Eric Tlozek

ABC News Australia Middle East correspondent, former PNG correspondent (2015-18). Opinions mine and not the ABC's. Retweets = interesting, not endorsement.

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PKK agrees to put down its weapons - ABC listen

2 days ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Turkiye's Government says a peace deal with a Kurdish militant group is an historic agreement that resolves a decades-old conflict. The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has agreed to disband after fighting the Turkish state for more than 40 years. The deal could also help settles conflicts in Iraq and Syria, if a process of disarmament and democratic recognition succeeds.
Breaking: Kurdish militants PKK to disband after four-decade insurgency against Türkiye

2 days ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

A Kurdish militant group that fought a four-decade insurgency against Türkiye has reportedly agreed to disband and lay down its weapons. A news agency linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is a listed terrorist organisation in Türkiye, Australia, the United States and Europe, says it resolved to disband at a meeting in eastern Türkiye last week.
As food supplies in Gaza run out, people queue for hours at soup kitchen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Aid groups say people will soon die from hunger as Israel's blockade of food and other aid to Gaza extends into its third month. Israel stopped allowing any supplies, including food and medicine, into Gaza on March 2 in a bid to pressure the militant group Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages. Now, community kitchens that have been feeding hundreds of thousands of Gazans are about to close because they have run out of supplies.
Pro-Palestinian activists say their ship was struck by drone fire off Malta

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

A group of pro-Palestinian activists say their ship has been struck by drone fire in international waters off the coast of Malta. The group, the Freedom Flotilla coalition, says its passenger ship, Conscience, was 13 nautical miles east of Malta when it was struck twice in the bow, 20 minutes after midnight local time. According to the group, the strikes damaged the ship's generator and it was taking on water.
Food supplies cut to Gaza

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Aid groups say Israel's decision to block food from entering Gaza is starting to cause sickness and disorder in the besieged enclave. Today marks two months since Israel stopped allowing food, medicine and all other aid into Gaza, to pressure the militant group Hamas to release Israeli hostages. But, as people become increasingly malnourished and desperate, the Israeli Government is showing no sign of changing its mind.
Israel accused of firing on civilians

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Palestinians in southern Gaza have accused the Israeli military of killing dozens of civilians when it fired on people fleeing a military operation. Residents of the southern city of Rafah have told the ABC how they fled their homes under fire from tanks and drones. Israel denies it targeted civilians in the operation. Featured:Ezzedine Muasher, journalist Abir al Katati, witnessMamdouh Muharam, Tel al Sultan resident Olga Cherevko, UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Palestinians allege Israeli military targeted civilians after ordering them out of Tel Al-Sultan

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Since Israel renewed its assault on Gaza, its military has ordered hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee certain neighbourhoods. WARNING: This story contains details and images some readers may find disturbingOne of the first areas it ordered Palestinians to leave was Tel Al-Sultan in the southern city of Rafah, but during one of the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) operations, 50,000 people were reportedly trapped there.
Syrian Alawites flee to Lebanon amid sectarian violence

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Members of a religious minority in Syria say they were hunted and executed by pro-Government forces and have had to flee to Lebanon. Hundreds of Alawites from Syria's western coast were killed when Syrian security forces responded to attacks from groups linked to the country's former dictatorship.
Thousands of Syria's Alawites flee as armed factions seek revenge

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Hundreds of Alawite civilians have reportedly been killed in violent attacks in Syria's coastal region. That's caused thousands to flee to Lebanon from the villages in the former stronghold of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, fearing death if they return. Syria's new president said those responsible for the killings would be punished, but many Alawites said they did not believe that would happen.
Gazans protest against Hamas

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eric Tlozek

Palestinians in Gaza have protested against the militant group Hamas, calling for it to release the hostages and end the war with Israel. The protests, a rare expression of dissent in Gaza, come as Israel escalates its assault on Gaza and maintains a blockade of any goods or aid entering the strip.