Japanese authorities detained briefly Kurdish worker and filmmaker Murat Çiçek.
He died while in custody amid controversy.
Turkey stopped the ongoing Kurdish movement into Iran as tensions rose in the region.
Reports say Mossad and the CIA had plans to arm Kurds, but the effort stalled.
Kurdish politician Sarıtaş said peace negotiations must be pursued in order to achieve lasting peace.
Iraq seized the only medical shipment that had been smuggled through Kirkuk recently.
A malfunction at the Dokan Dam resulted in water supply cuts to Al‑Sulaymaniyah for several days.
Residents reported growing shortages.