Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: Kurdistan

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According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/turkeys-push-into-iraq-risks-deeper-conflict/article_7a846d08-1930-5444-9bd3-5151d7e9497c.html

Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said it was declaring a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/10/rescues-in-turkey-offer-moments-of-relief-in-quake-aftermath/

Anadolu Agency says those detained are suspected of financing the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, of recruiting members or of engaging in propaganda on behalf of the group.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/25/turkey-110-detained-over-suspected-kurdish-militant-links/

"But it also presents an opportunity for Baghdad to finally be involved in Iraqi Kurdistan's oil sector" and should also allow Kurdistan "to accrue higher revenues" in future.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/iraq-kurdish-region-sign-accord-resume-oil-exports

But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/turkey-condemns-burning-of-quran-during-far-right-protest-in-sweden

Erdogan has delayed approving the application, accusing Stockholm of sheltering “terrorists” from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/06/03/erdogan-sworn-in-for-third-term-as-turkish-president-vows-unity/

Even as Erdogan blasts Israel for killing babies in Gaza, Turkish drones are killing women and children as they hunt down militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/erdogans-dreams-eclipsing-ataturk-unfulfilled-turkish-republic-turns-100

For example, Kurdistan: The Untold Story of Mesopotamiafollows a team as they look into the sights and ancient cities of Mesopotamia.

Source: https://gamerant.com/best-documentaries-ancient-history-watch-streaming-services/

He has moved dozens of bee hive boxes from central Iraq to seven sites scattered across the mountains of the northern autonomous Kurdistan region, where the air is cooler and the land greener.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/iraq-honey-production-mercy-heat-and-drought

Iraqi Kurdistan has long accused Baghdad of not sending the necessary funds to pay civil servants.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/09/iraqi-kurds-protest-unpaid-salaries-baghdad

Mahmoudzadeh was a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), an exiled Iranian opposition group seeking greater autonomy for Iran’s Kurds, who comprise an estimated 10% of the Iranian population.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/family-us-citizen-killed-irgc-strikes-sues-iran

Nasr explained that after Iranian Kurds mostly boycotted the 1979 referendum that established the Islamic Republic, many have been seeking safety in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, where they have established political organizations opposing the Iranian regime.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/iraq-caught-in-crossfire-between-turkeys-and-irans-kurdish-agendas/

Prices rose in the previous session after Turkey stopped pumping crude from Kurdistan via a pipeline following an arbitration decision that confirmed Baghdad's consent was needed to ship the oil.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oil-prices-little-changed-supply-concerns-banking-crisis-focus-1714602

“The PKK are the main reason that pushed Turkey to enter our territories in the Kurdistan Region.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/turkeys-push-into-iraq-risks-deeper-conflict

The premier also had a separate phone call with the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, and discussed the latest situation in Kirkuk.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/205547/Iraqi-PM-urges-restraint-after-deadly-clashes-in-Kirkuk

The recent disruption to supply from Iraqi Kurdistan has also eased, with exports to Turkey resuming,” they said.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2023/04/25/petrol-prices-australia-2023/

The second tribute is from The Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK).

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/05/19/feminist-scholar-maria-mies-dead-at-92.html

These elite-level squabbles have real consequences, particularly as Iraqi Kurdistan experiences a prolonged financial crisis.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/22/iraq-kurdistan-region-democracy-war-invasion-united-states/

Turkey halted flows on March 25 after an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ordered Ankara to pay Baghdad damages of $1.5 billion for unauthorized exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) between 2014 and 2018.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/205065/Iraq-Turkey-yet-to-agree-on-northern-oil-exports-resumption

Turkey has complained about what it sees as Stockholm’s tolerance of support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/02/20/blinken-praises-americans-response-to-turkey-earthquake/