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  1. Ninety years ago, Turkish soldiers sought to punish Kurdish refusal to bow to the assimilationist policies of modern Turkey – so thousands of men, women, and children living in the scenic Zilan Valley of Van province were killed.

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  2. The policies of both US president-elects Donald Trump and Joe Biden favour the territorial integrity of Iraq over an independent Kurdistan, a Kurdistan Region politician told Rudaw on Thursday.

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  3. The Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) later confirmed and condemned the shooting, adding that Salih was killed by "terrorists who had threatened him for a while."

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  4. KRG interior minister Reber Ahmed will be in Baghdad tomorrow to finalise agreement "to normalize the situation and restore stability" in Shingal (Sinjar) district – Reber Ahmed on Twitter

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  5. Ghazi Salih, the head of security forces (Asayesh) at the Sarzer border crossing in the Amedi district of Duhok, was shot at 6:30 pm at his home in the village of Galik. He died from his injuries on the way to hospital, according to a local official

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  6. A Duhok border security chief was shot dead at his home in the district of Amedi, a KDP official has told Rudaw

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  7. A crowd sings in memory of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian outside Jam hospital in Tehran. The iconic singer died on Thursday at the age of 80 after a long battle with illness, his son said. Video submitted to Rudaw

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  8. Shajarian, who embodied traditional and classical music in Iran, died in Tehran on Thursday after a long battle with illness, his son said.

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  9. Iran releases rights defender Narges Mohammadi after cut in jail sentence

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  10. Iraq has recorded 394,566 cases, including 323,815 recoveries and 9,683 deaths, since the coronavirus outbreak began — health ministry

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  11. Coronavirus: Iraq records 3,522 new cases, 4,031 recoveries and 79 deaths in 24 hours — health ministry

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  12. The Kurdistan Region has recorded 53,549 cases, including 33,250 recoveries and 1,937 deaths, since the coronavirus outbreak began — KRG health ministry

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  13. Coronavirus: Kurdistan Region records 793 new cases, 338 recoveries, 31 deaths in 24 hours — KRG health ministry

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  14. Iraqi pilot suspended from flying after allowing female model into cockpit

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  15. Historic neighborhoods stand derelict following broken restoration promises

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  16. Suicide among Yezidi youth on the rise, officials warn

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  17. Historic neighborhoods stand derelict following broken restoration promises

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  18. Turkey court orders seizure of opposition journalist's property

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  19. Good morning from Region! Nature of Majidawa village in Erbil's Sora district. October 2020. Photos by Hezha Omer

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  20. Oct 7

    Turkey's parliament almost unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday to extend the mandate for cross-border military operations in both Iraq and Syria for another year.

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