Tag: Kurdish
Syria: in Abu Qilqil, civilians flee fighting between pro-Turkish factions and Kurdish forces
In northern Syria, fighting continues between the Kurdish armed forces and pro-Turkish factions of the Syrian National Army. The objective for the latter is to recover the entire Kurdish pocket,…
Turkey says it has “neutralized” dozens of Kurdish fighters | News in brief
Turkey continues its military operations against Kurdish forces in both Syria and Iraq. The Turkish Ministry of Defense says that the Turkish armed forces have “neutralized” 32 PKK fighters in…
Syria: Kurdish refugee, perpetually displaced
She has no name, no face. She fears that by telling her story, her family will be targeted. She fled the Shahba canton north of Aleppo at the beginning of…
16-year-old boy sentenced – wanted to be liked by the Kurdish fox
On September 5 last year, two boys, 16 and 14 years old, took the train from Stockholm to Malmö. They had taken an assassination mission in Malmö via encrypted apps…
Öcalan, the Kurdish leader imprisoned in Turkey, seeks reconciliation | News in brief
Founder and long-time leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK in Turkey Abdullah Öcalan has made a rare statement from prison and says he is ready to participate in the…
Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Stock image of SDF combatant. Photo: Baderkhan Ahmad/AP/TT The Kurdish-led SDF, which controls large parts of northern and northeastern Syria, says that a counteroffensive against the…
Turkey’s Erdoğan: Kurdish forces and ISIS to be destroyed | News in brief
Clashes between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish fighters continue in northern Syria. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan insists that the terrorist groups that threaten the future of Syria must be…
Turkey: No need to attack Kurdish forces if Syria’s new regime takes action | News in brief
According to the HTS leader, Syria is no longer a threat to its neighboring countries or the West. Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday there is no reason for the country…
Kurdish forces agree on a ceasefire in northern Syria with Turkish-backed forces | News in brief
The commander of the Kurdish forces said, according to al-Jazeera, that the goal of the forces is to stop fighting elsewhere in Syria and to participate in the political process…
Kurdish foreign minister on new jihadist rule: “All minorities in Syria are worried”
It looks like Mohammed al-Bashir, who has ruled the jihadist rebels’ Islamist regime in northwestern Syria, will be tasked with leading a transitional government in Syria, international media reports citing…