Former Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members will be eligible to join educational and economic social integration programs once the group ceases all activities

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The Foreign Ministry of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's Tripoli-based Libyan government called the October 20, 2026 vote on the 2019 maritime memorandum a positive development for relations with Turkey

Saddam Haftar, son of military commander Khalifa Haftar, welcomed the October 20, 2026 vote on Libya's maritime agreement with Turkey, describing Turkey as a significant regional power and the 2019 maritime deal as protective of Libya's economic interests

The Libyan-Turkish maritime agreement defines offshore jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean, where recent natural gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean have driven competing regional claims

Libya's House of Representatives repealed two 2020 resolutions that rejected agreements with Turkey and severed political ties with Ankara, according to parliamentary spokesman Abdullah Bliheg

Greece's Foreign Ministry rejected the Libyan parliament's October 20, 2026 vote, stating Turkey and Libya lack opposite or adjacent coasts needed to establish maritime zones, notifying partners and allies to take measures protecting sovereign rights

Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives unanimously voted on October 20, 2026 to adopt the 2019 maritime memorandum of understanding signed with Turkey by Libya's then-government, the Government of National Accord, reversing years of parliamentary opposition

Cyprus condemned the Libyan parliament's October 20, 2026 approval of the 2019 maritime deal with Turkey, declaring the memorandum illegal, null, and void

Turkey and Libya's then-government in Tripoli, the Government of National Accord, signed the memorandum of understanding on maritime boundaries in 2019

In 2025, a drone attack by separatist armed groups on a United Nations base in Abyei killed at least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight others

Separatist militants in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province have killed at least eight Iranian security personnel in three weeks, including a police officer, a Basij fighter, and a senior IRGC commander.

All of West Kordofan state, an oil-rich region linking western and eastern Sudan, is under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.

The Sudanese military has conducted repeated drone strikes in Kordofan in recent months to counter Rapid Support Forces territorial gains made after consolidating control over Darfur.

The military junta ruling Mali since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021 turned to Russia for security support, enlisting Wagner Group paramilitaries who were rebranded as Africa Corps in 2025.

Malian military leaders enlisted Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries in response to a severe April 25, 2026 insurgent offensive across Mali.

Insurgent fighters from al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front captured, tortured, and executed at least 19 Malian soldiers following a July 18, 2026 convoy attack in Tabrichat.

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data showed Malian forces and Russia's Africa Corps carried out dozens of drone strikes from April to August 2026 that killed scores of civilians.

Nationwide attacks launched on April 25, 2026 by al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM and Tuareg-led separatists killed Mali's defense minister and targeted multiple towns and Bamako's main airport.

Mali's government has previously denied killing civilians during counter-insurgency operations.

JNIM's Sharia Committee acknowledged that captured Malian soldiers were killed following the July 2026 Tabrichat clash but denied ordering executions, while the Azawad Liberation Front denied executing soldiers entirely.

Yorktown Institute senior fellow Shay Khatiri predicted that local separatist movements in Iran will likely multiply and consolidate power as the Iranian regime weakens.