Armed Struggle
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Richard English |
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| ID | 2064226 |
About Armed Struggle
A timely work of major historical importance, examining the whole spectrum of events from the 1916 Easter Rising to the current and ongoing peace process, fully updated with a new afterword for the paperback edition. . . .
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... The NUG, whose volunteer fighters have been waging a desperately unequal Armed Struggle against the full might of the army and air force, has applauded the alliance s success, and talked about a new momentum in their struggle...
Talks after US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria
... The PKK launched an Armed Struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey...
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... The loss of faith in PA leaders has boosted militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad still committed to Armed Struggle against Israel and led to the creation of new, more localised groups...
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... It said it wouldn t support Swedish membership until it extradited dozens of members of the PKK, a Kurdish rebel group that has waged an Armed Struggle against Turkey since 1984...
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... " Mac Siacais also believes those wars are over: " I think anyone who deludes themselves into believing that there is an efficacy in Armed Struggle in 2023 is either a headcase or someone who has other motives...
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... The PKK calls for greater Kurdish self-governance and is involved in an Armed Struggle with the Turkish state...
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... Friends and PDF fighters who knew her say she was deeply committed to the Armed Struggle, and ran first aid classes for the fighters...
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Talks after US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
The top US and Turkish diplomats have spoken by phone after US forces In Syria shot down an armed Turkish drone.
Washington said The Drone came Too Close to its ground forces In Syria , but Ankara merely said it was lost during operations.
During The Call between the Nato allies, Hakan Fidan told the US Turkey would keep targeting Kurdish groups.
The US works with Kurdish YPG forces In Syria , but Turkey views them as separatists and terrorists.
Mr Fidan told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Turkey's " counter-terrorism operations in Iraq and Syria will continue with determination".
Meanwhile a US State Department spokesperson said Mr Blinken highlighted the need for Washington and Ankara to " coordinate and deconflict" their activities.
On Thursday US military officials said a US F-16 fighter jet shot down The Armed Turkish drone which was operating near American troops In Syria after giving several warnings.
Pentagon spokesperson Brig Gen Patrick Ryder told reporters that American forces had observed several drones carrying out airstrikes near Al Hasakah in north-eastern Syria at 07:30 local time (04:30 GMT).
Some of The Strikes were approximately 1km away from US troops, prompting them to Take Shelter in bunkers, Ryder said.
Four hours later, the F-16 downed The Drone after commanders assessed there was a potential threat, He Said .
" It's regrettable when you have two NATO allies and there's an incident like this, " he told reporters.
It marked The First such incident between the two Nato allies.
There are about 900 US troops operating In Syria as a part of The Mission against the Islamic State jihadist group (IS).
Turkey has been launching air strikes against Kurdish groups In Syria and Iraq after.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said The Interior ministry bombing had been carried out by a group linked to them.
The PKK is considered a terror group in Turkey, the EU, UK and US.
Turkey views the PKK and the YPG as the same group. However the US has been working with the YPG, which is part of The Group of US-backed forces known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that has fought against IS In Syria .
Shortly after The Phone call between Mr Blinken and Mr Fidan, Turkey said it had launched renewed attacks on Kurdish target in northern Syria.
The Turkish defence ministry said it had hit 15 Kurdish targets " with the maximum amount" of ammunition and they included " headquarters and shelters".
The PKK launched an Armed Struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
In the 1990s, the PKK rolled back on its demands for an independent state, calling instead for more autonomy for The Kurds . More Than 40,000 people have died in The Conflict .
Fighting flared up again after a two-year-old ceasefire ended In July 2015.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com