The ongoing war in Turkey.
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PKK Denies Reports About Launch of Turkish Operation in Iraqi Sinjar
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Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in Kurdish southeast
(Kurdpress) – Two Turkish soldiers killed were killed in a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attack in the southeastern Kurdish province of Batman on Aug. 12. According to Hurriyet daily news the PKK militants detonated explosive which was trapped on the road…
The ‘success’ of political Islam in the Kurdish context
Turkey (OpenDemocracy) – We need to go beyond the dichotomy between radical and moderate Islam to see how Islamist movements impose hegemony at local, national and international levels. Islamism is one of the most powerful political drivers not only in the…
Turkey Building ‘Great Wall’ on Borders With Syria, Iran, Iraq
Turkey (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara would reconsider its approach to protecting its national borders, including building walls along the border with Iraq and Iran. Thus, the planned walls will add to the one being currently constructed along the…
Turkey blames U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish YPG
Turkey (KurdPress) – Turkey’s National Security Council blames on Wednesday the U.S. government’s decision to arm the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in Syria and stated that the attempt was “not befitting” a friend. In a statement released after a 4-1/2-hour meeting…
PKK claims it downed Turkish military helicopter
Turkey (KurdPress) – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claims it has downed a Turkish military helicopter that crashed this week in southeastern Turkey, killing all 13 personnel on board. The PKK said in a statement carried by the Firat news…
Breaking: US Now Arming Kurdish Fighters To Combat ISIS
(TFC) The United States has once again officially changed its preferred ally in Syria. The Donald Trump administration and Department of Defense appear, for the moment, to have swung away from arming “moderate rebels”, admittedly working side-by-side with the Islamic…
Turkish ambassador to US accuses Washington of partnering with terrorists
United States (KurdPress) – Turkish Ambassador to the United States Serdar Kilic accused Washington on Monday of establishment a partnership with a terrorist organization in the wake of the recent US decision to supply Syrian Kurdish forces with US arms, Kom…
Turkey Recruits Thousands of Free Syrian Army Rebels to Fight Kurds
Turkey (Sputnik) – Turkey has ostensibly spent three months training a large rebel force planning to deploy them against the People’s Protection Units (YPG), a commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) told Sputnik Turkey on condition of anonymity. “Turkey is…
US to Understand Mistake of Decision to Arm Syrian Kurds – Turkish Minister
Turkey (Sputnik) – Washington will finally understand the error in its decision to arm the Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara regards as the Syrian extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish Minister Health Recep Akdag told Sputnik. Akdag pointed…
The Wrath of Erdogan: Sinjar’s Kurdish Liberators Go Underground
Iraq (Sputnik) – Turkey is reportedly preparing another air operation in Iraq’s Sinjar area, in a bid to destroy the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s communication channel between Syria and Iraq. After the town of Sinjar was liberated from Daesh (ISIS/ISIL), the Sinjar Resistance Forces, which…
U.S. troops in danger of Turkish airstrikes on YPG
Syria (KurdPress) – A senior Turkish Presidential aide warned that U.S. troops alongside their Kurdish allies could become the target of Turkish airstrikes as part of the country’s efforts against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Washington Times reported. “Our forces…