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Kurdish rebel commander warns Turkish state sabotaging peace

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A top Kurdish militant commander warned on Wednesday a fragile peace process had been jeopardized by increased military activity and a lack of concrete steps by the government, including the continued detention of Kurdish politicians.Full story

News Summary: Saddam-era gas victims seek probe

PROBE SOUGHT: Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, Iraq, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers, saying executives bore some responsibility for the attacks, which killed up to 5,000 people. The complaint names no specific com Full story

Suicide bombers target Iraqi Kurds in disputed areas

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers attacked Kurdish security forces and the local headquarters of a Kurdish political party in a disputed oil-rich area of northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing three people, police and medics said. Full story

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