Category: Report
Erdogan and Israel: friends or foes?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s sending medical aid to counter coronavirus to Israel raises many questions for observers and analysts who see that Erdogan is attacking Israel in the media outlets while providing it assistance behind the scenes. Several media sources have spoken of talks between Turkey and Israel regarding sending a shipment of Turkish […]
USA thwarts Russian plan to establish a new militia in North-East Syria
The United States of America thwarted a Russian plan to establish armed groups from its local elements in its areas in northeastern Syria, according to informed sources. According to previous statements, informed sources said that Russia began about 3 months ago to plan the establishment of local military units belonging to it in the northern […]
SDF Commander shoots himself
In the Al-Hos area of eastern Raqqah, a SDF commander shot himself earlier today. Our contact on the ground said that Aboud Ayman Al-Hamdan, known as “Akid,” shot himself while cleaning his personal pistol, at one of the military headquarters of the PKK-affiliated militia in the Al-Hos area, east of Raqqa. The contact pointed out […]
Tensions between KDP and PUK rise again
The Iraqi Kurdistan region has for years remained an underdeveloped region due to corruption and tribal politics. The region’s two ruling main parties both belong to a different tribe. In the 90s, many armed clashes appeared between both parties, and though they have made peace for years, the tension between them remains. At this time […]
KDP and PUK forces continue to arrest journalists
KDP & PUK security forces continue to arrest journalists in the Kurdistan region, taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency period to filter out any oppositional voices. Four cases have been reported in two weeks. The case most described on social media was the arrest of the journalist Hemin Mamand, who encouraged the KRG to pay […]
Lockdown kills baby in KRG
A woman that was in the process of childbirth could not give birth to her baby, as PUK officials did not let the family’s car pass through Balisan road. The woman unfortunately did not make it to the hospital in time and has lost her baby. Earlier yesterday, the road between Erbil and the Balisan […]
۱۵-year old Yazidi refugee stabbed to death in Germany
The 15-year old Yazidi refugee Arkan Hussein Kyo from Sinjar had survived the genocide committed by Sunni extremists and fled to Germany with his family, but unfortunately hasn’t survived the neo-Nazi extremists that walk freely in the German society. Arkan is not the first kurdish victim of extremism in Germany, as over the last few […]
Member of banned Turkish music group dies after hunger strike
A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey has died on the 288th day of a hunger strike. The singer and a colleague had started the strike while imprisoned to protest at the government’s treatment of their band, according to a post on the group’s Twitter account. Grup Yorum, known […]
Revolt against SDF in Deir ez-Zor countryside
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, SDF has imposed a curfew in all of its territory, including the Arab region Deir ez-Zor, a region where they are reportedly losing its popularity very quickly and the threat of an ISIS resurgence looms. Abdulrahman al-Ahmad, a local correspondent, told us about the clashes that happened in the […]
Fire in refugee camp kills 4 children
A horrific fire that occurred in a tent in Newroz refugee camp, in the countryside of Derik, North-East Syria, has killed four children, one adult, and injured 11 others severely, all from one family. A source inside the camp stated that during the preparation of food, an electric pressure cooker exploded, which was followed by […]