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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Kurds, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 580stories have been published about Kurds which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

45% Center coverage: 53 sources

Explosive drone intercepted near Erbil airport in northern Iraq, security statement says

Explosive drone intercepted near Erbil airport in northern Iraq, security statement says

44% Right coverage: 9 sources

Read more about Explosive drone intercepted near Erbil airport in northern Iraq, security statement says on Devdiscourse See the Story

Iran Accelerates Afghan Expulsions Charged with Collaborating with Israel

Iran Accelerates Afghan Expulsions Charged with Collaborating with Israel

60% Right coverage: 5 sources

Iranian officials accused some Afghans of collaborating with Israeli intelligence services during the conflict by conducting armed ground operations or providing information.See the Story

Wildfires Kill Two in Western Turkiye, Little-Known Group Claims

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

ISTANBUL: A wildfire killed a second person in Türkiye’s western Izmir province on Tuesday as blazes raged for a seventh day across several regions, while a little-known group claiming ties to Kurdish militants said it was behind dozens of arson attacks. The latest casualty was a backhoe operator, Ibrahim Demir, who died while battling the flames in the Odemis district, theKurds · Turkey See the Story

Öcalan’s message to the international delegation visiting Turkey

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Abdullah Öcalan sent a message to the 39-member foreign delegation visiting Turkey to meet with him. The delegation, consisting of politicians, journalists, and activists from various countries, arrived in Turkey yesterday and began their meetings in Istanbul. They met with the DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan at the Istanbul office of the party. After a series of meetings, the delegation met at a “round table” meeting at a hotel in Taksim. At…Kurds · Turkey See the Story

Kurdish farmer kidnapped by armed men in Mosul

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A Kurdish farmer was reportedly kidnapped by three armed men suspected of being members of ISIS in the countryside of Mosul province. Xazî Faysal, commander of the PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) Maxmur Volunteer Peshmerga, said that the person kidnapped was Ari Ramazan Osman. He said that the farmer was taken by armed men in an area between the villages of Gelozî and Qerebeg, in the Pirdê district of Mosul. It was reported that the kidnapped…Kurds · Turkey See the Story

KCK commemorates Ali Haydar Kaytan on the seventh anniversary of his martrydom

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In a statement to the public on May 12, 2025, the board of the 12th congress of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) announced the martyrdom of Ali Haydar Kaytan (Fuat) and Rıza Altun, two leading members of the Kurdish freedom movement. The statement described Ali Haydar Kaytan as a symbol of loyalty to the Kurdish people’s leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to truth, and to the sacred life, and Rıza Altun as a symbol of comradeship with freedom. After thi…Kurds · Turkey See the Story

Outrage after 14-year-old boy ’executed’ by SDF fighter in Raqqa

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Widespread anger has erupted in the Syrian city of Raqqa after a 14-year-old boy was reportedly executed in cold blood by a member of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the city's sugar factory checkpoint on Wednesday. According to activists and local sources, the boy, identified as Ali Abbas Al-Aouni, was shot dead by an SDF fighter in what rights groups say was a field execution. His family was reportedly forced to b…Kurds · Syria Read Article

Rezgâr Beigzadeh Babamiri, A Political Prisoner in Urmia, Sentenced to Death

The daughter of Rezgâr Beigzadeh Babamiri, a Kurdish political prisoner held in Urmia Prison, announced that he has been sentenced to death. Beigzadeh Babamiri was arrested for participating in the nationwide uprising of 2022 in the city of Bukan and for providing medicine and medical aid to those injured during the violent crackdown on protests. Zhino Beigzadeh Babamiri wrote in a post on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, July 3: “D…Kurds · Iran Read Article

"If Necessary, Hinstein Will Go": the Chicken Pvp Is Checked After Complaints of Humiliation by Refugees

Vrio of the Governor of Kursk province, Alexander Hinstein, will send an inspection to the village of Ponuri following reports that some 50 Kurdish refugees have been subjected to ill-treatment at the local temporary residence (PWR), as reported by Lente.ru, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under President Ev Mercachev of Russia.Kurds · Russia Read Article

Kurdish political prisoner in Iran in critical condition as authorities block medical access

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Motalleb Ahmadian, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a 30-year sentence, is in a critical health condition after consistently being denied access to life-saving medication at the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported. Ahmadian, who suffers from duodenal cancer, diaphragmatic hernia, spinal canal stenosis, and a urinary tract infection, was transferred to the prison following the Israeli bombin…Kurds · Turkey See the Story

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