Tag Archives: Turkey
Myles Caggins: we ONLY help defeating ISIS
A joint press conference was held by the US military spokesperson Myles Caggins, and SDF commanders yesterday. Myles Caggins once again confirmed that the US military will only assist the SDF in its battle against ISIS. It will not provide support if Turkey decides to invade SDF-held territory again. This can be seen in the […]
KRG: Deployment of Turkish army in 9 strategic places in Bradost region
With continuing the close cooperation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), especially the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) with Turkey against the presence of members and headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its branches, including PJAK in the KRG, especially among civilians in rural areas, The Turkish army is consolidating its fortifications day by […]
Rape by Turkish army officials
Last night, citizens of Shirnak, Turkey, caught a Turkish sergeant major A. A. when they heard his victim, a 13-yr old local girl, screaming for help. The sergeant major attempted to rape the girl. The attack has caused great outcry by the local population and does not come alone, as the life-threatening condition of an […]
Turkey changes the currency in North Syria into Lira
All Turkish-occupied areas in North-Syria have officially changed their currency to Turkish Lira, after a heavy fall of the Syrian Pound. Because Syria’s currency no longer retains value, Syrians are forced to use foreign currencies. The use of the US dollar had already been quite common in Syria. Turkey decided to push Turkish currency into […]
The Kurdish cultural activist told the IKHRW that Turkey treats the Kurds violently
Given the Kurdish cultural atmosphere in Iran, which is also encouraged by governmental and non-governmental organizations, many Kurdish cultural activists in Iran separate the line between cultural activity and political activity with cultural coverage, and the politicized activities are harmful for the society as a whole and the Kurdish community in particular. Kurdish cultural activists, […]
Kidnappings of women in Afrin and why the Turks don’t stop it
The Afrin region is famous throughout Syria for its beautiful green and hilly landscape, filled with olive trees. Kurds refer to it as the ‘garden of Eden’ and Kurds and Arabs have lived together in peace under the rulings of both Hafez and Bashar al-Assad. The multi-ethnic city of Afrin has been gripped by violence […]
Shukri Yabato: Kurds of Turkey are not interested in their own language
The Turkish government’s policy towards the Kurds is very harsh and repressive. The country did not allow the Kurds to speak even for many years. It took various measures to eliminate the Kurds and turn them into Turks. There were various popular uprisings against the government, but it suppressed all. In the 1970s, various Kurdish […]
Clashes erupt between Turkish proxies in Ras al-Ayn after rape case
Fierce clashes erupted today between the Suqur a-Shammal faction and fighters from Deir Ezzor (Jaysh & Ahrar a-Sharqiya) in Ras al-Ayn after a Suqur fighter kidnapped a woman originally from Deir Ezzor to rape her. Ras al-Ayn was captured from the SDF in the last Turkish invasion of NE Syria and is now ruled by […]
US’s colonel Outzen wants Kurdish and Turkish-led factions to unite and edge out President Assad
A U.S. State Department official is pushing for talks between Turkish- and Kurdish-led factions in Syria as part of a broader push for a political solution that would edge out Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. The United States has attempted to court both Turkey and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces—who have been at war with each […]
Zagros Berwari to IKHRW: The PKK is a threat to all Kurds
The political, economic and security situation in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is deteriorating, and it can even be said that the economic crisis has reached its peak. Meanwhile, Baghdad accuses the KRG of failing to meet its oil obligations, cutting its budget, and even a Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament called on the […]