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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: kurdish

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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/

Aras Abid had every reason to want Saddam Hussein out of power after he was the sole survivor from his 12-member family from a gas attack ordered by the dictator on his Kurdish community in 1988.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/iraqis-recount-their-struggles-after-saddam-husseins-fall/article_1adb9756-d3bd-599a-bc78-8631d74ed9b4.html

Born in Baghdad to a Kurdish family, Mr. Zahawi came to Britain at age 11, when his parents fled the tyranny of Saddam Hussein.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/world/europe/zahawi-sunak-fired.html

But Turkey's reluctance to accept Sweden unless it steps up pressure on Kurdish exile groups has made it more likely the two will have to join the alliance at different speeds.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/331744/finland-may-have-to-ditch-closest-partner-to-join-nato.html

Citing human rights monitors, the Kurdish news agency Kurdpa reported that Safa Aeli, Amini’s 30-year-old uncle, was arrested by security forces in his home town of Saqqez.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/06/uncle-mahsa-amini-whose-death-sparked-protests-across-iran-arrested-regime-ahead-anniversary/

Darun is pictured outside the new Kurdish supermarket which has opened close to the town centre in Blackburn.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23431710.new-kurdistan-supermarket-opens-close-blackburn-town-centre/?ref=rss

For ethnic minorities like the Kurds, it’s illegal to officially use Kurdish names or practice Kurdish traditions.

Source: https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a42708870/iranian-diaspora-founder-iran-protests-rights/

For ethnic minorities like the Kurds, it’s illegal to officially use Kurdish names or practice Kurdish traditions.

Source: https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a42708870/iranian-diaspora-founder-iran-protests-rights/

He launched a series of military incursions into Syria that infuriated European powers and put Turkish soldiers on the opposite side of Kurdish forces supported by the United States.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/erdogan-seeks-third-decade-rule-turkish-runoff.1034376

In Iraq, the Kurdish region won de facto self-rule in 1991, when the United States imposed a no-fly zone over it in response to Saddam’s brutal repression of Kurdish uprisings.

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/nation-world/world/kurds-remain-biggest-winners-from-us-led-invasion-of-iraq/

In Iraq, the Kurdish region won de facto self-rule in 1991, when the United States imposed a no-fly zone over it in response to Saddam’s brutal repression of Kurdish uprisings.

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/nation-world/world/kurds-remain-biggest-winners-from-us-led-invasion-of-iraq/

Iran, which has blamed "foreign adversaries" for protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Iran-releases-Spanish-woman-after-three-months-in-jail-over-protests--43093186/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230226

It wasn’t culturally appropriate for them," said Kurdish Community Scotland activist Ako Zada.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/02/four-hospitalised-after-mass-stabbing-at-migrant-hotel-in-ireland/

Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to facilitate rescue work after the huge earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/kurdish-militants-suspend-operations-after-turkey-quake

Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to facilitate rescue work in eastern Türkiye and parts of Syria.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/wn/2023/02/11/miracle-rescues-looting-as-turkiye-syria-quake-deaths-pass-28000/

Kurdish regions of Iran are under heavy military siege by the Islamic republic of Iran, as Kurdish civilians are being systematically targeted, kidnapped, arrested and murdered.

Source: https://stylecaster.com/how-to-help-iran-protests/

Kurdish regions of Iran are under heavy military siege by the Islamic republic of Iran, as Kurdish civilians are being systematically targeted, kidnapped, arrested and murdered.

Source: https://stylecaster.com/how-to-help-iran-protests/

Mr. Erdoğan accuses Sweden of being too lenient on anti-Islamic demonstrations and militant Kurdish groups that have waged a long insurgency in Turkey.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2023/0709/Unity-is-key-say-experts-anticipating-debates-at-NATO-summit?icid=rss

Nadhim Zahawi's political rise was extraordinary given he arrived in Britain, aged nine, in the 1970s as a Kurdish refugee from Iraq fleeing Saddam Hussein.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11689051/Nadhim-Zahawi-SACKED-Rishi-Sunak-breach-ministerial-rules-tax-row.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490