Tag: Kurds
airstrike against the city of Kobane in Syria and Turkish threats
Kurdish forces in Syria accused the Turkish army of having carried out several aerial bombardments against the city of Kobané on Saturday November 19, a few days after Ankara designated…
Sweden’s Kristersson should hope that Turkey does not start demanding the surrender of the Kurds again, experts say
In Sweden, it is estimated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will not bring up renditions today. That would be good news for Sweden, experts say in an interview with…
two Kurdish soldiers and a jihadist killed in clashes in al-Hol camp
Two Kurdish fighters and a jihadist were killed on the night of Wednesday September 7 to Thursday September 8 during fighting in the al-Hol camp. In northeast Syria, it is…
the Idleb region targeted by fifteen Russian air raids
The Russian air force on Monday carried out about fifteen raids against positions of jihadist groups in the province of Idleb, in northwestern Syria, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human…
Finnish Kurds believe that Finnish, Swedish and Turkish NATO papers will be folded many times over
At the heart of the memorandum of understanding between Finland, Sweden and Turkey are two things: Turkey wants a tense attitude towards the Kurds and a free arms trade. Teemu…
Kurds urge Sweden not to back Turkey’s NATO demands
Over the past month, the Kurdish issue has been at the center of Swedish NATO membership. This is after the demand from Turkish President Erdoğan that Sweden should distance itself…
several dead after new Turkish strikes
In Iraqi Kurdistan, four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed by a Turkish strike, according to Iraqi Kurdish intelligence. Ankara launched a new offensive in northern Iraq…
EPN in Northern Syria: Kurds fear new attack in Turkey
In Kamishli, Northern Syria, people are genuinely concerned and amazed at Turkey’s intentions to invade, says ‘s foreign journalist Tom Kankkonen. In northern Syria, Turkey’s threat to invade Kurdish areas…
Mahir Guven, remembering beautiful things and beautiful people
Mahir Guven was born in 1986, he was executive director of the newspaper Le 1 and of the magazine America, and is now literary director of the label “La Grenade”…
The Kurdish colors of Gulistan Sido
Sometimes it’s like this: there are bottles in the sea that reach our shore. The letter from our guest is one of them. A direct letter, cash, and which shines…