Tag Archives: ATTACK
Turkey’s strictness in relation to the murder incident in Mardin
Turkey serious in the case of deadly attack on Duhok families. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Monday told a delegation from a Kurdish political party based in the Kurdistan Region that they are serious in the prosecution of suspects who have been arrested in relation to the recent death of […]
IS Plans Terrorist Attacks from Camp Al-Hol in Syria: Kurdistan PM
ERBIL — The remnants of the Islamic State (IS) are planning terrorist attacks from Camp Al-Hol in Syria to target the Kurdistan Region and other areas in the neighborhood, said Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in a statement made to Asharq Al Awsat. PM Barzani mentioned an IS cell recently captured in Erbil who […]
Khazali: Turkey seeks to attack Shangal
Leader of the Asaib Ahel al-Haq, Qais Khazali said that plans are being hatched by Turkey to launch an attack on Shengal in summer, calling on the Iraqi Federal Government to take the necessary procedures in this regard. On January 22nd, 2021, Erdogan threatened to carried out an attack on the Shengal Province, saying: […]
Will Iran support the PKK? Turkish expansion in Syria, Iraq and Azerbaijan will not go unanswered.
BY Hedwig Kuijpers As springtime is near, Turkey is preparing for its next large-scale offensive against its archenemy; the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). It already started with its incessant shelling of Ayn-Issa in North-Syria, threatened to invade Sinjar, and the execution of an operation centering around the Gare mountain in Duhok district, Iraqi Kurdistan. But […]
Deir ez-Zor countryside | SDF storms house of leader’s brother of regime-backed “Tribesmen Army”
Deir ez-Zor province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists say that the Syrian Democratic Forces raided the house of a member of Al-Shaytat clan in the town of Al-Kashkiyeh in Deir ez-Zor countryside, in an attempt to arrest him, but he managed to escape. It is worth nothing that the targeted person is […]
UN says 12 murdered at al-Hol camp in Syria since start of year
UN expresses concern over ‘deteriorating security conditions’ at camp for displaced people controlled by Kurdish forces. Twelve people have been murdered at the overcrowded al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria since the beginning of the year, according to United Nations figures. Imran Riza, the UN’s resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for Syria, and […]
Another anti-Barzani activist attacked in Erbil
“You should better shut your mouth up!!”, was what two militia men in civilian clothing shouted when they attacked Hawre Kurdi, a political activist based in Erbil. He was on the way to a market, when his car was stopped by his assaulters last evening. Hawre Kurdi is a known opposition voice in the Kurdish […]
This month in PJAK’s history
۲۴ November 2004 Urmia: A five-member team of PJAK terrorists attacked Gangchin village of Urmia province at night and attacked the house of a villager, threatening him and other residents not to cooperate with local officials. ۳ December 2004 Urmia: A four-member team of PJAK terrorists entered one of the suburbs and Kurdish neighborhoods of […]
Attacks by the Terrorist PKK Organization in the IKR
The United States strongly condemns the attacks by the terrorist PKK organization yesterday against Kurdistan Regional security officials in Iraq. We remain steadfast in our support for Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi and the Kurdistan Regional Government in their efforts to root out terrorism, and we extend our sympathy and condolences to the families of those […]
Turkey kills 3 PKK members in Sinjar
A Turkish drone on Sunday night targeted a vehicle in the Yezidi region of Sinjar, Iraqi military said in a statement. PKK has not released a statement yet. The vehicle, reportedly belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK was hit near the Sharaf al-Din shrine, Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in an official statement. According […]