Tag: Kurdish
Syria: the Kurdish autonomous administration disputes the legitimacy of the new government
In Syria, the new government was announced on Saturday March 29, by Ahmed al-Charaa, acting president for five years. Following the abuses on the Syrian coast mainly targeting the Alawite…
“Turkey must compensate us”: in the Makhmour camp, the Kurdish refugees hope to return home
On March 6, Turkey urged the Kurdistan workers’ party (PKK) to lay down its arms immediately and unconditionally, just a week after the historic call for the resolution of the…
Kurdish chief Abdullah Öcalan calls the PKK to dissolve and lay down their arms – L’Express
The message had been expected for weeks. He was read in Kurdish then in Turkish by Kurdish deputies. The founder and historic leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah…
Iraqi Kurdistan engages discussions with the PKK to appease the Turkish Kurdish conflict
The conflict between Turkey and Kurdish guerrilla warfare of the Kurdistan workers (PKK) since the late 1970s could enter a appeasement phase, after the recent resumption of hostilities. An important…
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…