Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national assembly

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in jail on Wednesday for a second time as part of a political effort to end a decades-long conflict.

Turkey has escalated its military operations against Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, targeting groups linked to the PKK and YPG, which have ties to U.S. allies. The Turkish defense ministry reported neutralizing 15 fighters,

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible links to U.S. allies, since Donald Trump took office in the White House last week.

The YPG spearheads the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkey considers them terrorists that are an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), against which Ankara carries out regular cross-border military operations in northern Iraq's mountainous regions.

On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and lay down their arms. This call has not only been issued to PKK members in the mountainous areas of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region but also to Kurdish members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

Four people were killed on Monday in an air strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish sources said. Turkey often carries out ground and air operations in northern Iraq against positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party ( PKK ), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state.

Turkey has reported killing 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, continuing its campaign against groups linked with U.S. allies. The Turkish defense ministry stated that PKK-affiliated fighters were neutralized.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday.

Turkey’s foreign ministry on Saturday condemned the deaths of two Iraqi border guards in Duhok province the day before and joined Baghdad in blaming the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Turkey said on Tuesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible links to U.S. allies,