligned Iraqi militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), in a move
US sanctions Iraqi–Kittitian shipping network accused of covertly smuggling Iranian oil
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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US sanctions Iraqi–Kittitian shipping network accused of covertly smuggling Iranian oil

The U.S. Treasury Department on September 2, unveiled sweeping sanctions against a clandestine oil-smuggling network that secretly blended
ISIS' commander Abu Khadijah killed in precision US airstrike in Iraq
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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ISIS’ Commander Abu Khadijah killed in precision US airstrike in Iraq

The precision strike, which occurred on March 13 in Iraq's Al Anbar Province, successfully neutralized Abu Khadijah along