Iraq says coordinating with Iran, Turkey on Kurdish opposition groups, PKK

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said that Baghdad is carrying out high-level talks with Iran and Turkey to address the presence of Kurdish opposition groups and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Iraqi soil.

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‘Key actor’: DEM Party co-chair details Kurdistan Region role in Turkey peace process

“The Kurdistan Region is one of the key actors in the peace process. It can provide both political and diplomatic support for disarmament and democratization. The regional administration's active involvement in the process is one of the guarantees of its success,” Bakirhan said.

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Turkish state media confirms PKK withdrawal from four positions in Kurdistan Region

PKK forces have evacuated their positions in Hebat, Yajk, Sabri, and Sason of northern Kurdistan Region’s Metina region on October 8, Turkish state media confirmed on Monday.

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PKK says evacuated four positions near Turkey border, urges Ankara to advance peace process

PKK withdrew “all armed forces from Turkey as well as from areas outside Turkey that could be described as being close to the border,” the Kurdish group said in a statement carried by affiliated media, adding that the evacuation took place in “four war tunnels and positions in Metina, west of Zap.”

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KCK’s Cemil Bayik slams Mazloum Abdi for accepting Syrian advisor role

“We, too, are critical, because he should not have accepted the role,” said the KCK co-chair.

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Iraq’s PMF moves to fill the space left by the PKK

Relations between the PKK and the PMF have been close since August 2014, when the two groups fought ISIS militants following the group’s invasion of Sinjar and surrounding areas.

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Turkey detains 10 for attending PKK condolence ceremony in Diyarbakir: Watchdog

“Such actions, carried out at a time when the strengthening of the peace and democratic society process is expected following the framework law, are contrary to the spirit of the process,” said , the Association of Lawyers for Freedom in Diyarbakir.

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Germany files indictment against senior Kurdish politician over alleged PKK ties

Koc previously served as co-chair of the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E), the largest European-wide Kurdish umbrella organization.

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Ocalan warns against ‘conspiracies’ derailing Turkey-PKK peace process

“The attempts by certain circles seeking to derail the process at this historic juncture constitute a conspiracy against me. The statements, meetings, names, documents, records, and references attributed to me that have appeared in the press and on social media are untrue,” Ocalan said.

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