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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

Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely

BAGHDAD/ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A lasting solution to Iraq's dispute with its Kurdish north is unlikely even if recent talks between the two sides lead to a resumption of oil exports from the autonomous region. Full story

Syrian Kurds fear increasing attacks from Assad forces

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bombings of Kurdish areas in Syria suggest that Syrian Kurds, long detached from the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, are increasingly being targeted by his forces after they struck deals with rebels fighting to topple him, a Kurdish leader said. Full story

Syrian air raid on Kurdish village kills 11 civilians: activists

AMMAN (Reuters) - Eleven civilians were killed when a Syrian warplane bombed a Kurdish village in the oil-producing province of Hasaka in northeastern Syria on Sunday, Kurdish activists said. Full story

Syrian rebel attack on mixed city points to end of peace pact

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels battled Syrian troops in the eastern border city of Qamishli on Friday, a monitoring group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said, ending a de facto truce in the mainly Christian and Kurdish area. Full story

Turkish PM: Kurdish rebel ceasefire call "positive development"

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan welcomed as a "positive development" a ceasefire call by jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday but said the important part would be its implementation. Full story

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Young male and female fighters in the Kurdish militia known as the Popular Protection Units line up in formation in front of supporters in Ras Al Ayn, Syria.
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TOPSHOTSA Syrian boy holds an AK-47 assault rifle in the majority-Kurdish Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 14, 2013. In northern Syria, the Kurdish population has largely observed a careful compromise with regime and rebel forces, fighting alongside neither, in

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File photo of flags flowers and candles displayed by members of the Kurdish community in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris

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Portraits of Kurdish activists, from L-R, Fidan Dogan, Sakine Cansiz and Leyla Saylemez are seen pinned on a member of the Kurdish community's coat as they gather next to the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris, where the women were found shot dead in this January 10, 2013 file

Demirtas co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party gives Reuters interview in Berlin
Demirtas co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party gives Reuters interview in Berlin

Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party answers a question during a Reuters interview in Berlin April 15, 2013. A top Kurdish politician said on Monday it would be difficult for Kurdish fighters to disarm before leaving Turkey under a peace process, stressing t