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UN envoy visits Sinjar and calls for a fast implementation of the Sinjar agreement
According to Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, United Nations envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has called for a speedy implementation of the Sinjar agreement reached between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on efforts to normalize conditions and alleviate the current hardships of the Yezidi people who live there. Hennis-Plasschaert’s comments came […]
“More PKK members escape”
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW), the Turkish Interior Ministry announced that 321 PKK members have succeeded to escape the group and surrendered to the Turkish security forces in 2020. The ministry added that more and more recruits are leaving the PKK every day. The Turkish Interior Ministry believes that the reason […]
Nations’ Brotherhood: Slogan and reality; a Study on the behavior and claims of PJAK towards the Iranian Kurds
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW), PJAK’s terrorist behavior has always attracted the experts’ attention. The group presents slogans for supporting Kurds; but all its victims are the Iranian Kurds! The slogan “the nations’ brotherhood” belongs to the PKK and its branches in Kurdistan, the thesis of Ocalan’s “democratic modernism”. Democratic modernism […]
KRG: The PKK sabotage act neutralized
In an attempt to destroy Chamanke brige in Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the armed members of the PKK tried to spread fear, anxiety, panic and create an atmosphere of instability Tuesday morning. Local sources in the Kurdistan Region said that three PKK vehicles placed explosives on Dakri Bridge, known as the Barminki Bridge while crossing […]
Ismail Besikci: The PKK aims to destroy KRG
In his latest statement, Turkish writer and researcher Ismail Bishkekchi said “the PKK aims to separate Sinjar from Iraqi Kurdistan.” In an article, the famous writer stated: “The PKK aims to destroy the political sovereighity of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with a pre-determined plan.” Besikci continued the article while referring to the history of […]
A senior KDP member: PKK-affiliated officials must leave Sinjar
A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) senior member called for the expulsion of PKK-affiliated forces from Sinjar/Shengal city offices. Ali Khalil was quoted as saying by Baghdad Al-Youm, “despite the implementation of the agreement between the central government and the Kurdistan Region, illegal weapons still exist in Sinjar, the PKK forces are present in the city […]
The PKK earns huge money from drug distribution in Europe
Speaking in a video interview with a TRT-WORLD reporter in a cafe in central Germany, A German citizen, who does not want to be recognized for fear of PKK retaliation, tells TRT reporter how the PKK distributes drug in Europe. He describes the drug activities of the PKK in his country, and added he himself […]
A former member: “Having economic and family problems, I was deceived by PJAK”
In an interview, A. Mahmudi, a former PJAK member, codenamed as Awat, born on 01/05/1999 in a village of Chalderan city, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, said: “My father had workshop in the area that went bankrupt. This led the family to many difficulties and challenges.” “Due to financial and family problems, I left home and […]
Omer Ozkizilcik: Fighting PKK finance most effective way to eradicate terrorism
In an interview on the PKK funding, Omer Ozkizilcik, a security expert at the SETA Institute in Turkey (a think tank close to the AKP and Recep Tayyip Erdogan), stated that the PKK its branches are financed by extortion and drug smuggle. He considers the fight against financial resources as the most effective way to […]
Tensions high, Iraqi Kurds want US troops on their border
According to Kurdish officials in Northern Iraq, US patrols on the Iraqi-Syrian border will control several actions, including the independent approval of border smuggling operations, which are valuable to the Kurdish Region and its main ally, Turkey. At the same time, the presence of observers will prevent PKK members from transferring troops and equipment from […]