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Westliche Interventionen und Expansionsinteressen des NATO-Partners Türkei sind verantwortlich für die dramatische Situation in der nordsyrischen Stadt Kobane. Die Stadt steht offenbar vor dem Fall, wenngleich der verzweifelte Abwehrkampf gegen die Terrortruppe “Islamischer Staat” (“IS”) am Dienstagabend noch andauerte. Zahllose Todesopfer sind bereits jetzt zu beklagen.

http://politik-im-spiegel.de/ein-verzweifelter-abwehrkampf/#more-20663

Der Komfrontation zwischen Kurdinnen und Salafisten erreicht Detschland ...

https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/124061

Letzte Informationen von Kobane

http://en.firatajans.com/

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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article39899.htm

Former CIA officer says US policies helped create IS

American [author and former CIA officer] Graham Fuller emphasized that the West, including the United States, has now accepted that the [Bashar al-] Assad government will retain power. According to Fuller, Turkey has to do the same. Fuller, who described the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham [now the Islamic State, or IS] as "made in the USA," also made a confession of sorts about the struggle between [Turkey's Justice and Development Party] AKP and the Gulen movement by saying, “It turned out to be deeper than I thought.” But he noted that the positive approach of the Unite toward [Fethullah] Gulen has not changed.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/09/turkey-usa-iraq-syria-isis-fuller.html#

Graham Fuller Blog

http://grahamefuller.com/articles/

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Kerry: Saving Kobane not part of strategy

Syrian town where Kurds face ISIL onslaught is "a tragedy" but focus must first be on Iraq, US secretary of state says.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/kerry-saving-kobane-not-part-strategy-2014101223481559892.html

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A 17-year-old German attempting to join ISIS has been captured by people maintaining the solidarity vigil with Kobanê in the border village of Mahser (Çaykara) in Suruç district. The German citizen, by the name of L. Lang, was handed over to police who in turn surrendered him to his family who had come to Suruç, from where he was returned to his country.

L. Lang, from the North Rhine Westphalia state of Germany, was held by people maintaining the solidarity vigil in the village of Mahser as he attempted to cross the border on 18 October. They then handed Lang over to HDP officials. Lang admitted to the HDP officials that he had travelled to the area in order to join the ISIS gangs and had been captured by people at the vigil as he crossed the border. The HDP officials handed Lang over to the police and then informed his family. His family arrived last night from Germany and Lang was surrendered to them before returning home.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/people-at-vigil-capture-german-trying-to-join-isis.htm

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With the US and allied nations, including Arab countries, carrying out air strikes in Syria, the Turkish government is trying to convince the West it does not support the Islamic State (IS) forces the US is targetting.

Newly elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the former prime minster) linked the adjective “terrorist” with “IS” for the very first time on September 23 during a US TV interview while attending the United Nations climate summit.

https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/57438

Der Author I. Zekeriya Ayman , ist einer Kurde Linker der in der australianische Stadt Melbourne wohnt , mehr Artikel von ihn

https://www.greenleft.org.au/taxonomy/term/4799

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zun Kurden auf den Kobane geliefer wird ......

http://www.heise.de/tp/foren/S-Die-Bedingungen-der-Waffenhilfe/forum-287063/msg-25966965/read/

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eine Meldung der über die letzten Ereignis in Kurdistan

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/kck-we-will-not-accept-any-attitude-lacking-concrete-steps.htm

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Turkish support for ISIS gangs has been proved once more with photographic evidence. Armed gang members have been photographed at the border with Turkish soldiers, bidding each other farewell.

Turkish support for ISIS gangs, which is constantly on the international agenda, has been documented once again by footage shot by the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), which shows armed men talking to soldiers before crossing into Rojava.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/turkish-state-support-for-isis-documented-again.htm

Bilder :

http://en.firatajans.com/gallery/turkish-state-support-for-isis-documented-again

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtA3uLTOcM

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Academics and writers from all over the world, including Noam Chomsky and Nobel Peace Laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel have put their names to the appeal for global solidarity with Kobanê on 1 November when demonstrations will take place across the world in support of the Kobanê resistance against ISIS gangs. The day has been declared as International Day of Solidarity with Kobanê.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/call-for-mass-participation-in-1-november-demos.htm

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The censor, probably reading these posts, has thought better of censoring Rosenberg’s identity and Israeli journalists will no longer brook the wrath of the censor by naming her. Another small victory against the national security state apparatus. If you support this work, please make a donation using the sidebar donation options.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2014/11/10/scoop-israeli-scam-artist-fighting-for-kurds-is-identified/

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Patrick Cockburn ventures deep into the Kandil mountains for a rare audience with the Kurdish guerrilla leader - and hears his defiant message to the Islamists...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/war-against-isis-pkk-commander-tasked-with-the-defence-of-syrian-kurds-claims-we-will-save-kobani-9854818.html

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http://www.zdf.de/ZDF/zdfportal/programdata/f0f0cb05-34cc-399f-9afe-459d94074e18/20377035?generateCanonicalUrl=true

oder hier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkiLtaMjgAs

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A war is being fought for control over Western Kurdistan and the northern areas of Syria, including three de facto Kurdish enclaves there. The fighting in Western Kurdistan is a means to an end and not a goal in itself. The objectives of gaining control over Syrian Kurdistan and northern Syria are critical to gaining control over the rest of the Syrian Arab Republic and entail US-supported regime change in Damascus.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-war-in-western-kurdistan-and-northern-syria-the-role-of-the-us-and-turkey-in-the-battle-of-kobani/5413303

113 children tortured in Turkey in 2014

The Human Rights Association (IHD) has issued a statement on the occasion of 20 November Universal Children’s Day, saying that this year 49 children have been subjected to torture in Turkish prisons, and 64 in detention centres. The IHD recalled that 129 children had suffered sexual exploitation and that those guilty of raping children had gone unpunished.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/113-children-tortured-in-turkey-in-2014.htm

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ISIS, which has targeted Kurds and others who are different from them in Sinjar, Kobanê, Makhmur, Kirkuk, Mosul and other places, has also spread terror and made life unbearable for Sunni Arabs.

Arabs who have escaped from ISIS in Jarablus say the gangs have spread terror and that they were unable to leave their houses or have a shave, and said they were waiting for the YPG to save the town. The people of Jarablus said: "They're not Arabs, all the bad people from every nation have come here and occupied our town. We call on the Arabs and the Kurds. Let's unite. We call on the YPG to come and save us."

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/arabs-from-jarablus-call-on-the-ypg-to-save-them.htm

German Greens say no to arms for Kurds

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/german-greens-say-no-to-arms-for-kurds.htm

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Turkish Armed Forces has trained 230 Iraqi Kurdish fighters of autonomous administration in northern Iraq and will continue the training as long as needed, local Hurriyet Daily News reported on Tuesday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-11/25/c_133813256.htm

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Turkish Armed Forces has trained 230 Iraqi Kurdish fighters of autonomous administration in northern Iraq and will continue the training as long as needed, local Hurriyet Daily News reported on Tuesday.

The Turkish Special Forces, known as the "maroon berets," have provided a "subsidiary" training program for the Iraqi Kurdish fighters since one month in a military camp operated by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, Turkish Foreign Ministry officials, who asked not to be named, were quoted as saying.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-11/25/c_133813256.htm

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2853893/Islamic-State-group-attacking-Kobani-Turkey.html

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YPG/YPJ fighters who repulsed an attack by ISIS gangs using bomb laden vehicles and tanks on 29 November, inflicted heavy blows on the gangs. YPG/YPJ fighters have also taken some positions from the gangs on the south eastern front. Rojvan Kobanê described what happened on 29 November when the gangs came to take Kobanê with Turkish support. He said: "That day they wanted to take Kobanê, but it didn’t happen. They couldn’t do it. We counter attacked and took several of their positions.”

The resistance in Kobanê is now in its 79th day. All ISIS attacks have been repulsed by the resistance of the YPG/YPJ fighters and the people of Kobanê. The attack mounted from Turkish territory on 29 November was one of the biggest ISIS attacks. The assault started with a bomb laden vehicle crossing from Turkey through the Mürşitpınar Border gate and on the same day ISIS carried out a day-long attack on the city using heavy weaponry, 4 car bombs and suicide bombers. While all the attacks were repulsed, the armoured vehicle that ISIS brought through the border gate exploded on the way in to Kobanê.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/they-wanted-to-take-kobane-but-they-couldn-t.htm

Rainbow Clash

Palestina Rossa, na schau an. Hat er hier Asyl gefunden? Nur mit Headlines in Deutsch hat er s nicht so. Immer noch nicht? Nu ja, mit zunehmenden Alter ist der Kopp dicht und man lernts nicht mehr. Dafür kann er hier munter rumhetzen. Doch mit Kobane, IS und den abggeschnittenen Köpfen. Was n Jammer, da stimmt doch auf einmal das Feindbild nicht mehr. Ja, es sind schwere Zeiten dür Israelhasser, hast mein volles Mitgefühl.

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This report is dedicated to Serena Shim. Because both of us, had been covering an almost identical story. Because she is dead and I am still alive. Because she was brave. Because even as she was being threatened, and scared, she did not stop her dedicated quest for the truth, and as long as people like her live, work, struggle and die for our humanity, all is not lost, yet!

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/11/28/iraqi-kurdistan-western-fifth-column-in-the-middle-east/

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There have been many claims of collaboration between Turkey and ISIS. On 29 November ISIS gangs launched an attack from Turkish territory at the Mürşitpınar border gate.

The AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA) has issued the names of 12 Turkish intelligence (MIT) and special forces operatives who were assumed to be ISIS members and were killed in Mosul and Kobanê.

According to ABNA amongst the Turkish personnel killed in Mosul and Kobanê on the assumption they were ISIS members were former soldiers and MIT operatives.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/names-of-mit-agents-killed-in-kobane-and-iraq.htm

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On the afternoon of 9 January 2013 the Kurdistan Information Centre did not answer calls.

There were three women in the building, but a deathly silence reigned. At first nothing seemed strange, until the evening when the phones continued to ring but no one answered them.

That night the door of no. 147 Rue La Fayette began to be knocked. It was a cold winter’s day.

When three people succeeded in opening the door at 1 o’clock in the morning of 10 January, they found three dead bodies inside.

Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi had each been shot three times in the head. The tenth bullet had been fired into Rojbin's mouth.

Sara was a founder member of the PKK. Rojbin was the Paris representative of the Kurdistan National Congress in exile. As for Ronahi, she was a member of the Kurdish youth movement.

These murders caused great anger. The assassin or assassins could not be far away.

The gunman had infiltrated the Kurdish freedom movement 18 months before and found many opportunities to carry out executions, but had not received the necessary order.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/murders-planned-between-ankara-paris-and-berlin.htm

Tens of thousands march for Sakine, Fidan, Leyla in Paris

Kurds in Europe have flocked to Paris today to mark the 2nd anniversary of the murder of PKK founder member Sakine Cansız (Sara), KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) and Youth member Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahî).

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/tens-of-thousands-march-for-sakine-fidan-leyla-in-paris.htm

French police deny access to the site of the rally

Tens of thousands joining today's march in Paris to condemn the murder of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez are being held waiting at the entrance of the Stalingrad Square, site of the rally set to commence at 13.30.

Police deny access to the Square on the grounds of security after a workplace owned by Jews has been occupied.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/french-police-deny-access-to-the-site-of-the-rally-flash.htm

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German Left Party deputy Ulla Jelpke has issued a statement to mark the second anniversary of murder of Sakine Cansız, a co-founder of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), Fidan Doğan, Paris representative of the KNK (Kurdistan National Congress) and Leyla Şaylemez, activist of the Kurdish Youth Movement, who had been murdered in the Kurdistan Information Office in the French capital Paris.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/jelpke-light-must-be-shed-on-german-role-in-paris-murders.htm

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In Germany, where the ban on the PKK is becoming increasingly meaningless and even right wing politicians are calling for the PKK to be supported, German prosecutors have filed a case against Kurdish deputy Cansu Özdemir for sharing a photo of her party’s deputies with a PKK flag.

It is suspected that the intention behind the case filed against Özdemir, a deputy from the Left Party (Die Linke) in the Hamburg State Assembly, is to damage the chances of Özdemir and her party in the state elections on 15 February.

According to information provided by the Speaker of the Hamburg State Assembly to the Left Party group, the Hamburg prosecutor has filed a charge against Kurdish deputy Cansu Özdemir for sharing a photograph on Facebook of 5 Federal deputies behind a PKK flag.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/kurdish-mp-in-germany-prosecuted-for-sharing-photo-on-social-media.htm

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http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/kobane-liberated.htm

"Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç claimed that Turkey had a role in the victory of Kobanê, saying; “The support Turkey provided for Kobanê shouldn't be forgotten.”
http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/arinc-seems-confused-our-role-in-kobane-shouldn-t-be-forgotten.htm
ISIS gangs have begun to flee from Kobanê. 6 gang members in the area to the west of the city between Zorava hill and the village of Siftek have crossed the border with their weapons, and been taken away from the area by Turkish troops.
http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/fleeing-isis-gangs-assisted-by-turkish-soldiers.htm

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Europol set up special unit to combat PKK

It has emerged that the European Union law enforcement agency, Europol, has set up a special unit to coordinate action against the PKK. It has been learned that the unit, called the “Target Group Bazaar” and set up under the auspices of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), last met in November. German Left Party deputy Andrej Hunko has called on the German Government to end its efforts to eliminate the Kurdish movement.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/europol-set-up-special-unit-to-combat-pkk.htm

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The Kurdish border city of Kobane in Northern Syria has been under siege by Islamic State fighters for more than three months. But Kurdish forces are managing to retain hold of most of the city. As well as keeping IS at bay – they see getting their story out to the rest of the world as a vital part of their mission .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk36pP_yD-Q

YPJ Commander: We are ready to unite the 3 cantons of Rojava

YPJ Commander Azime Deniz who talked about the second wave of operations said victory in Kobanê was close and that they would soon give the good news of the liberation of the entire lands of the Kobanê Canton.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/ypj-commander-we-are-ready-to-unite-the-3-cantons-of-rojava

March in Berlin to demand lifting of PKK ban

http://en.firatajans.com/news/march-in-berlin-to-demand-lifting-of-pkk-ban

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Der Militäroperation in Syrien war das Mausoleum von Suleiman Shah, der als Großvater des Gründers Osmans des gleichnamigen Reiches gilt. Er soll Anfang des 13.Jahrhunderts im Euphrat, in Nordsyrien, etwa 30 Kilometer von der türkischen Grenzen entfernt, ertrunken sein. Die Grabstätte Suleiman Shahs, die bereits schon einmal, infolge des Bau der Tabqa-Talsperre im Jahr 1974, verlegt wurde, hat bedeutenden Wert für die Türkei. Der derzeitige Präsident Erdoğan ist bekannt dafür, dass er den Glanz der großen Vergangenheit des Osmanischen Reiches besonders schätzt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/44/44207/1.html

YPG: Our forces actively participated in the operation for Suleyman Shah tomb

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-our-forces-actively-participated-in-the-operation-for-suleyman-shah-tomb

YPG and Turkish flags wave at the new site of the tomb

http://en.firatajans.com/news/ypg-and-turkish-flags-wave-at-the-new-site-of-the-tomb

Aber gleichzeitig der türkische armee hat Gebiten die von HPG gehort angegreifen ...
http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/hpg-turkish-military-activity-continues

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Turkey informed ISIS of plan to evacuate tomb, soldiers: official source

http://www.aawsat.net/2015/02/article55341779/turkey-informed-isis-of-plan-to-evacuate-tomb-soldiers-official-source

Meine meinung nach ist dass dieses Information mit Behutsamkeit nehmen soll , Die Asharq Al-Awsa gehort zum saudische Prinz Faisal bin Salman, Sohn von Kronprinz Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asharq_al-Awsat und ist bekannt das ihnen der türkische Regierung nicht besondere gut empfangen wird ....weil sie nähr von dem Müslimbruder sind . Aber auch ist bekannt das der türkische Regierung komplize mit der ISIS ist .

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The Turkish state carried out an operation with the support of the YPG in order to move the Suleyman Shah tomb from its site. The Turkish President and Prime Minister however said they had conducted the operation without receiving permission or support from anyone. Could you tell us about the Suleyman Shah tomb operation?

The Turkish state authorities must accept and speak of the already evident reality of this operation. It is not easy nor possible to pass through Kobanê without the approval of the YPG.

For this operation, Turkish officials held five meetings with YPG commanders. Separate talks also took place. Our attitude on this issue was on a human basis. We didn't consider it impossible to help and support Turkey, which we take as a neighbor and friend, that needed help while its soldiers and national symbols were under danger there. We opened the way for them and led their forces along the route. This is how and why we contributed Turkey in moving the soldiers and the symbols of the Turkish people. Officials of the Turkish state should have thanked the YPG and avoided denying their part. As a matter of fact we were much surprised at this denialist attitude of theirs. We are neighbor and always ready for support but it is not true to ignore and deny our role in this way.

Did the operation mark a major military success as was asserted by the Turkish state and press?

First of all, the operation doesn't involve a military success as no single bullet was fired during the operation. In the face of this truth, no one can talk about a military success. During the operation we listened to the devices of the ISIS gangs and witnessed them instructing each other to not to conduct any attacks. In this regard, it is evidently understood that a talk with the ISIS gangs had taken place and an agreement had been reached beforehand. We can therefore say that it was a diplomatic success, but never a military one. Our forces took measures around the Karakuzak bridge and ensured security over the course of the operation.

'Ashme village opened temporarily'

What sort of a process took place between the YPG and the Turkish state regarding the moving of the tomb to the Ashme village?

Following a series of talks with the PYD and a process of persuasion, it was decided to open an area in the village for the tomb which will remain there for a temporary period until it is moved to a safer place in the long term. The site opened for the tomb in Ashme village is the land of democratic Syria and Kurdistan. This site will host the values of the Turkish people and remain under the protection of YPG/YPJ.

'Victory is close'

Finally, do you have any message?

Victory is close as the resistance and battle of Kobanê is going on while ISIS gangs are continuing their attacks in some areas. Nothing is over yet and the sensitivity for Kobanê should continue.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-commander-all-kurdish-inhabited-areas-will-be-liberated

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Turkish army attempting to end the non-conflict situation

People's Defense Central Headquarters Command (HSM) reported in a written statement that the Turkish army has in recent days made critical attempts to end the non-conflict situation, stressing that: “In any case, our forces are in the position of responding to the attacks within the framework of fair self defense. These attempts of the Turkish military show that an unnamed conflict has began by now and constitute a risk of ending for the non-conflict process.”

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/hsm-turkish-army-attempting-to-end-the-non-conflict-situation

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The HDP Imrali delegation and representatives of the AKP government have held a joint press conference on the process of resolution.

The HDP Imrali delegation, that a few days ago met KCK executives in Kandil, comprising deputies Pervin Buldan, İdris Baluken and Sırrı Süreyya Önder today met Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan and Interior Minister Efkan Ala. Following the meeting a joint press conference was held.

A statement was read out by Sırrı Süreyya Önder.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/hdp-and-akp-government-issue-joint-statement

Attempted operation by Turkish army on guerrilla areas

People’s Defence Forces Press Office HPG-BIM has reported in a written statement that the Turkish army attempted to launch an operation in the Haftanin area in guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones. The operation attempt was defeated by the response of the guerrillas.

According to the statement of the HPG, Turkish soldiers from the Maymun hill military post located on the border with Haftanin attempted to launch an operation in the area yesterday afternoon. The soldiers had to retreat following a warning fire shot by guerrilla forces in response. Following this activity, mortars were fired from the military post on Martyr Kendal area around midnight.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/attempted-operation-by-turkish-army-on-guerrilla-areas

Turkey supporting ISIS in its attacks on the Assyrians

Assyrian people living in Til Temir said Turkey had allowed the level of the Khabour River to rise for the first time 15 years after it had been cut off, adding that this could not be random.

Some local Assyrians told ANF that the attacks and the rise of the water level happened at the same time, demonstrating that Turkey was also involved in the attack.

Yunadan Nuviya Werdem (65), an Assyrian living in Til Temir, said the rise of the water in the Khabour River was not coincidental and due to rain or snow as it happened at the start of the attacks by ISIS, adding that it demonstrated the support of Turkey for ISIS in its attacks on Assyrians. Werdem also said the Zirgan river, which originates in Turkey and is a tributary of the Khabour, was also allowed to flow during the attacks, adding that they believe that Turkey allowed the water to flow three days ago in order to assist the gangs

http://en.firatajans.com/news/turkey-supporting-isis-in-its-attacks-on-the-assyrians

Die Befreiung von Kobane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJVppEHXQE

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An Islamic State commander injured in a bomb attack in northern Syria is being treated in a Turkish hospital in the border province of Antakya.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20150306/1019171895.html#ixzz3TdmYuQnC

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Tausende nahmen in Duisburg Abschied von 19jähriger Internationalistin Ivana Hoffmann. Kurdische Politiker unter den Trauergästen

http://www.jungewelt.de/2015/03-15/002.php

http://en.firatajans.com/news/thousands-march-for-ivana-hoffmann-in-duisburg#

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'ISIS attacked with Turkish state assistance; we have the footage’

Serêkanîyê YPJ commander Çiçek Xemgin said ISIS had attacked Til Temir and Serêkaniyê (Ras ‘al Ayn) in order to distract attention from its defeats in Kobanê, Til Hemis and Til Berak, but that this would not prevent the obliteration of the organisation.

Xemgin said the Turkish state was still actively supporting the ISIS gangs, adding that they had footage of gunfire from Turkish military posts and positions and of wounded gang members being carried in Turkish military vehicles and taking refuge in Turkish military posts.

'Our comrades were hit by snipers on the Turkish border’

YPJ commander Xemgin said that the gangs had brought in reinforcements from Aleppo and other places after being defeated in Til Hemis and Til Berak, and attacked Til Temir and Serêkaniyê. She said: "They launched attacks with bomb-laden vehicles. We halted the vehicle and killed those inside it. Some of our comrades were hit by snipers embedded amongst Turkish troops. We hit back and killed some of the gang members on the border. Others escaped and took shelter in the Turkish military post. We attempted to take the hill where the gang members were at night, but we were fired on from the Turkish side. They obviously have night sights and thermal equipment. This confirms that the Turkish state is a party to this war.”

http://en.firatajans.com/features/isis-attacked-with-turkish-state-assistance-we-have-the-footage#

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received mukhtars at his Palace Monday afternoon. Speaking here, Erdoğan has once again denied the presence of the Kurdish question.

"Using the 'Kurdish question' concept is an injustice to our Kurdish brothers and sisters. This is discrimination. There are not only Kurds, but also 36 ethnic components in this country", he said.

Not giving up provoking the peoples against each other, Erdoğan pointed to 6-8 October and Gezi demonstrations, ignoring the people killed by the state, and arguing that; "Let us not forget how the vehicles and shops of our people, and municipal buses were burnt down and demolished."

Also pointing the HDP as a target, the Turkish President emphasised that they will take no steps until the PKK lays down arms.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/erdogan-keeps-denying-the-kurdish-question

Split in AKP is good for Turkey

HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş commented on the growing split in the AKP, saying: “All this upheaval is the beginning of the end for the AKP. The steps taken by the HDP, the stance of the Kurdish freedom movement, the victory in Kobanê and Mr Öcalan's clear and determined calls have deepened this split, which will be beneficial for Turkey.”

Abdullah Öcalan's message read out in Amed emphasised “agreement on principles and the parties fulfilling their responsibilities”, and also mentioned a “Democratic Common Home in the Middle East.” President Erdoğan recent statement to the effect that he ‘did not approve of the monitoring delegation’ exposed the growing split in the AKP. What is happening in the AKP? What is the significance of Öcalan's Newroz message? What sort of message was Ankara expecting? Did Öcalan give a date for disarming? What is Erdoğan trying to do? Will the monitoring delegation be set up?

Demirtaş stressed that Öcalan definitely did not give a date for disarming, contrary to the claims of the pro-government media, and said the government must decide whether there is a Kurdish question, “as if there is not a Kurdish question what will the monitoring delegation monitor?” he added.

HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş answered ANF's questions thus:

http://en.firatajans.com/news/demirtas-split-in-akp-is-good-for-turkey

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Dezember 2014: Vorrückende ISIS-Truppen kesseln den nordirakischen Sindschar-Höhenzug westlich der ISIS-Hochburg Mossul ein. Die kurdischen Dörfer, in denen Jesiden, Muslime und Christen leben, sind von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten, die Zugangswege von Terrormilizen kontrolliert. Jedes Haus wird umkämpft, unerbittlich schließt sich der Kreis um die kurdischen Kämpfer, die gegenüber dem übermächtigen Gegner die Stellung halten.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsG0thmTB_Y

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...................The urgency for the PKK and the major achievement would be the recognition of Kurdish rights, although the term, autonomy, may not be included. The urgency for the AKP is that, in order to get the 75% in the Turkish parliament needed to adopt a new constitution, they may need the votes of Kurdish members of parliament.

So, amidst much caution and continuing mutual suspicion, the two sides are moving significantly closer to a deal. With some difficulty, Ocalan will probably be able to bring his base in line with the prospective arrangements. He remains a Kurdish hero. If the deal goes through, the Kurds will have achieved linguistic and cultural rights. It remains to be seen how much the economic situation of the ordinary Kurds will improve.

http://iwallerstein.com/turkey-and-the-kurds-a-possible-agreement/

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Ömer Mutlu was given 13 years and 9 months in prison for lowering Turkish flag in Amed last year.

Ömer Mutlu has received a long prison sentence for lowering the Turkish flag at a Turkish Air Force base during a protest into the killing of Ramazan Baran and Baki Akdemir in Lice.

Ramazan Baran and Baki Akdemir were shot by soldiers in Lice on 7 June last year during protests at the building of military bases. During the funeral of Ramazan Baran in Amed on 8 June a group stoned a sentry post at the 2nd Air Force Command and a person by the name of Ömer Mutlu climbed up the flag pole and lowered the Turkish flag.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/13-year-sentence-for-lowering-turkish-flag

HPG releases balance sheet of war for three months

HPG stressed that "the free-democratic struggle process being advanced step by step by our Leader and Movement in North Kurdistan carries a strategic value. While our guerrilla forces manifest the necessary responsibility in all areas and fields in order for this important and strategic process to progress, the Turkish army is treating this process with various plans, games and tricks, disobeying the conditions of ceasefire and continuing its attacks.”

HPG provided the following figures regarding the military activities within the first three months of 2015.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/hpg-releases-balance-sheet-of-war-for-three-months

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The operations of YPG/YPJ forces to liberate the rural areas of Kobanê following the liberation of the town continue. YPG/YPJ forces have cleansed an entire area to the south of the town of the gangs.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/old-borders-exceeded-to-the-south-of-kobane

Turkish state obstructs humanitarian aid reaching people of Kobané

The Turkish state has prevented humanitarian aid sent from Denmark reaching people from Kobané who are in Suruc.

http://en.firatajans.com/human-rights/turkish-state-obstructs-humanitarian-aid-reaching-people-of-kobane

The Rojava Resistance: Rebirth of the anti-capitalist struggle

The hope and idea in Rojava might be able to lead to something that is bigger than Kurdistan or the Middle East. It can lead to a new beginning in revolutionary undertakings around the globe.

http://en.firatajans.com/features/the-rojava-resistance-rebirth-of-the-anti-capitalist-struggle

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There has been a new development regarding the murders of three Kurdish women revolutionaries in Paris in January 2013. The French government has partially lifted restrictions on the publication of intelligence reports.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/french-government-partially-lifts-confidentiality-on-paris-murders

Clash reported between HPG and Turkish army in Ağrı

Clash has been reported between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in a rural area in Ağrı province of North Kurdistan today.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/clash-reported-between-hpg-and-turkish-army-in-agri

General Staff should stop serving the AKP

Clash has been reported between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in a rural area in Ağrı province of North Kurdistan today.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/demirtas-general-staff-should-stop-serving-the-akp

Soldiers open fire on human shields in Ağrı, one killed, one wounded

While the clash in Ağrı is reported to be continuing, Turkish soldiers have attacked the civilians who went to the area of clashes to act as human shields in order for the operation to end without leaving casualties.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/soldiers-open-fire-on-human-shields-in-agri-one-killed-one-wounded

Different statements from Ala and Erdoğan on clashes in Ağrı

Former Interior Minister Efkan Ala and President Tayyip Erdoğan made contradictory statements about the clashes between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in a rural area in Ağrı province of North Kurdistan yesterday.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/different-statements-from-ala-and-erdogan-on-clashes-in-agri

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According to the balance sheet of battle against ISIS gangs in Rojava for the month of April, 497 members of ISIS were killed in 45 operations and actions against gang groups.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-releases-balance-sheet-of-war-for-april

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Im Gedenken an Ferînaz: Unsere Antwort wird unser organisierter Widerstand sein, der die Vergewaltigungskultur beendet!

https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/142665

Die Vergewaltigung in Mahabat richtet sich gegen uns alle!

Frauen des Dorfes Enane bei Daqoq, in der Region Kirkuk/Südkurdistan, äußern sich zum Fall Ferînaz, die Kurdin in Mahabat/Ostkurdistan, sie sich um einer Vergewaltigung zu entgehen, vom vierten Stock des Gebäudes stürzte und ihr Leben ließ.

https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/142699

KHRN reports heavy military presence in Kurdish cities in Iran

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/khrn-reports-heavy-military-presence-in-kurdish-cities-in-iran

Over 400 hanged in Iran in 2015

http://en.firatajans.com/human-rights/over-400-hanged-in-iran-in-2015

Clash reported as Iranian army targets guerrilla areas

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/clash-reported-as-iranian-army-targets-guerrilla-areas

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20 days ago, the Turkish state attempted a major provocation in the rural parts of Gever (Yüksekova), Hakkari.

The Turkish state attempted a major provocation in the rural parts of Gever (Yüksekova), Hakkari, nearly 20 days ago. Initially, soldiers were dispatched in the region. Soon after, Special Team police forces arrived and the soldiers were asked to carry out a “special operation” in the area that lies between the Gever district of Hakkari and Şemdinli. HPG guerrillas were the apparent targets of the operation. However, an argument broke out between the Special Team police and the soldiers who were chosen to join the operation.

It is claimed that soldiers insisted that the situation did not require an operation, however Special Team police argued otherwise. This time period is also when the Ağrı-Diyadin-Tendürek provocation took place. Soldiers argued that PKK-HPG guerrillas were not in the area where the operation was to take place, and if they were in those areas an offence would cost soldiers many casualties.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/police-and-soldiers-clash-in-gever-3-sergeants-and-5-police-dead

Turkish family: MIT members took our son to Syria to join ISIS

Family Gözlemecioğlu living in Turkish capital Ankara told that their son was deceived and taken to Syria to join ISIS by members of the Turkish intelligence agency (MIT) one year ago.

http://en.firatajans.com/features/turkish-family-mit-members-took-our-son-to-syria-to-join-isis

Protests at assimilation on Kurdish Language Day

Yesterday Kurdish Language Day was celebrated in many provinces in North Kurdistan. A large Kurdish-language crèche was opened in Van and the foundations laid of a second Kurdish crèche in Amed.

http://en.firatajans.com/culture/protests-at-assimilation-on-kurdish-language-day

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Turkey: Turkey’s state intelligence agency helped deliver arms to parts of Syria under Islamist rebel control during late 2013 and early 2014, according to a prosecutor and court testimony from gendarmerie officers seen by Reuters.

The witness testimony contradicts Turkey’s denials that it sent arms to Syrian rebels thus contributing to the rise of ISIS, now a major concern for the NATO member.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/May-22/298891-turkey-intelligence-helped-deliver-arms-to-rebels.ashx

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YPG General Command has announced the outcomes of the Operation Commander Rûbar Qamishlo the first stage of which has been successfully finalized between 6-21 May.

According to the 15-day balance sheet of the operation, 532 members of ISIS gangs were killed and bodies of 146 seized. Two other gang members were captured alive.

The press statement in the village of Xêbiş was attended by YPG Spokesman Redur Xelil and Hevro Kino Gabrial representing Syriac Military Council.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-announces-balance-sheet-of-operation-rubar-qamishlo

Turkish MIT agent within ISIS captured in Mosul

It has been reported that an agent of Turkish intelligence within ISIS was captured by the peshmerga during a clash with ISIS gangs in Mosul on 24 April.

A source asking to be anonymous stated that the Turkish agent was taken captive during the fighting in the village of Sehelil in İyaziye district of Mosul two days ago which left 17 peshmergas and 35 members of the gangs dead.

According to the source, the MIT agent from Erzurum province had formerly been arrested in Turkey on charges of murder, sentenced to 30 years in prison but was released by way of joining the ISIS as an agent of Turkish national intelligence service.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/turkish-mit-agent-within-isis-captured-in-mosul

255 members of AKP http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalet_ve_Kalk%C4%B1nma_Partisi Siirt branch resign before the rally tomorrow

255 members of the AKP branch in Siirt have resigned from the party before the AKP rally to take place tomorrow with the participation of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

The resigning members of the AKP in Gökçebağ (Ciwanika) town of Siirt, who include Municipal Council members and AKP former mayor Bedri Çiçek, have submitted their resignation due to the party's policy in the Kurdish region.

The resigned AKP members will join the DBP (Party of Democratic Regions, formerly BDP) at a ceremony to be held in HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) tomorrow.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/255-members-of-akp-siirt-branch-resign-before-the-rally-tomorrow

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YPG uncovered Turkish flags, plane tickets of gangs who traveled through Turkey on the way to Syria, Turkish translations of the Koran, and the list of Turkish gang members who participated in the attack against YPG positions in Til Xenzir.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/new-documents-unravel-isis-turkish-state-cooperation

YPG military campaign in Cizirê marks a historic development

On its 26th day, YPG’s ‘Commander Rubar Qamişlo Initiative’ was expanded 25 km to the southwest of Mebrûka and and 63 km to the southwest of Serêkanîyê.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-military-campaign-in-cizire-marks-a-historic-development

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A court decision has put a confidentiality order on the investigation into the double bomb attacks in Amed, that were carried out at the HDP rally on 4 June and claimed the lives of 4 people while leaving hundreds of others wounded.

In consideration of an application filed by Diyarbakır Prosecutor’s Office, Diyarbakır Court of Peace has ruled a confidentiality order on the entire file.

In the meantime, suspect Orhan Gönder was formally arrested yesterday, with allegations that he had joined the ISIS and returned to Turkey to carry out the attack and was captured while trying to cross back into Syria.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/confidentiality-in-investigation-into-bomb-attack-in-amed

Deutlich über 1.000 Menschen – die Polizei sprach von 800 Teilnehmern - haben am späten Freitag abend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen gegen den Bombenanschlag auf eine Wahlkampfkundgebung der türkischen Linkspartei HDP in der kurdischen Metropole Diyarbakir demonstriert. Bei dem Attentat waren am Nachmittag mindestens zwei Menschen getötet und über 100 weitere verletzt worden. Andere Angaben sprechen sogar von vier Todesopfern.

http://www.jungewelt.de/2015/06-06/072.php?sstr=kurdistan

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HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş attended the commemoration event organized for civilians killed during the HDP rally in Amed, and stated that hundreds of ISIS gangs await orders across Turkey.

‘ONE CHILD CANNOT BE THE BLASTS’ ONLY PERPETRATOR’

Demirtaş criticized the Turkish police’s attempts to prevent the full investigation of the attack by pointing at one child as the only perpetrator, and said that the collaborators and their connections in Antep, Urfa, and Syria must be fully revealed. Demirtaş also criticized the state’s decision to continue the investigation in secrecy, and said that HDP and Kurdish people should be informed since they were the targets of the attack.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/demirtas-hundreds-of-isis-gangs-await-orders-across-turkey

Turkey's Erdogan says West backing Kurdish "terrorists" in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the West on Thursday of bombing Arabs and Turkmens in Syria while supporting Kurdish "terrorist" groups he said were filling the void left behind.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said more than 13,000 people had entered Turkey in the past week from Syria where moderate Syrian rebels and Kurdish forces have fought Islamic State militants holding the Syrian town of Tel Abyad.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-syria-crisis-turkey-erdogan-idUSKBN0OR11620150611

Turkish authorities providing electricity to ISIL in Tel Abyad

n the latest of a series of revelations, the Turkish authorities have allegedly been providing electricity to Tel Abyad -- a northern Syrian city just across the border from the Turkish city of Akçakale -- which is controlled by militants linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_report-turkish-authorities-providing-electricity-to-isil-in-tel-abyad_385744.html

Frankfurt - Kobane: Ein Hilfstransport mit Hindernissen

Montagmorgen, 10 Uhr. Großes Meeting in den Räumen der Frankfurter Hilfsorganisation Medico International. Seit bald fünfzig Jahren sind die Frankfurter im Einsatz für Menschen in Not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HESnLwC97I

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Zahlreiche Tote bei neuem Angriff des »Islamischen Staats« auf die syrisch-kurdische Stadt Kobani. Kriegsgeschrei in Ankara

http://www.jungewelt.de/2015/06-26/048.php

ISIS gangs in Turkish military uniforms

It has been discovered that the ISIS gangs who launched this morning's attacks on Kobanê from Mürşit Pınar border gate and Kaniya Kurda were dressed in Turkish miltary uniforms and shaved themselves in order to pass as soldiers.

According to the information obtained by the ANF reporter in Kobanê, the ISIS gang members who launched the attack on the town were dressed in Turkish military uniforms and shaved their beards in order to pass as soldiers.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/isis-gangs-in-turkish-military-uniforms

42 civilians massacred in Kobanê

The death toll of civilians massacred by ISIS gangs that had infiltrated into Kobanê early this morning has increased to 42, while the number of the wounded has been reported as 55. In the meantime, the operations of the YPG/YPJ and Asayish (Security) forces against the gangs continue.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/42-civilians-massacred-in-kobane

YPG Media Center informed the public on today’s ISIS attacks on Kobanê and said that 30 gang members have been killed in the clashes so far.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-30-isis-gangs-killed-in-kobane

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Can PKK, Turkey’s Hezbollah reconcile?

A long-standing lull in the bloody conflict between the Turkish Hezbollah, a Kurdish-dominated Islamist group, and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has long fought for Kurdish rights in Turkey, has been shattered amid the war between the Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish forces in neighboring Syria. The tensions, which had flared up over the past year, climaxed earlier this month in Diyarbakir, the largest city of Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast, when four people close to the feuding sides were shot dead in broad daylight. The unrest sparked fears of renewed Kurdish fratricide in the region, but both sides called for peace and common sense as they have reaffirmed in interviews with Al-Monitor.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/06/turkey-syria-kurds-turkish-hezbollah-reconcile-isis-pkk.html#

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major gains by Kurdish fighters.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jun-27/304085-turkey-will-never-allow-kurdish-state-in-syria-warns-erdogan.ashx

Burkan El-Fırat calls for international investigation

Burkan Al-Fırat Operation Centre issued a statement condemning the massacre of civilians by ISIS gangs and called on the international community, primarily the UN, to launch an international investigation into the attacks. The statement of Burkan Al-Fırat further criticised the AKP government and vowed to continue their struggle despite the attacks.

The statement said the grounds for the operation was prepared by the statements of Syrian National Coalition members and AKP government in Turkey, and called on the international community and the UN to start an investigation into the attacks in order to identify all those who were behind the massacre and put them on trial in accordance with international law.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/burkan-el-firat-calls-for-international-investigation

PYD calls for international trial of those responsible for the massacre

PYD drew attention to the defamation campaign launched by the Syrian opposition and some circles after the liberation of Mebruka, Silûk, Girê Spî and Eyn İsa, and said the campaign was prepared the ground for the attacks against civilians on Kobanê.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/pyd-calls-for-international-trial-of-those-responsible-for-the-massacre

Death toll in Kobanê massacre rises to 201

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/death-toll-in-kobane-massacre-rises-to-201

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The YPG may seem to be good allies on paper, but if Syria's central regions are alienated it may cause more trouble

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/06/ypg-america-friend-isil-kurds-syria-150627073034776.html

Kurdish offensive in Syria has Ankara on its toes

http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/middleeast/2015/07/turkey-kurds-syria-150701215140659.html

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Hamburg Higher Regional Court continues its prosecution of Kurdish politician Mehmet Demir for charges of PKK membership.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/german-court-turkish-intelligence-assigned-guney-for-paris-murders

AKP's plan to protect ISIS; Jarablus... Amed Dicle

It is impossible for Turkey to send troops to Jarablus or any other region of Syria under the current circumstances. This has no political, military, economic and diplomatic ground.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/akp-s-plan-to-protect-isis-jarablus-amed-dicle

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Mit der Stadt ist ein in der Region einzigartiges politisch fortschrittliches Projekt verbunden, das den Strategien der Türkei zuwiderläuft und auch von den USA nicht begünstigt wird

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/45/45322/1.html

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YPG Kobanê Commander Cemil Mazlum stated that the documents they seized include plans of the massacre and one attacking group came to Kobanê from Turkey.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-kobane-commander-turkish-state-s-role-is-documented

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Residents of Elbeyli district of Kilis province stated that the current military deployment does not aim an attack on Rojava but to extend ISIS rule in the region. DİHA cameras had filmed ISIS gangs as they were crossing the border and Elbeyli residents said that the borders were open for ISIS.

The deployment of tanks, armored vehicles and special operations forces intimidate Elbeyli residents who stated that the military deployment was aiming to prevent the finalization of the three cantons’ unification after the victory of Girê Spî. Elbeyli residents said that ISIS gangs around the border could cross the border as they pleased and constantly threatened civilians living in the district. Many Elbeyli residents suggested that the deployment of Turkish soldiers was aiming to strengthen ISIS so that the gangs could repel YPG/YPJ operations in the region.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/turkish-borders-open-for-isis

‘Barzani should decide if he will be Mandela or Mubarak’

Kurdish Election Institute representative Aram Cemal said that Barzani should decide if he will be Mandela, Mubarak or Bashar al-Assad.

Kurdish Election Institute representative Aram Cemal who spoke to ANF stated that the lack of a democratic constitution has been a major problem in South Kurdistan, and called on Masoud Barzani to decide whether he will be Mandela, Mubarak or Bashar al-Assad. Cemal stated that the draft report of the Parliament’s Constitution Commission should be shared with the public in order to facilitate social participation in this process.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/barzani-should-decide-if-he-will-be-mandela-or-mubarak

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Spanien lässt Rückkehrer festnehmen und wirft den beiden Männern Mitgliedschaft in einer terroristischen Vereinigung vor

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/45/45385/1.html

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The US does not support the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish entity in northern Syria, America's Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS has revealed. Speaking to a think tank in Washington, General John Allen said, "We do not support and I do not think that the Kurds themselves support a governmental entity [in northern Syria]."

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/americas/19860-us-opposes-establishment-of-autonomous-kurdish-entity-in-northern-syria

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Anschlag auf Solidaritätsbrigaden für Kobani. Dutzende Tote und Verletzte. »Islamischer Staat« hinter Attacke vermutet

http://www.jungewelt.de/2015/07-21/052.php

How and why did the Suruç massacre happen?

We should ask the following questions with regards to the attack:

1- Police comprehensively searched the youth as they were heading to Amara Cultural Center. The police checkpoint was 200 meters away from Amara, and the police could have set up the checkpoint nearer to the cultural center. Did the police set up the checkpoint 200 meters away from Amara so that they would not get hurt by the explosion?

2- How did the ISIS suicide bomber enter the cultural center in an environment where the police searched each notebook, camera and even pencil on the slaughtered youth?

3- How did the Turkish intelligence, that surveils everywhere in Suruç including the Mürşitpınar Border Gate, manage to not ‘see’ the ISIS member?

4- How is it possible for the police to not identify the ISIS member despite the fact that Amara Cultural Center is located next to a police station?

5- Why did the police attack civilians who were carrying the injured people to the hospital? Is it because they wanted the wounded people to die as well?

6- How many ISIS cells exist in and around Suruç? Is the state aware of these cells?

7- Why were the bodies examined in Antep Forensics as opposed to Urfa Forensics? What were they trying to hide?

8- There are witness statements claiming that there were two attackers, one man exploding the bomb and one women getting injured, and the injured women is under police custody currently. Who is the woman attacker, born in 1995 in Sivas, who is being held under police custody? Why do the officials fail to make a statement on this issue?

The respondent of these questions is the state, and the questions’ answers are obvious.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/how-and-why-did-the-suruc-massacre-happen

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Nach aktueller Meldung wurde heute ein Offizier der türkischen Armee bei Gefechten mit dem IS an der Grenze zu Syrien erschossen. Das Feuer soll von syrischer Seite aus eröffnet worden sein. Somit könnte die AKP ihren lang ersehnten Kriegsgrund haben. Erdogan spricht schon lange von einer militärischen Pufferzone im Norden Syriens zum Schutze der Türkei, dies würde einen aktiven Eingriff und Angriff auf die Selbstverwaltung in Rojava bedeuten.

https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/149246

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Turkey Lauches War On Islamic State's Worst Enemies - The Kurds

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2015/07/turkey-re-lauches-war-on-kurds.html#more

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Nur ein kleiner Prozentsatz der in den letzten Tagen Festgenommen waren Islamisten

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/45/45537/1.html

Die deutschen Medie haben Gut verkauft als gegen islamistische Gruppen diesen Represion war , ein Gute Anwort auf diesen Artikel

http://www.heise.de/tp/foren/S-Oeffentlichkeit-und-Meinung/forum-295346/msg-26853984/read/

.............Turkish security forces have rounded up 900 suspected members of Islamic State, Kurdish militant sympathizers and leftist militants in recent days, the government official said. Local media reports said the vast majority were Kurdish and leftists, rather than members of Islamic State.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-27/308453-turkey-s...

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According to several news reports the U.S. and Turkey have agreed to do something in north Syria. But there seems to be no agreement on anything else. There is disunity about the aim of something as well as on the target of any something operation. The means of achieving something are in dispute. Even the geographic space in which something is supposed to happen is undefined. The only agreed upon issue besides doing something is to throw the Kurds, the most successful force against the Islamic State so far, under the bus.

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2015/07/the-us-and-turkey-have-a-something-plan.html#comments

Last weeks suicide attack on a meeting of young, mostly Kurdish socialists attributed to the Islamic State was probably a false flag operation initiated by Erdogan's secret service. I discussed the possibility of such an attack a month ago: The Turkish Military Rejects Erdogan's War Plans - "False Flag" Needed?. The attack on the Kurds was then used to justify an operation against the Islamic State. But that operation is only pretended. That Erdogan's claim of attacking the Islamic State is only theater and that his real aim is a war on the Kurds who fight the Islamic State can be seen best in these tweets:

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2015/07/turkeys-war-on-kurds-realigns-kurds-with-the-syrian-government.html#comments

Türkischer Präsident wirft Kurden vor, »Einheit« des Landes zu gefährden, und erklärt Friedensprozess für beendet. NATO bekundet »starke Solidarität« mit Ankara

http://www.jungewelt.de/index.php

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..........According to Turkey’s deputy prime minister, Bulent Arinc, 1,300 people have been rounded up so far in a major police crackdown on extremist groups, including 847 PKK suspects and 137 ISIS suspects.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-30/308926-ankara-pkk-must-disarm-for-peace-process.ashx

Turkey Peace Assembly calls upon AKP to abandon its war concept

http://en.firatajans.com/news/turkey-peace-assembly-calls-upon-akp-to-abandon-its-war-concept

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The Turkish state’s new concept of war, which became official after the bombing of Kurdish mountains and Erdoğan’s declaration that they ended the process of resolution, has and will continue to have implications for the relations between Kurds.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/kdp-s-dangerous-dance-with-akp

Turkey opens its border for Al Nusra

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/turkey-opens-its-border-for-al-nusra

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The USA has betrayed the YPG by ensuring Turkey that YPG fighters will not move in to areas along the Turkish border cleared of ISIS. Accordingly, they most likely intend to install Islamo-fascist Arabist anti-Kurd scum there, condemning the Kurdish enclave of Afrin to continued blockade, and most likely leading to future attacks on the Kurds in that area by so-called "moderate rebels". Hopefully the Islamist terrorists will not attack their ISIS butt-buddies leaving the territory for the kurds to capture. Talking about human rights and then backing a plan to enforce the joint Turkish-rebel siege of Afrin is pure hypocrisy. America should be ashamed at this blatant betrayal of their closest and most effective ally on the ground in Syria. Luckily though this dastardly, treacherous plan is flawed for a couple reasons. 1) Rebels will not engage in a major offensive against ISIS and the area cannot be cleared by warplanes alone 2) they may try and say they will train rebels for the offensive but the whole train and equip program has only cleared 60 fighters almost all of whom are now dead or imprisoned by Nusra. Even though the plan is unrealistic it shows American treachery and their complicity with the Kurd-hating Turkish regime.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37c_1438662265

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A group of academics from various universities across Turkey have joined calls for consolidated cease fire and demanded the end of the isolation imposed on the Kurdish People’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/academics-call-for-consolidated-cease-fire

Turkish Kurd leader urges world to denounce 'unjust war'

Turkey's Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas on Thursday urged the world to denounce Ankara's new "unjust war" on rebel Kurds and asked the EU to push clearly for a truce.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Aug-06/310006-turkish-kurd-leader-urges-world-to-denounce-unjust-war.ashx

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Die Bombardements des türkischen Militärs auf Stellungen der PKK im Nordirak und im Südosten der Türkei beherrschten vor kurzem die Berichterstattung. Immer deutlicher kam zutage, dass Staatspräsident Erdogan und die AKP nicht dem IS den Kampf angesagt haben, sondern der PKK und der linken türkisch-kurdischen Oppositionsbewegung - mit der Unterstützung der NATO und der Bundesrepublik. Ungeachtet dieser brisanten Situation gehen die Angriffe des IS auf Shengal weiter.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/45/45637/1.html

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Video has emerged of the torture perpetrated by special operation police teams against dozens of people taken into custody in a construction site in Yüksekova district of Hakkari on August 5.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/the-true-face-of-the-turkish-state

How did Turkey hand over six injured YPG fighters to Al Nusra?

It has been revealed how Turkey handed over six injured YPG fighters treated there to the jihadist Jabhat Al-Nusra gangs.

In the previous days, YPG fighters Ahmed Şêrko, Omer Qadir, Rêber Seyho, Ehmed Helûm, Cemal Ehmed and Beşîr Mihemed were taken into custody following a raid in a guest house in Turkish capital Ankara.

The six YPG fighters who were detained yet before the completion of their treatment were taken to the Foreigners' Department of Police to be deported.

The six wounded combatants were, however, deported not through the YPG/YPJ-held Mürşitpınar border gate leading to Kobanê, but through the Al-Nusra-held Cilvegözü (Bab El Hewa) border gate in Reyhanlı district of Hatay.

Thus, the Turkish state handed over six YPG fighters, who had been wounded defending their homeland against jihadist gangs, to the Jabhat Al-Nusra, another organization of fascist jihadists in the Syrian territory.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/how-did-turkey-hand-over-six-injured-ypg-fighters-to-al-nusra

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As parts of its plans for the occupation of Syria, the Turkish state has entered Syria from the Bab Al-Selamê border gate in Azaz city.

According to a report by Hawar News Agency (ANHA), occupying forces organized by MİT (Turkish intelligence service) and affiliated to the Turkish state have entered the Azaz city today afternoon.

Sources reported that the armed forces organized under the names of “Sultan Murat Brigade” and “Fatih Sultan Mehmet Brigade” are heading towards the villages of Kefferan and Delhan in buses covered with Turkish flags and banners of both brigades, and in vehicles armed with heavy weapons.

On the other hand, sources also said another occupying force called Fatih Sultan Mehmet has left İdlib for Azaz city in buses and vehicles armed with heavy weapons.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/the-first-step-of-the-occupation-plan-turkey-enters-syria

Kobanê Minister urges an explanation from Turkey on six YPG fighters

Kobanê Foreign Affairs Minister İbrahim Kurdo said they expected an explanation from Turkish authorities about the claims that six YPG fighters in Turkey have been handed over to Al-Nusra.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/kobane-minister-urges-an-explanation-from-turkey-on-six-ypg-fighters

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that Turkey would press on with a military offensive against fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) "until not one terrorist remains".

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/turkey-carries-fresh-air-strikes-pkk-targets-150811085229832.html

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Ihr Sohn Bedrettin fiel als Freiheitskämpfer in Kobane. Danach wurde sie Augenzeugin des Suruc-Massakers. Ein Gespräch mit Sabiha Akdeniz

http://www.jungewelt.de/2015/08-12/039.php

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ISIS fighter Mahmut Gazitatar who joined the jihadist organization from Adıyaman province of North Kurdistan, told that ISIS recruited members at the camps hosting Syrian refugees located between Adıyaman and Urfa.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/jihadist-captured-alive-tells-how-he-joined-isis-from-turkey

Children working at the bakery were clearly executed

HDP Ağrı parliamentarian Dirayet Taşdemir described the incident in Diyadin as a clear execution and said that there was no sign of a shootout at the crime scene. She noted that the arrest of five witnesses aimed to cover up the execution.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/hdp-mp-children-working-at-the-bakery-were-clearly-executed

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..In response to the PKK attack, a nationalist opposition party
called for an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council
and the declaration of “martial law” measures in parts of the country
in line with constitutional provisions.
“Security must be established with martial law measures in a section
of the country, covering provinces and districts where there are
scenes of violence and horror,” MHP leader Devlet Bahceli said in a
written statement.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Aug-20/311921-gunme
n-attack-istanbul-palace-bomb-kills-eight-soldiers.ashx

PKK urges US to mediate in its war with Turkey and admits to secret talks with Washington

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/11806481/PKK-urges-US-to-mediate-in-its-war-with-Turkey-and-admits-to-secret-talks-with-Washington.html

Turkey-Israel Relations Normalizing - Over Syria

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/199290

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Die Türkei vor Neuwahlen: Politische Instabilität, Wirtschaftskrise und Krieg

Am Freitag verkündete der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan vor Pressevertretern in Istanbul, dass am 1. November in der Türkei Neuwahlen stattfinden werden. Er folgt damit dem Vorschlag der türkischen Wahlkommission vom Donnerstag. Die offizielle Frist zur Regierungsbildung läuft am Sonntag aus. Bei den Parlamentswahlen am 7. Juni hatte Erdogans AKP eine Niederlage erlitten, ihre absolute Mehrheit verloren und war seitdem nicht in der Lage gewesen, eine Regierung zu bilden.

http://politik-im-spiegel.de/die-trkei-vor-neuwahlen-politische-instabilitt-wirtschaftskrise-und-krieg/

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More than two-thirds of Israel's oil in the past five months has been imported from the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to a Financial Times report.

From early May through August, 77 percent of Israeli oil - or 19mn barrels worth an estimated $1bn - came from the semi-autonomous region, according to the report.

The reported figures have emerged a little more than a year after the first tanker of Iraqi Kurdish crude was delivered to Israel.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/majority-israeli-oil-imports-may-kurdistan-reports-1773332757

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Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Law and Human Rights Commission has released the balance sheet for the period between June 17 and August 26 which witnessed a total crackdown on Kurdish population, including murder of civilians, political elimination operations and attacks on HDP offices.

Accordingly, 78 people have lost their lives since after June 7 elections, during which 1,628 people were taken into custody and among them 298 were jailed. Between 4 and 19 August, nine offices of the party were attacked by racist groups.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/78-civilians-died-298-jailed-since-after-june-7-elections

German court sentences Kurdish politician to three years in prison

http://en.firatajans.com/news/german-court-sentences-kurdish-politician-to-three-years-in-prison

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A group of Turkish fascists attacked the Kurdish youths staging a long march in Germany between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf to condemn the ongoing isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and massacre of civilians in Northern Kurdistan.

Arriving at the scene with 10 cars, the racist group, said to be following the marchers from Remscheid, attacked the youths during their lunch break.

The youths responded to the attack by chanting the slogan “Long Live leader Apo”, while the police detained 10 of the attackers and one marcher.

In the meantime, German police have collected the IDs of the Kurdish marchers. The organising committee called on all the Kurdishs youth to join the join the march.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/turkish-fascists-attack-kurdish-youths-joining-long-march-in-germany

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As many as 305 racist attacks were conducted against offices of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on September 7-8 across Turkey by nationalist and racist forces supported by the AKP.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/305-racist-attacks-targeted-hdp-across-turkey-in-two-days

Demirtaş: We can't leave the people to die, we are walking to Cizre

HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş, Ministers Ali Haydar Konca and Müslüm Doğan, deputies and a large number of civilians have been denied access to Cizre district of Şırnak in solidarity with the locals against the ongoing crackdown and attacks by Turkish state forces.

While the convoy was stopped by security forces after leaving Mardin's Midyat district, and denied permission to move further, HDP deputies who held talks with Turkish officials were told that they wouldn't be allowed to enter Cizre in line with an order given by Turkish authorities.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/demirtas-we-can-t-leave-the-people-to-die-we-are-walking-to-cizre

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Kurds and their friends protested the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2015, the world leading land, sea and air defence and security exhibition, which kicked off at Excel London yesterday.

http://en.firatajans.com/news/turkey-protested-at-arms-fair-in-london

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Attacks by ISIS gangs on Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, began in the spring of 2014. Gang groups launched their first attack on Kobanê on March 22nd, soon after the celebration of Newroz Fest on Hill Mishtenur. This was yet not the first confrontation of the ISIS anf YGP/YPJ that had previously fought with and defeated Al-Nusra gangs. Armed clashes had formerly taken place between YPG/YPJ fighters and ISIS gangs when they attacked the Cizîrê Canton of Rojava territory. Still, Kobanê always remained at the center of attacks by ISIS that emerged as an international paramilitary organization after the elimination of similar gang groups in Syria, Al-Nusra being in the first place.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/21st-century-epic-of-resistance-kobane

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After suffering heavy blows in the hands of YPG/YPJ combatants during the spring of 2014 and facing resistance to the attacks in all areas, ISIS gangs had understood that it would not be that easy to attack Kobanê.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/21st-century-epic-of-resistance-kobane-2

21st Century Epic of Resistance: Kobanê -3

After attacking Kobanê with a great force of arms during the month of June, ISIS gangs understood that it would not be possible to take the town by ordinary attacks and strategies in the face of the epic resistance they faced.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/21st-century-epic-of-resistance-kobane-3

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While reaction and criticism continues over the release of a photograph belonging to YJA Star guerrilla Kevser Eltürk (Ekin Wan) as stripped off her uniform, Turkish soldiers have committed another inhumane treatment against a HPG guerrilla.

Soldiers have released a photo on social media of a tortured HPG guerrilla who lost his life in Kars two days ago.

The HPG guerrilla in the photo is seen to have been tortured after his death in a clash in the rural area of Karabaş village in Sarıkamış district of Kars on September 20th.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/soldiers-release-photo-of-hpg-guerrilla-tortured-after-death

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Gangs affiliated to Al-Nusra, Ahrar Al-Sham and Nureddin Zenki have intensified their attacks on the YPG/YPJ-held Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo for the last one week. The attacks have left two civilians dead, one of them a child, and 15 others wounded.

YPG Aleppo General Commander Rezan Rojhat answered ANF's questions about the reason why the attacks have intensified, the current situation in the neighborhood and the role of the Turkish state in these attacks.

YPG Commander stated that attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood have increased in line with the “buffer zone” plan of the Turkish state which -he said- has sent munitions to the gang groups several days ago. Rezan Rojhat remarked that Al-Nusra gangs have deployed all their forces around the neighborhood and are now preparing for a more extensive assault within the coming days.

http://en.firatajans.com/kurdistan/ypg-commander-turkey-has-sent-two-trucks-of-weapons-to-gang-groups

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Turkish state forces know no bounds in the savagery they commit against the Kurdish people whom they terrorize with a “clear instruction” of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

A photo from Şırnak shows 24-year-old Hacı Lokman Birlik tied behind an armored police vehicle and dragged on the ground after his execution by special operation teams in Dicle neighborhood of Şırnak late Friday.

Eyewitnesses told that Birlik was first wounded in the armed attack of state forces, upon which special operation members came near him, shot him to death, and stepped on his head as they had a photo taken at the scene. Witnesses said the policemen later dragged Birlik's body on the ground until they took it out of the street where they killed him in Dicle neighborhood.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/photo-of-the-turkish-savagery

Another youth killed by police in Nusaybin

Turkish police have killed yet another youth in Nusaybin district of Mardin.

27-year-old Şahin Turan was shot by police as he drove his motorcycle on Azizoğlu Street of Yeni Turan neighborhood Saturday afternoon.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/another-youth-killed-by-police-in-nusaybin

Cemile Cagirga: A Girl is Freezing Under State Fire

“As a child born in the southeast, after the ‘90s, you’re not really a kid. During your infancy, you’re really a child between 1-5 years old. As a 6-year old, you’ve actually grown up and are considered to be 15 years old. When you turn 10, you’re actually 20. After 15, you feel like you’re 40 years old.”

İmren Demirbaş, 16-year old Kurdish girl, Diyarbakir [1]

“Look here, here, underneath this black marble
A child is buried; if he had lived for one more recess
He would have risen from nature to the blackboard.
He was killed in a lesson of the state.”

http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/22669/cemile-cagirga_a-girl-is-freezing-under-state-fire

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Attacks of Al-Nusra and other affiliated gang groups on Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo continue. YPG Aleppo Commander Rêzan Rojhilat said the gang groups attacking the neighborhood since the first day of the Eid are fully supported by the Turkish state.

YPG Aleppo Commander Rêzan Rojhilat told ANHA News Agency that a meeting took place between the YPG and the Operation Room to Liberate Aleppo in order to protect the civilians from being harmed in the ongoing attacks of Al-Nusra affiliated groups on Şêxmeqsûd.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-commander-turkish-officers-conduct-the-attacks-on-sexmeqsud

YPG take control of a transition route used by Al-Nusra in Aleppo

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-take-control-of-a-transition-route-used-by-al-nusra-in-aleppo

Demirtaş: Think about what they could do to the alive

HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş answered reporters' questions at Atatürk Airport as he returned to Istanbul from Frankfurt in the afternoon.

Regarding the savagery committed by Turkish state forces against Hacı Lokman Birlik in Şırnak, Demirtaş said; “Think about what they-who do this to a dead- could do to the alive. Those who did this have no honour, nor does the government or the Prime Minister.”

HDP Co-President strongly criticized the execution of Hacı Lokman Birlik who was later dragged behind a police vehicle through the streets, saying; “This is an inhuman case and savagery as humanity is trampled on and dragged on the ground. The Prime Minister's remarks are far away being satisfactory. It is another shame that he almost accuses the one being dragged by police. In addition, this is just a case recorded by a camera. Similar cases and incidents are taking place there almost every day. Think about what they-who do that to a dead- could do to the alive. I do not mean that all security forces act like that but this is more or less what they do to the people, just like what they have done for years. It is just that the western part of the country is not aware of all these.”

Demirtaş stressed that the Minister of the Interior must resign from duty if he had some honour and dignity, adding; "He could have reacted to this savagery at least. They have no honour, nor does the government or the Prime Minister."

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/demirtas-think-about-what-they-could-do-to-the-alive

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More Kobanê people are turning back home since their leave after the beginning of intense ISIS attacks on 15 September 2014. As many as 175 thousand residents of the town have turned back home during the past 9 months.

The mainly Kurdish Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, had a population of 250 thousand before the beginning of the civil war in Syria, which rose up to 450 thousand with the immigrants it allowed from Aleppo, Damascus, Humus, Deraa, Dêr a Zor, İdlib and Raqqa as the conflict got deeper in the following periods.

A large number of inhabitants were forced to migrate to Bakûrê (North) Kurdistan as they faced a threat of massacre due to the heavy attacks ISIS gangs launched with all their forces and heavy weaponry on 15 September last year.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/175-thousand-kobane-people-turned-back-home-in-the-last-9-months

Reports are coming through that a number of gang members are now fleeing to Turkey after the intensifying Russian airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria.

http://anfenglish.com/news/isis-groups-fleeing-syria-take-refuge-in-turkey

Iraqi Kurds’ protests over economic crisis turn violent

Protesters have hurled stones and scuffled with riot police in the second largest city in Iraq's Kurdish north, in the most intense show of discontent since an economic crisis hit the region.
Iraqi Kurds, PKK rivals have one common enemy

Teachers, hospital workers and other public sector employees took to the streets on Thursday and went on strike for a week, demanding their salaries from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which are three months in arrears.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/iraqi-kurds-protests-economic-crisis-turn-violent-151008155126148.html

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Speaking to reporters in Istanbul before leaving for Ankara in the wake of today's massacre of demonstrators for peace, HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş said the bomb attack came during a period of debates of an imminent ceasefire.

Demirtaş said “We are facing a state mindset that became a mafia, murderer and a serial killer.”

'RIOT POLICE MOBILIZE INSTEAD OF AMBULANCES'

Pointing out that police forces attacked the scene with tear gas soon after the incident and hindered the access of ambulances, Demirtaş said it was not ambulances but riot police that mobilized after the massacre in the heart of the Turkish capital. “It is obvious that there is an intention to increase the number of deaths. And now representatives of the government and the Prime Minister will say 'maintain your common sense' in our faces, while the police forces under their command attack the wounded people. What sort of a government has this become as its police fire tear gas on the people, just like what happened in Diyarbakır? I do not know what kind of a bomb has caused this massacre but it was definitely a malicious one. A highly effective bomb was used here to ensure a high number of casualties, as was the case in Suruç and Diyarbakır. The forces behind this massacre will not be revealed either, because there is an explicit force behind it, just like in Diyarbakır and Suruç”

http://anfenglish.com/news/demirtas-the-state-has-become-a-mafia-and-serial-killer

Dozens killed as twin explosions hit demonstrators for peace in Ankara

Two explosions have hit the area of thousands who gathered outside Ankara railway station for a peace rally organised by KESK, DİSK, TMMOB and TTB.

Reports say over 30 people have lost their lives and some a hundred have been wounded.

http://anfenglish.com/news/dozens-killed-as-twin-explosions-hit-demonstrators-for-peace-in-ankara

Bild : An online video showed the moment one of the blasts at the peace rally in Ankara

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/explosions-hit-turkey-ankara-peace-march-151010073827607.html

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A total of 516 people are being treated in hospitals across Turkish capital Ankara where twin blasts have left at least 86 people dead earlier today.

http://anfenglish.com/news/516-people-treated-in-hospitals-in-ankara

Thousands rally to mourn Ankara bombing victims

Thousands of people have attended a rally in Ankara under heavy security to remember the at least 95 people killed in twin bombings in the Turkish capital.

The demonstrators on Sunday filled Sihhiye Square in central Ankara, close to the site of Saturday's blasts outside the city's train station, with some shouting anti-government slogans.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/thousands-rally-mourn-ankara-bombing-victims-151011103242225.html

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Yunus Emre Alagöz, elder brother of Suruç suicide bomber Şeyh Abdurrahman Alagöz from Adıyaman community, and Mustafa Dokumacı stand at the centre of likely suspects with regards to the Ankara massacre.

While the bloody bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara grabs attention with similarities to the previous suicide attacks in Diyarbakır on June 5 and in Suruç on July 20, it came out that the names and photographs of both main suspects had appeared on the list of 16 suicide bomber suspects given to police two months ago.

This emerging truth brings into question if police directorate has still taken no action against these 16 people who had been sought on suspicion of future involvement in probable suicide attacks.

http://anfenglish.com/special/police-knew-about-the-suicide-bombers-two-months-ago

Witnesses: Police attack increased the number of casualties in Ankara

Witnesses of the massacre in Ankara told that the police attack soon after the blasts increased the number of casualties, saying; “As if already prepared in advance, police started to attack the people after the blasts. Everything was being put into practice in a planned manner.”

In addition to thousands from across Turkey and Kurdistan cities, hundreds of people from Mersin had also gone to Turkish capital Ankara to join Saturday's Peace Rally which was targeted by a bloody bomb attack that left around a hundred people dead and hundreds of others wounded. Six of the hundreds going from Mersin also lost their lives in the twin blasts, and dozens of others were wounded.

HDP Mezitli district co-chair Nursel Demir, HDP members Dilan İvrendi and Fadile Dayan talked to ANF about the deadly blasts and the following police attack on the people still in the shock of the deadly attack.

http://anfenglish.com/news/witnesses-police-attack-increased-the-number-of-casualties-in-ankara

9-year-old child murdered by police in Amed's Sur district

According to the statement, police murdered 9-year-old Helin Şen who was hit by three bullets in the head earlier today.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/9-year-old-child-murdered-by-police-in-amed-s-sur-district

US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia joins new military alliance

Syria's leading Kurdish militia and several Arab rebel groups that have fought alongside it have formalized their alliance in a new group called the Syrian Democratic Forces.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Oct-12/318565-us-backed-syrian-kurdish-militia-joins-new-military-alliance.ashx

Iraqi Kurdish protests urge regional president to quit

Four people have been killed in two days of demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan, as outrage over unpaid salaries have morphed into large scale protests for the regional president's resignation.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-kurdish-protests-urge-regional-president-quit-603973836

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More terrifying images have emerged of Hacı Lokman Birlik whose dead body was dragged behind an armored vehicle after his execution by police in Şırnak earlier this month.

The savage torture perpetrated on Birlik's body was first exposed by a photo circulated on social media, causing huge public indignation.

Several days later, as reactions still continued, a video footage was circulated again on social media, taken from inside the police vehicle that dragged his body in the streets of Şırnak. The footage taken by police themselves inside the vehicle was abound with heavy swearwords insulting his body, his family, his folk and his existence. “There is no such a thing”, say the policemen in great happiness and bravery as they shoot the video.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/new-terrifying-images-emerge-of-haci-birlik

Palestinian teacher who survived Israeli attacks on Gaza dies in Ankara blast

Ahmad al-Khaldi survived repeated Israeli attacks and years of siege while growing up in Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp, only to be killed by the bombing of a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday.

Twin blasts killed more than 120 people and injured hundreds more.

Al-Khaldi had moved to Turkey two and a half years earlier to study and teach, according to the Palestinian news website Donia al-Watan.

Ahmad’s father, Mahmoud al-Khaldi, received the news of his son’s death from a friend in Qatar, the article states.

He then confirmed the information with the Palestinian Authority embassy in Turkey, telling them that the family’s only wish was that Ahmad’s body should be returned to Gaza for burial.

Mahmoud added that his son had been planning to return to Gaza to get married and that he had missed his family and home in Palestine – but had been prevented from returning by Egypt’s near-constant closure of the Rafah crossing, the only route for the vast majority of Palestinians to enter or exit Gaza.

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/sarah-irving/palestinian-teacher-who-survived-israeli-attacks-gaza-dies-ankara-blast

Turkish Armed Forces have shelled the cemeteries of Kurdish freedom fighters in Lice, on Mount Cudi and Mount Herekol.

KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has two days ago declared inaction on condition that no attacks are carried out against the Kurdish movement, people and guerrilla forces. KCK said that; “During this process, our guerrilla forces will avoid conducting planned actions, will be engaged in no activities apart from maintaining its current position, and make no attempts to hinder or harm the exercise of a fair and equal election.”

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkey-responds-to-kck-s-inaction-by-bombing-cemeteries-of-guerrillas

Political crisis deepens in South Kurdistan

While the political crisis in South Kurdistan deepens as KDP forces prevented the president of the Parliament, Dr. Yusuf Mıhemed to enter Hewler (Erbil) yesterday. Three parties in Hewler, PUK, Islamic Unity and Islamic Society are now preparing to hold a meeting today to discuss over adopting a common attitude against the developments. PUK deputy secretary general Kosret Resul, chair of Islamic Unity Party Mıhemed Ferec and Kurdistan Islamic Society Party chair Eli Bapir will attend the meeting to discuss the recent crisis and to develop a common attitude by three parties.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/political-crisis-deepens-in-south-kurdistan

Life brought to a halt in Ankara as thousands join the general strike

While the two-day general strike witnessed large participation across Turkey, thousands of people and workers took to streets in Ankara where Saturday's twin blasts claimed the lives of over a hundred people and left as many wounded.

The general strike declared by four main trade unions in Turkey in protest at the massacre in Ankara has witnessed massive participation across the country, bringing the life to a halt.

The slogans of “Thief-Murderer Erdoğan”, “The dictator will be defeated, the people will win” were resonated in all the streets of Ankara as thousands flocked to the streets in the city, vowing to bring the AKP government and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to account.

http://anfenglish.com/news/life-brought-to-a-halt-in-ankara-as-thousands-join-the-general-strike

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Ruspîs Assembly of Arab Tribes in Cizîr Canton has condemned the Amnesty International over its report on alleged war crimes committed by YPG-YPJ forces against civilians, saying that the report was partial and based on a lie distorting the truths.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/arab-tribes-in-rojava-say-amnesty-international-distorts-the-truths

Kurdish fighters deny claims of 'ethnic cleansing' in northern Syria

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/kurdish-fighters-deny-claims-house-demolitions-and-ethnic-cleansing-northern-syria-245454000

Christian foreign fighters deserting Kurdish YPG in Syria because they're 'damn Reds'

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/christian-foreign-fighters-deserting-kurdish-ypg-syria-because-theyre-damned-reds-1976493133

Despite challenges, Turkey’s Syria policy remains unchanged

http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/despite-challenges-turkey-s-syria-policy-remains-unchanged-1690674913

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Salih Muslim of Kurdish PYD claims he recovered an airdrop of ammunition, US insists supplies were sent to Syrian Arab Coalition

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-says-airdropped-ammo-went-syrian-arabs-not-kurds-788054818

PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem confirmed that they have recently received weapons from U.S. forces and said “We do not attack anyone but we will defend ourselves against those who attack us” in response to the threats uttered by Turkish Prime Minister.

http://anfenglish.com/features/saleh-moslem-50-tons-of-ammunition-delivered-more-are-underway

Dozens of gang members who get wounded in the ongoing Russian airstrikes against Aleppo, Hama, Humus, Damascus and İdlib cities of Syria are brought to hospitals in Antep and Kilis for treatment. According to reports by local sources, the gangs are transported to state hospitals in ambulances escorted by Turkish police and soldiers.

http://anfenglish.com/features/gangs-wounded-in-russian-airstrikes-treated-in-antep-and-kilis

Commemorations at the 1st week of Ankara massacre: We will not forget
http://anfenglish.com/news/commemorations-at-the-1st-week-of-ankara-massacre-we-will-not-forget

What has the state done in Kurdistan in 9 months?

The state terror in North Kurdistan has left 63 civilians dead in 9 months. 3,564 people, including 293 children, have been detained and among them 788, including 41 children, have been remanded in custody during this process.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/what-has-the-state-done-in-kurdistan-in-9-months

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Turkey has summoned separately the American and Russian ambassadors in Ankara to complain about their countries acting in support of the military forces of the Syrian Kurds who are fighting Isis.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/turkey-takes-russia-and-us-to-task-over-their-backing-of-kurds-in-syria-a6695911.html

Iraqi Kurdish civilians bear the brunt of Turkish airstrikes

Turkey continues to conduct airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in spite of the unilateral ceasefire brought forth by the PKK. As the bombings go on, Turkey has scheduled critical elections less than three weeks away.

The announcement of the PKK’s ceasefire offer came immediately after the largest attack in Turkey’s modern history. On 10 October, two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a peace rally in Ankara, only five days after Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met EU leaders in Brussels to discuss the situation of Syria's refugees. In return for keeping Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, Erdoğan is asking the EU to support his war on the PKK.

Civilians, however, have bared the brunt in this war. Most of the casualties have been non-combatants, and a significant portion of those killed never took up arms against Turkey, but instead fought the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-kurdish-civilians-bear-brunt-turkish-airstrikes-1817956753

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Survivors of 10 October's Ankara bombing, which left over a hundred people dead and hundreds of others wounded, have been asked to pay for services in hospitals where they received treatment.

http://anfenglish.com/news/survivors-of-ankara-bombing-forced-to-pay-for-hospital-services

YPG General Command: Amnesty International report is contradictory

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-general-command-amnesty-international-report-is-contradictory

Attacks by state forces and resistance by people widens in Silvan

While the state terror continues in Amed's Silvan district, so does the resistance and self-defense of the people against the never-ending attacks by Turkish 'security forces'.

As special operation police teams open gunfire on neighborhoods from armored vehicles, attacks intensify mainly in Tekel and Mescit neighborhoods since the imposition of a curfew by Diyarbakır Governorate yesterday.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/attacks-by-state-forces-and-resistance-by-people-widens-in-silvan

ISIS suspected behind the death of British journalist in Istanbul airport

ISIS is suspected to be behind the death of former BBC journalist Jacky Sutton who was found hanged in a toilet at Istanbul main Atatürk Airport yesterday.

The ISIS gangs that are supported by the AKP government by all means are now able to organise attacks anywhere across Turkey. The fact that the gang members never get caught because of their actions further proves the support provided to them by the Turkish state.

The death of a British woman, former BBC journalist Jacky Sutton, is also considered “suspicious” as her colleagues and friends express disbelief about reports that appeared on Turkish media that she had taken her life herself. They tell that she was being threatened with death, pointing out who might be involved and responsible for her death. Sutton previously wrote that she had been threatened by the ISIS.

Many say it again brings to mind the Turkish state's support to ISIS that ISIS members could freely enter into an highly protected airport without facing any problems.

........... Christian Bleuer, another friend and research fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, wrote: "Toughest woman you could meet. I'm not into conspiracies but if the Turks say a security camera at Istanbul-Ataturk was 'malfunctioning' then Jacky Sutton was murdered."

http://anfenglish.com/freedom-of-the-press/isis-suspected-behind-the-death-of-british-journalist-in-istanbul-airport

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YPG (People's Defense Units) Press Office has released a statement reporting that the Turkish army has shelled YPG positions at Girê Spî border line.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-shells-ypg-positions-at-rojava-border

Jailed ISIS member: MİT gave us arms at Tal Abyad border

An ISIS member captured by YPG/YPJ during Tal Abyad operation told ANF about the cooperation between the Turkish state and ISIS.

The ISIS member M.H. from Syria, who is currently jailed in Rojava, made striking confessions regarding the talks between ISIS and MİT (Turkish intelligence organisation) at the border between Tal Abyad city of Rojava and Akçakale district of Urfa province in the Turkish territory. M.H. told that MİT provided them with arms at the border, and Turkish ambulances carried wounded ISIS members to hospitals.

http://anfenglish.com/special/jailed-isis-member-mit-gave-us-arms-at-tal-abyad-border

Syrian Kurds look to take Raqqa with new Arab force as allies

While the Kurds in Iraq have been reluctant to take the Arab city of Mosul, Syrian Kurds seem to have no reservations about capturing the Arab-majority city of Raqqa - a feat they hope to achieve in cooperation with local Arab forces.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-kurds-look-take-raqqa-new-arab-force-allies-1064765056

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YPG Press Office has reported ongoing attacks by Turkish military against positions secured by combatants of the YPG near the two border towns of Kobani and Tal Abyad – that started on October 24.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-reports-continuing-attacks-by-turkish-military

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Apart from Adıyaman, Bingöl is another Kurdish city in Turkey where gang groups such as ISIS, Al-Nusra or Ahrar-u Sham are freely getting organised.

http://anfenglish.com/special/names-of-the-persons-and-institutions-organising-isis-in-bingol

Turkish military continues its provocation at the border of Gire Spi in the wake of the threats uttered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against Rojava and YPG in Antep on October 24.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-military-attacks-ypg-positions-in-gire-spi

YBŞ and HPG: KDP peshmerga ( forces from Jalal Talabani ) block the Shengal- Rojava road

YBŞ (Shengal Resistance Units) Command and HPG (People's Defense Forces) Shengal Command have released a joint statement reporting that KDP's peshmerga forces blocked the road between Shengal and Rojava which has been used to meet the needs of the Êzidî people in Mount Shengal and the armed forces in the region.

Remarking that the Shengal-Rojava road blocked by KDP peshmerga has been used to meet the needs of logistic and health units, the statement noted that the local people in the areas of Kersê and Serdeşt have in response protested the hindrance by peshmerga forces.

YBŞ and HPG commands stressed that such policies and practices -which came during a process when the Kurdish people are waging a battle against ISIS- by no means served the benefits of the Kurdish people.

"An immediate end must be brought to such practices which are likely to cause provocations in the region. If the blocking is implemented by the local forces, the central power must immediately ensure an intervention and end to the hindrance. If it is a decision and implementation by the KDP, our forces will take positions and take precautions accordingly. In the event that this hindrance continues, peshmerga forces affiliated to KDP will be denied passage through the asayish (public security) points held by YBŞ forces and HPG guerrillas” the statement underlined.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-and-hpg-kdp-peshmerga-block-the-shengal-rojava-road

Two children arrested for tearing down Erdogan poster in Turkey

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/two-teenagers-arrested-tearing-down-erdogan-poster-turkey-1407479927

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Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioğlu has met South Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioğlu who arrived South Kurdistan yesterday evening was met by KRG officials at Hewlêr airport, after which he went to the Prime Minister's office to meet Nechirvan Barzani.

The meeting between Sinirlioğlu and Barzani witnessed a discussion of the ongoing attacks against PKK locations in South Kurdistan territory, while the Turkish Minister asked for the strengthening of the already existing cooperation between two sides, and voiced the AKP government's expectation in this regard.

http://anfenglish.com/news/barzani-and-turkish-fm-meet-over-pkk-rojava-agenda

YPG Press Office has released a statement reporting ongoing attacks by Turkish army against Rojava, West Kurdistan, in Syrian territory.

According to the statement, Turkish army’s attacks that are aiming at the People’s Defense Units (YPG)’s security positions near Kobanê region borderline since October 24 continue increasigly to the time.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-reports-ongoing-attacks-by-the-turkish-army

The operation launched by Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS in south Hesekê on October 30, continues.

While a number of settlements have been liberated in the scope of the operation so far, QSD forces have reached the Lake Xatunıyê, one of the strategic points in the region, where heavy clashes are going on.

YPG Commander Rüstem Zal, who is taking part in the operation of Syrian Democratic Forces, spoke to ANF about the importance of the region and their ongoing operation against the gang groups.

“Our goal is to free the peoples of ISIS threat”, said the YPG Commander, stating that the operation will continue up to the Holl-Raqqa region.

http://anfenglish.com/features/ypg-commander-qsd-operation-will-continue-up-to-holl-raqqa

Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office has opened probe against 26 journalists and authors including chief editors of Özgür Gündem daily, Eren Keskin and Hüseyin Aykol.

The journalists and authors who are accused of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation” will give their statements at court tomorrow.

The AKP government which continues its repression and threats against the opposition media makes further efforts to keep the journalists of free press silent by means of the judiciary under its control.

“Terror and Organized Crimes Bureau” of Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a probe against 26 people working for dailies Özgür Gündem and Demokratik Ulus (Democratic Nation) on the basis of their articles published at various dates.

http://anfenglish.com/freedom-of-the-press/probe-against-26-journalists-and-authors-of-free-press

AKP has seized the power and will escalate the war

KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has released a statement about the results of November 1 elections.

Describing the period since after June 7 election as a "political coup", KCK said AKP didn't win the election but seized the power, and will escalate its war against the Kurdish Freedom Movement and democracy forces in Turkey.

KCK remarked that November 1 election was forcibly imposed after the AKP and Tayyip Erdoğan ignored the results of June 7 election and staged a political coup against the will of peoples in an undemocratic and hegemonic manner.

COUP WITHIN A COUP AFTER JUNE 7

The statement by KCK pointed out that AKP staged a coup within a coup by starting and expanding a war both inside and outside the country despite the fact that it was overthrown from the government and had no legitimacy left in the ruling.

According to KCK, AKP officially seized the power with November 1 election by means of various interventions after losing it in June 7 election. "What is reflected as AKP's election success is in fact a seizure of the power. In this regard, speaking of a success of AKP and a defeat of HDP should be seen as a cover-up of this seizure."

http://anfenglish.com/news/kck-akp-has-seized-the-power-and-will-escalate-the-war

Unilateral inaction has ended due to AKP's ongoing attacks

KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has announced that the unilateral position of inaction by their side has ended due to the war policy and ongoing attacks of the AKP. KCK said it is clear and obvious that there will be no change in the war policies that were pursued by the AKP government before the November 1 election.

KCK has released a written statement about the results of November 1 election, AKP's war policy and the attitude to be adopted by the Kurdish Freedom Movement from now on.

Remarking that the AKP government continues to attack guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones with dozens of jets just like what has happened on July 24, KCK said these attacks are being conducted on the basis of AKP's decision to escalate the war to a further extend. "While the annihilation attacks against guerrillas are going on, attacks on the civilian people have also increased soon after the election, as a result of which 2 youths were murdered in Gever, 4 in Silvan, 1 in Nusaybin and 1 in Colemêrg (Hakkari), and many others were wounded. In addition, a number of areas in Kurdistan territory have been declared as military forbidden zones. All these attacks are taking place during the course of the ongoing position of inaction by guerrillas."

http://anfenglish.com/news/kck-unilateral-inaction-has-ended-due-to-akp-s-ongoing-attacks

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A landslide victory in Turkey’s November 1 snap elections has removed the last obstacle in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s drive to war. The surprise outcome of the balloting, which was widely denounced as “unfair and marred by fear and violence by international election observers”, has given Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) 49 percent of the vote restoring single-party rule in Ankara. Shortly after the election results were announced, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Turkey’s political parties to scrap the existing constitution in order to grant President Erdogan nearly-limitless executive authority.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43348.htm

YPG reports ongoing attacks by the Turkish military

Turkish Army’s attacks that are aiming at the People’s Defense Units (YPG)’s security positions near Kobane region borderline since October 24 continue to the time.

http://anfenglish.com/news/ypg-reports-ongoing-attacks-by-the-turkish-military-1

KDP ( Barzani Party ) left the people into the arms of ISIS and fled

The House of Êzîdîs said Êzîdî people will not forget about the betrayal of KDP that fled Shengal by leaving over 17 thousand mothers, girls and children into the arms of the enemy.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/house-of-ezidis-kdp-left-the-people-into-the-arms-of-isis-and-fled

PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) Shengal Executive Cemil Xıdır refuted the KDP media reports which quoted him as saying that; “HPG guerrillas obstruct the liberation of Shengal. They need to get out of Shengal.”

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/puk-shengal-executive-kdp-press-shouldn-t-be-trusted

Şırnak police directorate has only now submitted the names of the six policemen regarding the torture of Lokman Hacı Birlik whose dead body was dragged behind a police vehicle after his execution by police forces in Şırnak last month.

http://anfenglish.com/human-rights/only-six-policemen-to-be-heard-related-to-the-torture-of-haci-birlik

As attacks by Turkish state forces against civilians continue in the sixth day of the curfew in Silvan district of Amed, special operation forces have started to fire bombs on areas outside the military security zones as well.

http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-state-forces-continue-their-attacks-on-silvan-people

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Turkish army’s attacks that are aiming at the People’s Defense Units (YPG)’s security positions near Kobanê region borderline since October 24 continue to the time.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-attacks-kobane

Turkey 'shells Kobane' as Kurdish-Arab forces advance on strategic town

The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) has reported that the Turkish military fired on targets in Kobane in northern Syria.

The YPG press office said that the Turkish army shelled the village of Carikli on Tuesday morning. It also announced that Turkish shells hit an area to the west of Tal Abyad earlier in the morning.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has previously warned that YPG forces could come under attack if they strayed out of a designated area.

"We have said, 'The PYD will not pass to the west of the Euphrates. We'll hit them if they do,” Davutgolu told reporters in October.

“And we did hit them twice,” he said, referring to an earlier shelling of the outskirts of Tal Abyad by the military.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-military-allegedly-shell-kobane-ypg-and-arabs-advances-strategic-town-1894959234

Turkey provides missiles for Al-Nusra gangs

As the Turkish state strengthens its assistance to Islamist groups in Syria, it came out that Turkey has sent ammunition to Al-Nusra from the Atme camp near the border of Efrîn.

According to the information obtained by ANHA (Hawar News Agency) from 'reliable sources', the Turkish state provided ammunition to Al-Nusra gangs on 2-3-4 November through the Atme camp in Cindirês district of Efrîn.

The ammunition, which includes anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, a large number of munitions, light weapons and their bullets, is meant for Al-Nusra gangs in Aleppo.

On the other hand, activity of Turkish troops at the border between Efrîn and North Kurdistan, also continues. Most recently, Turkish soldiers have planted mines in Shadiya valley affiliated to Sorka village in Efrîn's Raco district.

http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-provides-missiles-for-al-nusra-gangs

Military operation started in Silvan

On the ninth day of the siege and curfew in Amed's Silvan district, a military operation has been started against Tekel, Konak and Mescit neighborhoods.

The operation is being joined by the tanks and military vehicles that have been dispatched to the district since yesterday. The three neighborhoods are being targeted from both district centre and the rural area Gundê Cano and Hill Gaza that overlook the region under siege.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/military-operation-started-in-silvan

Police shot a 5-year-old kid in Silvan

In Silvan district of Amed where Turkish forces have started a military operation earlier today, special operation police shot a 5-year-old kid by the name of Abdullah Güney.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/police-shot-a-5-year-old-kid-in-silvan

Reports of casualties after helicopter attack in Silvan

Reports are coming through that Turkish helicopters have conducted an air strike on Tekel, Konak and Mescit neighborhoods of Amed's Silvan district.

While the bomb attack has reportedly left casualties, no proper information can be received from the neighborhoods as all the means of communication have been restricted amid a heavy siege by police and military forces.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/reports-of-casualties-after-helicopter-attack-in-silvan

Allegations of Arabic speaking people attack people in Silvan

Allegations have been voiced from Silvan that long-bearded and Arabic speaking men are taking place in the ongoing military operation against the civilian people in the district.

Health staff asking to be mentioned anonymous told that; “Some men in uniforms of special operation teams have brought wounded 'security officials' to the hospital for treatment. These men who have long beards like ISIS members were obviously foreigners and speaking Arabic among each other.”

HDP Batman deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan who spoke to Mednuçe TV from Silvan, has also confirmed the presence of likely ISIS members participating the operation in the district.

http://anfenglish.com/news/allegations-of-arabic-speaking-people-attack-people-in-silvan

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Ungeachtet der harschen Kritik Obamas und Putins an Erdogans Kurs gegen die Kurden beim G20 Gipfel in Ankara, hält Erdogan am Konfrontationskurs gegen die überwiegend kurdische Bevölkerung im Südosten der Türkei fest.

Laut dem Medium bestanuce wurde Erdogan eine Abfuhr in Sachen Sicherheitszone in der syrischen Grenzregion zwischen Kobane und Afrin erteilt. Der Westen hätte daran kein Interesse, solange die Türkei ihr Verhältnis zu den Kurden nicht geklärt hätte. Sie werden an der Unterstützung der PYD (die regierende Partei von Rojava) festhalten, heißt es in dem Artikel. Die Politik der Türkei gegenüber Syrien sei gescheitert. Die Türkei müsse nun in einem Schulterschluss klar an der Seite der Staaten stehen, die sich vom IS distanzieren und ihn bekämpfen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Erdogans-Staatsterror-geht-weiter-3010236.html

YPG: Attacks by the Turkish army and ISIS groups continue

YPG (People's Defense Units) has reported ongoing attacks by ISIS gangs against villages near the Euphrates and by the Turkish army against Girê Spî and Kobanê.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-attacks-by-the-turkish-army-and-isis-groups-continue

Turkey's policy on ISIS is dangerous for the whole world

KCK Executive Council Co-President Cemil Bayık stated that the AKP government blackmails the whole world by legitimating and promoting ISIS.

Calling the world's attention to the effective battle of SDF led by YPG/YPJ against the ISIS, Bayık emphasised that; “SDF is capable of pushing the ISIS out of Jarablus within a short time. They can take Raqqa as well unless there happens a support to the ISIS from Turkey's side. International powers should remove this obstacle of Turkey.”

Bayık made significant evaluations in his column on Azadiya Welat and Yeni Özgür Politika dailies, in which he wrote about the elimination of Turkey's barrier in the fight against ISIS, the pro-ISIS mindset growing among the Turkish society and the Turkish state's multidimensional military and political attacks against the Kurdistan people.

http://anfenglish.com/features/bayik-turkey-s-policy-on-isis-is-dangerous-for-the-whole-world

2 civilians killed, 3 others injured by state forces in Yüksekova

Following the imposition of a curfew, hundreds of special operation members, police and soldiers launched an onslaught against Cumhuriyet and Güngör neighborhoods in Yüksekova district of Hakkari as of 23:00 last night.

Concurrently with the operation, telephone and internet services were also suspended across the district.

The operation mainly intensified in Cumhuriyet neighborhood where state forces opened random fire after failing to enter the area due to the barricades built up by the local people.

As the operation further targeted the neighborhoods of Orman, Güngör, Eski Kışla Yeşildere and Mezarlık, people poured out into the streets to protest the curfew and following onslaught.

http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/2-civilians-killed-3-others-injured-by-state-forces-in-yuksekova

Snipers shot a woman dead in Nusaybin
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/snipers-shot-a-woman-dead-in-nusaybin

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The German state continues subjecting Kurdish political activists to repression and criminalizing Kurdish institutions, as a result of which 6 Kurdish politicians have been arrested this year.

At the moment, 8 Kurdish political activists remain in German jails under heavy circumstances. All these stand trial in accordance with the Article 129b, which requires a particular approval by the Ministry of Justice.

Lawyers for Kurdish politicians jailed in Germany did previously apply to the Ministry of Justice demanding the revocation of the particular approval for the implementation of Article 129b for Kurdish prisoners. The Ministry is, however, yet to answer the application.
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-attacks-kurds-to-protect-isis-what-about-germany

KDP President Masoud Barzani in Ankara

Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) which has recently strengthened its cooperation with Turkey's AKP government, has arrived in Turkish capital Ankara.

Barzani, who will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, is reported to have promotion of relations with Turkey on his agenda.

The KDP President firstly visited the Turkish Intelligence Service (MIT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan in the MIT building.
http://anfenglish.com/news/kdp-president-masoud-barzani-in-ankara

AKP-backed Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham gangs have started to attack Aleppo after Efrîn. Mortar attacks by gangs are targeting the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and the Pino village.

According to the initial reports by ANHA reporters on the ground, 5 civilians have been wounded in the bombardment which is going on at the moment.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/5-civilians-wounded-as-al-nusra-gangs-attack-sheikh-maqsoud

A Turkish court has released 9 people who had been detained several days ago in the Turkish city Antep before joining the ISIS in Syria.

The 9 people who include 2 Turks and 7 foreigners had travelled from Adana to Antep from where they were meant to join the ISIS gangs in Syria.

All the 9 militants were released on conditions of judicial control following a hearing at Antep Courthouse.
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-releases-9-more-isis-members

TEV-DEM Executive Council member Bedran Çiyakurd said the process of revolution in Rojava and the defeat of ISIS gangs has frustrated the plans of the Turkish state which mobilized gang groups in Azaz, Efrîn and Aleppo in order to gain a place in the Syrian politics.
http://anfenglish.com/features/tev-dem-executive-turkey-sustains-its-relations-with-the-baath-regime

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Die Blockade trifft die Gesundheitsversorgung und gilt spezilell für das selbst verwaltete autonome Gebiet Rojava. Die Bundesregierung kümmert das nicht

Seit drei Wochen sitzen 13 internationale Helfer und Helferinnen in der kurdischen Autonomieregion fest. Die drei Frauen und zehn Männer aus Marokko, Tunesien und Deutschland wollen zur Fertigstellung des Gesundheits- und Sozialzentrums nach Kobanê. Sie führen nicht nur das dort dringend benötigte Material mit, auch die notwendigen Fachleute sind mit dabei. Die meisten Helfer und Fachleute haben sich für diesen Einsatz Urlaub genommen, alle arbeiten ehrenamtlich und tragen ihre Kosten selbst.

In einem Offenen Brief an Bundeskanzlerin Merkel bitten sie um Unterstützung:

http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Kurdische-Autonomieregierung-verweigert-humanitaeren-Helfern-die-Einreise-nach-Rojava-3041041.html

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Es gibt eine Interessante meinunge über dieser Artikel der sprecht die Beziehungen zwischen Steinmeier zum Barzani .

http://www.heise.de/forum/Telepolis/Kommentare/Kurdische-Autonomieregierung-verweigert-humanitaeren-Helfern-die-Einreise-nach-Rojava/Grundlage-des-Artikels-sollte-die-Verbindung-Steinmeier-zum-Barzani-Clan-sein/posting-24010565/show/

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"I hate this town. The people are poor and conservative," utters Mustafa, an English literature student, whilst the coach struggles on its way to Bingol. It crosses a long straight line of parapets with barbed wire, between which the Turkish military supervises any intrusion, fingers on the trigger. Then it lets off its group of students who, just like Mustafa, come from Diyarbakir and study in this Kurdish town of 267,000 inhabitants.

Two months earlier, five residents from Bingol drove the 150km separating them from the main Kurdish town in Turkey in the other direction.

On 26 October, at dawn, when police forces in Diyarbakir forced the door down, two of them triggered their suicide belts. The assault lasted seven hours. In the end, 15 people were arrested and seven, including five youngsters from Bingol, were killed. The governor from Diyarbakir later declared that this was a branch of Islamic State (IS).
http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/rival-brothers-kurds-snatched-islamic-state-1491602783

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Die Lage in den kurdischen Städten eskaliert. Die Bevölkerung befürchtet die Vorbereitung eines Massakers seitens des türkischen Militärs. Zehntausende Bewohner Diyarbakırs sind auf der Flucht.
Die Auseinandersetzungen eskalieren zwischen den Bewohnern und der türkischen Polizei und der Armee. Bewohner fürchten, dass eine größerer Angriff seitens des Militärs bevorsteht. Dafür gebe es einige Hinweise, berichten kurdische Medien.

In den kurdischen Städten (inkl. Gemeinden) Cizre und Silopi hat der türkische Staat am Wochenende 3.000 Lehrer zurückgezogen. Sie wurden auf unbestimmte Zeit freigestellt, die Schulen geschlossen. Per SMS des Bildungsministeriums wurden die Lehrkräfte dazu aufgerufen, aufgrund von "Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen" die Region zu verlassen und in ihre türkischen Heimatstädte zurückzukehren.

Es gibt auch Berichte darüber, dass türkisches Gesundheitspersonal zurückgezogen wurde. Andererseits wurden die Staatskrankenhäuser in einem offiziellen Brief angewiesen, ihr Personal und alle Materialien "bereit zu halten“.
http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Ausnahmezustand-in-den-kurdischen-Staedten-in-der-Tuerkei-3044757.html

Verhaftungen, Razzien, Ausgangssperren, extralegale Hinrichtungen und Bombardierungen …
https://isku.blackblogs.org/?p=629

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.........Erdogan said the operations would continue until the area was "cleansed" of the militants and their barricades and trenches destroyed.

"You will be annihilated in those houses, those buildings, those ditches which you have dug," he told a crowd in Konya. "Our security forces will continue this fight until it has been completely cleansed and a peaceful atmosphere established."

Ferhat Encu, a local deputy for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), said the curfews there had "mutated into a process of destroying the towns", forcing people to flee.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-kurds-idUSKBN0U01B920151217

Peshmerga fighters: We stand by guerrillas against Turkish military

Peshmerga fighters who spoke to ANF stated that they do not accept or want the presence of Turkish troops in South Kurdistan, and will be standing by guerrillas against Turkish military in Kurdistan lands.

The peshmergas who fight alongside guerrillas against ISIS gangs that are openly supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said “Turkish army is occupier in South Kurdistan, and we do not want them in our territory.”

'WE DON'T WANT TURKISH SOLDIERS IN OUR LANDS'
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/peshmerga-fighters-we-stand-by-guerrillas-against-turkish-military

A youth from Rojava by the name of Hüseyin Ahmet was killed and a kid by the name of İbrahim Bulca was wounded as a result fire opened by police in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/one-youth-killed-one-kid-wounded-by-police-in-nusaybin

HDP Şırnak deputy Ferhat Encü who is currently in Silopi district stated that attacks by state forces have intensified since last night, to which people continue responding with resistance. Encü called upon the Kurds living in Turkish cities and Europe to rise up for Kurdistan.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/encu-attacks-intensify-resistance-grows-in-silopi

PKK prisoner dies in jail
http://anfenglish.com/news/pkk-prisoner-dies-in-jail

The VICE Reports: Freiheit für Kurdistan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7HAMpdCeOg

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"Das Problem ist die Statuslosigkeit Kurdistans" - mit diesem Satz bringt der Co-Vorsitzende der pro-kurdischen Partei HDP, Selahattin Demirtas in einem Interview mit der größten kurdischen Tageszeitung in Europa, Yeni Özgür Politika (YÖP), die aktuelle Lage in den kurdischen Regionen der Länder Türkei, Syrien, Irak und Iran auf den Punkt:

"Die Frage bezüglich der Zukunft der Kurden und Kurdistan ist weltweit eine Frage des politischen Status bzw. der weltweiten Akzeptanz Kurdistans innerhalb der Internationalen Gemeinschaft. Die Kurden müssen unweigerlich einen politischen Status haben. Und dieser Status hat den Namen Staat..."

http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Der-tuerkische-Krieg-gegen-kurdische-Zivilisten-3053054.html

Turkish soldiers kill a Rojava citizen near the border
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-kill-a-rojava-citizen-near-the-border

urkish soldiers deployed on Akçakale borderline have continued their intermittent attacks on Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) since 24 October.

According to reports coming through, soldiers on Akçakale side of the border have been shelling the asayish (public security) point at Girê Spî border crossing since 19:30 Tuesday evening.

While the attack with heavy weaponry is reported to be going on, no information was immediately available regarding the details.
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-soldiers-attack-tal-abyad

Tank attacks on Cizre's Cudi neighborhood intensify
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/tank-attacks-on-cizre-s-cudi-neighborhood-intensify

People walking to Cizre targeted by artillery fire
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/people-walking-to-cizre-targeted-by-artillery-fire

Police kill two women in a house raid in Istanbul

Police teams raided a house in Karadeniz neighborhood of Istanbul's Gaziosmanpaşa (GOP) district last night.

Two women in the house were killed by police but their identity is yet not know. Bodies of both have been taken to Forensic Medicine Institution.

While police sources asserted that a gunfight erupted during the raid, reports say that two women were executed. The area has been blockaded and evacuated by police.

Istanbul police have killed 3 women in house raids in the last 4 months.
http://anfenglish.com/news/police-kill-two-women-in-a-house-raid-in-istanbul

Thousands marching to Sur attacked by police

People in Amed have brought the life to a standstill today to join a mass march to the central Sur district to break the siege by Turkish forces which continues in its 21st day.

Thousands have gathered outside Metropolitan Municipality building to join the march which is also participated by HDP deputies and co-mayors of DBP-held municipalities. Another group leaving from Çınar district has also arrived in the area.

"Massacre is a state tradition" read a huge banner carried by demonstrators in protest at the ongoing state terror in Kurdish cities and towns.

While police forces heavily blockaded all the streets leading to the municipality area and Şeyh Sait (Dağkağı

Square, thousands leaving from Silvan, Hazro, Lice, Kocaköy and Hani districts have gathered on Silvan road and are now heading to Amed in a convoy.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/thousands-marching-to-sur-attacked-by-police

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Während der Westen hartnäckig schweigt, scheint das Erdogan-Regime bis zum Äußersten gehen zu wollen, um den kurdischen Widerstandswillen zu brechen
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/46/46978/1.html

US-backed alliance advances against rebels in Syria's north
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Jan-01/329850-us-backed-alliance-advances-against-rebels-in-syrias-north-spokesman.ashx

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Bei einer Polizeirazzia am gestrigen Sonntag gegen angebliche PKK-Mitglieder in der Kleinstadt Edremit bei Van wurden 12 kurdische junge Menschen getötet. Elf waren im Alter von 17-18, während einer der Getöteten etwa 25 Jahre alt war. Die Front des zweistöckigen Gebäudes ist von hunderten Einschüssen schwer beschädigt. Nach Angaben des Gouverneurs wurden bei der Razzia auch ein Polizist getötet und ein weiterer verletzt. Die getöteten Jugendlichen trugen nach Augenzeugenangaben alle Zivilkleidung. Bei der Durchsuchung wurde ein Sturmgewehr von der Polizei gefunden.
http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Tuerkei-Weiter-toedliche-Angriffe-der-Sicherheitskraefte-auf-Kurden-3067937.html

Twitter account of special operation police admits the executions in Van
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/twitter-account-of-special-operation-police-admits-the-executions-in-van-1

Turkish TV channel probed for terrorism after caller says army 'killing babies

Turkish prosecutors on Monday said that they had opened a criminal probe into the Beyaz Show broadcast on Kanal D on Friday night and would also investigate the programme's producer and presenter for allowing the caller on the air.

The woman, who said she was a teacher named Ayse Celik from the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir, urged people to raise their voices against what she said was the killing of "unborn babies, children and mothers".

"Are you aware of what is happening in the east of Turkey?" the caller asked. "People are fighting with hunger and thirst, in particular the children. Please be sensitive and do not remain silent. Please have some kind of sensitivity as a human," she said.

Kanal D is owned by the Dogan Group, one of Turkey's biggest conglomerates, and the channel subsequently issued a statement denying the programme had broadcast "terrorist propaganda" although it said that it would take legal action against the caller.

"Our channel, which has always stood with the state against terrorism, is deeply saddened that it became the target of a provocation,” Kanal D said in a statement.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-tv-channel-probed-terrorism-after-caller-says-army-killing-babies-179351326

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Kurds blame the government for fanning distrust, while Christians worry Kurds could be abusing their power in Syria's northeast .
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/tensions-soar-between-syrian-kurds-and-christians-1646831127

23 soldiers resign from Turkish army in Şırnak
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/23-soldiers-resign-from-turkish-army-in-sirnak

12 civilians killed in Cizre, Silopi and Şırnak laid to rest
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/12-civilians-killed-in-cizre-silopi-and-sirnak-laid-to-rest

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Video: Der Krieg der Anderen: Warum Deutsche gegen den IS in den Kampf ziehen

Denis Cuspert aka Deso Dogg, der Deutsche, der für den Islamischen Staat in den Kampf gezogen ist, ist inzwischen vielen ein Begriff. Hingegen weiß in einem Krieg— in den Deutschland nach den Anschlägen von Paris direkt und mit Waffenlieferungen an die Peschmerga, aber auch an Saudi-Arabien, den Irak und andere Golfstaaten mehr als nur indirekt beteiligt ist—kaum jemand um die deutschen Zivilisten, die im Norden Syriens gegen die Terrormiliz kämpfen.

http://www.vice.com/de/video/heimat-der-krieg-der-anderen-deutsche-kaempfer-gegen-den-islamischen-staat-in-kurdistan-554

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Dabei werden bei Menschenrechtsverletzungen in der Türkei gegenüber der kurdischen Bevölkerung großzügig beide Augen zugedrückt - trotz wachsender Kritik und erschreckender Bilder aus dem Südosten der Türkei in unseren Medien. Wegen eigener politischer Interessen schaut Deutschland nicht zum ersten Mal weg.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47255/1.html

Turkish-Kurdish civilians 'trapped and dying in besieged Cizre'

At least six people are reported to have died and several others are wounded and trapped in the basement of a house in the besieged town of Cizre in southeast Turkey.

Local media agencies also reported that one woman, Sultan Irmak, died on Saturday morning:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-6-reported-dead-basement-southeast-turkish-town-cizre-869628891

Sarıyıldız: War crime committed in Cizre before the eyes of millions
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/sariyildiz-war-crime-committed-in-cizre-before-the-eyes-of-millions

No news for two days from the people trapped in Cizre basement (02-02-2016)
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/no-news-for-two-days-from-the-people-trapped-in-cizre-basement

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday urged the Turkish authorities to respect the fundamental rights of civilians in its security operations.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/un-high-commissioner-urges-turkey-to-respect-fundamental-rights

Syrian Kurds leave Geneva after being rejected by peace negotiators - http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-946965384

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says US is supporting a terrorist organisation in the PYD, which Turkey says is linked to the PKK grouphttp://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ankara-criticises-washington-over-support-pkk-affiliate-1981839829

Video , Kurden Volk ohne Land Geheimoperationen in der Türkei , das video erzählt die türkise schmuziger Krieg gegen kurden in der 70'und 80'
nach dem video gibt es ein Debatte , mir es nicht gefällt weil der "deutsche" sprecht sehr wie der deutsche Regierung .... Beispiel er sagtet dass die deutsche Regierung die kurden unterstürtz , aber wir alle wiessen die sie Unterstürtz nur der korrupte Barzani weil für Interesse steht und die Kunden in Syrien , und nur Ein Bissen , weil gegen isi Kampfen , mit den kurden die in der "Türkei" ist für sie , scheische egal ... , dann der Kurdise der sprecht kommt mit der sache die ich mehrer mal bei den kurden gehört habe , wie Bösse die Arab sind ... , und sprechen als die alle araber gleichen wären .... , um sympathisch für ihre Kause an der european zu gewinen , er nehmt als beispiel die frauen Zustäden in den arabesis Länden als es wäre dass die alle Frauen in Kurdistan freheiheit hätten wenn der wahrheit beiden vielen Sachen in gemeinsan haben , Beispiel ihren Konservatimismus .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsdxDjEjHHs

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In der kurdischen Stadt Cizre, auf türkischem Staatsgebiet an der Grenze zu Syrien gelegen, herrscht Ausnahmezustand. Ganze Stadtteile liegen in Trümmern und ein Ende des Krieges ist nicht in Sicht. Immer wieder kündigte die türkische AKP-Regierung die erfolgreiche "Säuberung" der Stadt an. Die Bilder einer Stadt, die in Teilen mittlerweile Städten wie Kobanê ähnelt, prägen sich ein. Jedoch sind es die aktuellen Ereignisse, wie das Schicksal der bis zu dreißig in einem Keller in Cizre eingeschlossenen Personen, welche die Dimension des Krieges deutlich machen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Hilferuf-aus-Cizre-3093765.html

Erdogan’s new Kurdish allies

Ahead of the June 7 elections last year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put the Kurdish settlement process on hold. Then, addressing a rally in Istanbul in September, he said, “Turkey has no Kurdish problem. Are the Kurds the only ones who have problems? The Lazes, the Circassians have problems too.” As recently as Jan. 6, Erdogan stood his ground. “Turkey has no Kurdish problem, but a terror problem. No one should try to palm it off on us as a Kurdish problem,” he said, referring to the rekindled conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The president seemed to have utterly forgotten his landmark speech of 2005, when he told a big crowd in Diyarbakir, the hub of the Kurdish-majority southeast, that “the Kurdish problem is my problem” and promised to resolve it.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/turkey-erdogan-new-kurdish-allies.html#

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As Kurds across Europe are taking to the streets to protest the Cizre massacre, hundreds have gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in the French capital Paris. The demo organised by Democratic Kurdish Council of France is being joined by Kurdish people and members of revolutionary organisations from Turkey.

“Murderer Turkey, Collaborator Europe” is among the slogans chanted by demonstrators who gathered outside the Turkish Embassy at 12:00 today noon. Protestors also condemn the silence of the French state which describe as complicity in this crime against humanity.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/french-police-attack-demo-for-cizre-in-paris

25 detained in police crackdown on demonstrators for Cizre in Paris
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/25-detained-in-police-crackdown-on-demonstrators-for-cizre-in-paris

27 corpses taken to Cizre State Hospital
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/27-corpses-taken-to-cizre-state-hospital

Families of civilians in Cizre basement: We won't kneel down
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/families-of-civilians-in-cizre-basement-we-won-t-kneel-down

AKP government and its media continue to spoil the evidence on the Cizre massacre that targeted the basement where 52 wounded people and 10 dead bodies had been awaiting evacuation. Details cannot be clarified due to the ongoing siege.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/spoliation-on-cizre-massacre-continues

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Am Rande des Ecuador-Besuchs des türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ist es am Donnerstag in der Hauptstadt Quito zu Protesten gekommen. Dabei wurde mindestens ein Demonstrant von türkischem Sicherheitspersonal verletzt.

An einem Forschungsinstitut demonstrierten Studierende und Aktivisten wegen der Gewalt der türkischen Regierung gegen die Kurden sowie der Unterstützung der Terrormiliz IS. Erdoğan befindet sich seit Montag auf Dienstreise in Südamerika. "Erdoğan raus", "Freiheit für Kurdistan" und "Erdoğan liebt ISIS" war auf Schildern zu lesen, mit den Rufen "Asesino" ("Mörder") störten Demonstranten den Vortrag des türkischen Staatsoberhauptes. Bei einem Handgemenge wurde ein Abgeordneter der Regierungspartei, Diego Vintimilla, von Sicherheitsleuten Erdoğans leicht verletzt. Vintimilla ließ auf Twitter verlauten, er habe einer Mitarbeiterin des Instituts zu Hilfe kommen wollen, die von Erdoğans Sicherheitspersonal angegriffen worden war.

https://amerika21.de/2016/02/142669/erdogan-suedamerika

Bilder:

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuador-Slams-Erdogan-Guards-for-Attack-on-Pro-Kurdish-Protest-20160205-0034.html

video :

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35512926

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Attacks conducted by the Turkish military and jihadist groups in cooperation are going on in the wake of last night's Turkish aggression on Manegh and Maranas villages of Azaz city liberated from Ahrar Al-Sham/Jabhat Al-Nusra 3 days ago.

According to reports received from the ground, Turkish army has been conducting howitzer attacks against the emplacements of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) since 9 am Monday morning. The aggression which is being conducted from the Turkish outpost at the border to Efrîn's Yazıbağı village is also targeting civilian areas in the towns of Malikiye, Der Cemal and Tal Rıfat.

In the meantime, jihadist groups acting in coordination with the Turkish army have also intensified their attacks on the towns of Malikiye, Der Cemal and Tal Rıfat.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-attacks-rojava-for-second-day

Armed attack on Kurdish protestors in Stockholm leaves one wounded

Kurds in Sweden staged a long march from Södertälje to Fittja district of Stockholm yesterday to condemn the February 15 international plot against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. The people joining the demo were targeted by an armed attack, which left a Kurdish man by the name of Gafur Mihemed heavily wounded.

The man from East Kurdistan who was hospitalized after suffering a heavy injury in the attack remains in life-threatening condition, according to police and hospital officials.
http://anfenglish.com/news/armed-attack-on-kurdish-protestors-in-stockholm-leaves-one-wounded

Some 100 people massacred brutally in Cizre
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/crisis-desk-some-100-people-massacred-brutally-in-cizre

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....Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, when asked last week if Turkey would do anything to reopen the corridor, aroused curiosity by replying, “Wait for a few days; you will get your answer.” Naturally, his cryptic response fanned the debate over whether a military intervention is in the making.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/turkey-syria-hopeless-azaz-battle.html#

Turkey blames Syria's YPG group for Ankara blast

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has blamed Syria's PKK-linked YPG group for a blast in the capital Ankara that killed at least 28 people.

The Turkish leader used the speech on Thursday to call on the country's allies to pick a side.

Davutoglu blamed the suicide attack on a Syrian Kurd with links to the YPG, adding nine others linked to the attack were arrested after the bombing.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/turkey-blames-pkk-allies-ankara-blast-160218085117514.html

YPG denies involvement in Ankara attack

The General Command of YPG (People's Defense Units) has released a statement in response to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu who blamed the YPG for yesterday's attack in the heart of Turkish capital Ankara which left 28 people dead and 64 others wounded.

YPG General Command said they have no links to the attack, remarking that Davutoğlu put forward this accusation to pave the way for an offensive on Rojava and Syria. The General Command stressed that YPG hasn't engaged in any kind of military activity against the Turkish state so far in spite of all its attacks and provocations.

We hereby publish the full text of the related statement by YPG General Command;
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-denies-involvement-in-ankara-attack

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In March 2014 tape recordings of a meeting between the Turkish then Foreign Minister Davutoglu, the chief of the Turkish intelligence MIT Hakan Fidan and others leaked to the public. They talked about a false flag attack on Turkey to be used as a justification form a Turkish attack on Syria. The new was mostly ignored by the "western" main stream media. As I wrote about the tape:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/02/todays-attack-in-ankara-could-be-a-false-flag-incident.html#comments

Are Green Berets Leading The YPG In Taking The Azaz Pocket?

The Syrian Arab Army and the YPG troops of the Syrian Kurds are making good progress in the Azaz pocket. The pocket formed after the Syrian army cut through the "rebel" corridor between Aleppo city and the Turkish border. The aim now is to push all foreign proxy forces who are still in that pocket (green) back north into Turkey and to get full control of the border.
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/02/are-green-berets-leading-the-ypg-in-taking-the-azaz-pocket.html#comments

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False flag operation?

Some people in Turkey told MEE that they think that events are
manipulated behind the scenes by a secret “deep state” that carries
out false flag operations to serve the government.

“Kurds know the history of the deep state and this kind of false flag
operation would be nothing new in Turkey,” Bajalan added. “You know
what people will be saying at the moment: This is a very convenient
attack and will give Turkey the excuse to cross the border.”

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/kurds-fear-turkey-s-reaction-ankara
-bombing-27562651

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Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK) has released a statement claiming responsibility for the action against Turkish army convoy in capital city Ankara.

TAK said the action that resulted with hundreds of dead members of the Turkish Army was conducted to avenge the defenseless and wounded civilians brutally massacred in basements in Cizre. “Everyone should know that those who ordered the massacre of civilians were responsible for the Ankara incident”, it underlined. The statement also recalled TAK's previously highlighted statement that they would avenge every Kurdish person victimized by attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/tak-claims-responsibility-for-the-action-in-ankara

Was this week's Ankara attack just the beginning?

The car bomb attack that rocked Ankara Feb. 17 killed 28 people, most of them military personnel. About 100 others were wounded. The assailant was also killed.
Three features of this attack were seen for the first time in Ankara. First, a moving vehicle was used for a suicide attack. Its location was also significant: 500 meters from the parliament, 300 meters from the headquarters of the chief of General Staff, 150 meters from the air force command and 100 meters to the quarters where generals reside. It was the first time military and civilian personnel working at the Chief of Staff offices and at air, naval and ground forces commands have been targeted. The question everyone is now asking is whether such an attack could be repeated there or in Istanbul and other major Turkish cities.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/turkey-syria-ankara-blast-pyd-kurds-worry-similar-attacks.html#

Turkey defends Syria’s Islamists by combatting Kurds

Subsequent to the Kurdish advance against Islamist rebels in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, Turkey’s military has launched a fierce offensive on areas held by the Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin and Azaz.

The Turkish army bombed with heavy artillery several YPG-held villages near Azaz and Afrin over the past few days, including Menagh, Miremin, Malkiyah, Meranaz, Tannab and Kashtaar. The Turkish operations coincided with mortar shelling by Syria’s wing of al-Qaeda, Nusra Front, on the Kurdish headquarters in the same areas.
http://aranews.net/2016/02/18326/

Police kill a woman and wound her 10-year-old daughter in Nusaybin
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/police-kill-a-woman-and-wound-her-10-year-old-daughter-in-nusaybin

Woman executed in a building after detention by state forces in Cizre
http://anfenglish.com/women/woman-executed-in-a-building-after-detention-by-state-forces-in-cizre

Latest SMS from Sur basement: We cannot breathe, we will suffocate here

In his most recent text-message, DİHA reporter Mazlum Dolan noted that state forces continue to attack the area with trapped civilians, who would soon suffocate because they could not breathe.

Attacks on the area in Amed's Sur district where DİHA reporter Mazlum Dolan and other trapped civilians continue. Fatma Ateş was heavily wounded today during an attack on the house where Dolan is trapped. In his latest text-message today afternoon, Dolan reported that state forces’ intense bombardment continued, and trapped people could not breathe nor go out, and would soon suffocate.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/latest-sms-from-sur-basement-we-cannot-breathe-we-will-suffocate-here

Turkish army defectors in the PKK: Fight for freedom, not slavery

The number of Turkish army defectors who join the guerrillas increases day by day. Two young former soldiers who joined the PKK called upon everyone to not serve in the Turkish military and join the guerrillas’ freedom struggle against brutality.

Turkish army defectors who joined the PKK spoke to ANF
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkish-army-defectors-in-the-pkk-fight-for-freedom-not-slavery

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“Die Revolution ist nicht nur Krieg und Waffen tragen, die Revolution bedeutet, das Leben richtig zu verstehen. Um dieses Leben zu verteidigen, und die Werte der Menschlichkeit, sind wir bereit, in diesem schwersten Krieg Erfolg zu haben.”
Günter Hellstern

Nun ist es offiziell, dass ein weiterer deutscher Internationalist, gestern in Al Shadadi in der Provinz Heseke gefallen ist. Sein Klarname ist Günter Hellstern, sein Kampfname Rustem Cudi. Günter war 55 Jahre alt, hat 30 Jahre bei der Bundeswehr und der Fremdenlegion gekämpft. In dem Film berichtet er, dass er Vater eines Sohnes ist.

“Ich musste hierherkommen”, sagte er. Nachdem er die Grausamkeiten von Daisch im Internet gesehen hatte, konnte er nicht anders, als zur YPG zu gehen. (…) “Ich kämpfe hier nicht für mich oder für Deutschland oder für irgendeinen Privatmann, oder sonst irgendwas, ich kämpfe für das kurdische Volk, das neue System hier mit der Rätestruktur, Kommunestruktur, das alles funktioniert wirklich. Kobani funktioniert schon so.”
https://isku.blackblogs.org/1623/traurige-nachricht-aus-kurdistan/

End Times for the Caliphate?

The war in Syria and Iraq has produced two new de facto states in the last five years and enabled a third quasi-state greatly to expand its territory and power. The two new states, though unrecognised internationally, are stronger militarily and politically than most members of the UN. One is the Islamic State, which established its caliphate in eastern Syria and western Iraq in the summer of 2014 after capturing Mosul and defeating the Iraqi army. The second is Rojava, as the Syrian Kurds call the area they gained control of when the Syrian army largely withdrew in 2012, and which now, thanks to a series of victories over IS, stretches across northern Syria between the Tigris and Euphrates. In Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), already highly autonomous, took advantage of IS’s destruction of Baghdad’s authority in northern Iraq to expand its territory by 40 per cent, taking over areas long disputed between itself and Baghdad, including the Kirkuk oilfields and some mixed Kurdish-Arab districts.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44316.htm

ISIS takes advantage of Syria ceasefire, attacks Kurds north Raqqa

With the start of a U.N.-sponsored two-week ceasefire in Syria, militant fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) launched a fierce offensive on areas held by Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) on the border with Turkey, military sources reported on Saturday.
http://aranews.net/2016/02/isis-takes-advantage-of-syria-ceasefire-attacks-kurds-north-raqqa/

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Am vergangenen Freitag griffen zwischen 23:00 und 0:00 Uhr etwa 200 Dschihadisten des IS die Stadt und Umgebung von Gîre Sipî (kurdischer Name, arabisch: Tall Abyad oder Tal Abjad) an. Die Stadt Gîre Sipî liegt direkt an der türkischen Grenze, die sie von der Kleinstadt Akcakale auf der türkischen Seite trennt. Bei dem Angriff wurden nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur DIHA mindestens 15 Zivilpersonen aus einer arabischen Familie durch den IS getötet, die abschließenden Zahlen können jedoch noch weit höher liegen. Nach Angaben der YPG starben dabei mindestens 100 IS Mitglieder.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47541/1.html

Can the Kurdish Question Be Settled by Killing People in Sur?

I am in Suriçi district with Lale Mansur, Zeynep Tanbay, Ferhat Tunç, Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Bahri Belen, and Dilek Gökçin, who came from Istanbul today. We are meeting Sibel Yiğitalp, the HDP (People’s Democratic Party) Diyarbakır deputy who is on constant watch in Sur. Ms. Yiğitalp is able to talk with the families inside from time to time. A heavy bombardment is going on. Small particles are falling where we stand.

We listen to phone conversations with the people in the basements. Remziye talks:
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/23941/can-the-kurdish-question-be-settled-by-killing-peo

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ich weiss arte ist eine liberal media , aber die Doku man kann anschauen ..
ich bin zur Arte web seite gegangen aber sie verpflichten ihre Cookies in meine Browser zu speicher .... die das möchte ich nicht ....

Die Kurden sind das größte Volk der Welt ohne einen eigenen Staat. Verteilt auf vier Länder - Syrien, Irak, Iran und die Türkei - kämpfen sie seit Jahrzehnten um Eigenständigkeit und Anerkennung. Spricht man von Kurdistan, sind die kurdischen Siedlungsgebiete in diesen vier Ländern gemeint.
http://doku.cc/kurdistan-traum-wirklichkeit.html

video zu sehen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8B4-oQZknk

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177 freiwillige Brigadisten der ICOR aus 10 Ländern bauten 2015 gemeinsam mit der kurdischen Bevölkerung ein neues Gesundheitszentrum im vom IS befreiten Kobane auf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiRbdMCFvo

Auch wenn sich die türkische linke Organisation DHKP-C zum Anschlag in Ankara bekennt - Der Krieg gegen die Kurden wird fortgesetzt
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47703/1.html

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Turkey is backing a new Kurdish faction within the Free Syrian Army to take back territory from the Islamic State (IS) group and stop the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from seizing further ground along the Turkish border.

The group, known as the Grandsons of Salahadin after the famed 12th-century Muslim Kurdish leader, has already captured several villages in the IS-controlled border region between Jarabulus and Azaz following Turkish artillery attacks and missile strikes. In response, IS hit the Turkish town of Kilis earlier this month, killing two civilians.

But threats to attack the YPG unless it withdraws from territory seized from opposition rebels during an advance by pro-government forces in northern Syria last month have stoked concerns of a possible “Kurdish civil war”.

Mahmoud Abu Hamza, a Grandsons of Salahadin commander based in Turkey, told Middle East Eye that the group was backed by both the US and Turkey and considered itself part of the international coalition fighting IS.

“Turkey doesn't support us with arms. Our arms are American,” he said.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-kurdish-civil-war-syria-turkey-backs-rivals-ypg-1552586608

How Kurds treat Islamic State prisoners

A picture shared by Kurdish activists and journalists from Syria has opened widespread discussion of the fate of Syrian prisoners of war. The picture, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=950239771710875&set=rpd.100001745835286&type=3&theater which first appeared March 9, shows a female fighter from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) tending to the wounds of a member of the Islamic State captured by the Kurds following battles in the countryside of al-Shadadi town in the province of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/syria-kurdish-areas-anti-terrorism-courts-islamic-state.html#

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Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK) has released a statement claiming responsibility for the bomb action that hit Turkish capital Ankara's Kızılay Square on March 13, Sunday.

Accordingly, the action at 18:45 last Sunday was conducted by a TAK unit led by militant Seher Çağla Demir, nom de guerre Doğa Jiyan, the first female militant to carry out an action of self-sacrifice within the ranks of TAK. She has been fighting in the ranks of TAK since 2013 which she joined from North Kurdistan, not any other country as is claimed by some circles.

"Our unit targeted state forces in Ankara, castle of fascism and barbarism, to bring the AKP government that massacred Kurds in Cizre to account on a revolutionary basis. However, the police intervention on our unit which came as it advanced toward the target, resulted in civilian casualties. We therefore voice sadness over the loss of civilians that have no links with those pursuing this dirty war", TAK said, adding that the Turkish state hid the casualties suffered by Turkish military and police forces and brought only civilian casualties forward, as was the case in the action carried out by TAK militant Zinar Raperîn.

TAK said Kurds in Kurdistan were being killed deliberately rather than as an inevitable consequence of the ongoing war, adding; "In the atmosphere that has been created as a result of civilian losses after our action, we hope that the public opinion will understand the pains suffered by the Kurdish people who are being massacred savagely, and whose bodies are burned, displayed and not given to families. Even this savagery alone is a reason for Kurdistan Freedom Falcons to revenge.”

http://anfenglish.com/news/tak-claims-responsibility-for-the-bomb-action-in-ankara

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"Geruch des Todes" - RT berichtet mit exklusivem Material über Kriegsverbrechen der Türkei in Cizre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDB1uA9Te6Q&feature=youtu.be

How the PKK is entering energy wars

he Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), denounced as a terrorist group by Turkey, last month inaugurated its first representative office abroad — in Moscow. A Kurdish speaker at the ceremony hailed the event as “a historic moment for the Kurdish people” before lauding his hosts: “Russia is a big power and a prominent actor in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not only an actor, but also a scriptwriter.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/turkey-israel-pkk-shadow-player-energy-wars.html#

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Beim Newroz-Fest in Ahmed (Diyarbakir) wurden 4 Aktivist_innen von der türkischen Polizei festgenommen, bedroht, bespuckt und geschlagen.

Pressemitteilung des Verbandes der Studierenden aus Kurdistan e.V. (YXK), 22.03.2016

Gestern wurden auf dem Rückweg von den Newroz Feierlichkeiten in Amed/Diyarbakir vier Teilnehmer der Newroz Delegation der YXK (Verband der Studierenden aus Kurdistan) vorübergehend festgenommen. Erst durch Druck der deutschen Botschaft, Anwälten vor Ort und in Deutschland konnte die Freilassung noch am gleichen Abend erwirkt werden.

Die Festgenommen wurde von der türkischen Polizei als Agenten beschimpft, geschlagen und bespuckt. Ihnen wurden türkische Märsche und Gebetsrufe vorgespielt und eine Teilnehmerin wurde wegen ihrer kurdischen Herkunft besonders angegangen.

Die diesjährigen Newroz Feierlichkeiten wurden, bis auf die Feier in Amed, vom türkischen Staat überall verboten und waren schwerer Repression ausgesetzt. Seit Monaten geht der türkische Staat massiv gegen die kurdische Zivilbevölkerung vor, zuletzt mehrten sich Berichte über einen Giftgaseinsatz mit mehr als 40 Toten in Gever/Yüksekova. Alle, die versuchen dieses Vorgehen öffentlich zu machen, werden festgenommen oder ausgewiesen, wie zuletzt die vier Teilnehmerinnen einer Menschenrechtsdelegation aus Hamburg, die ebenfalls auf dem Weg nach Amed bei einem Zwischenhalt des Flugzeugs in Antalya zunächst in Gewahrsam genommen und später nach Deutschland zurückgeschickt wurden.
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/173567

Newroz und die Lage der Kurden in der Türkei

Große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus. Im Falle der Newroz-Feierlichkeiten (Neujahrsfest), die im türkischen Teil Kurdistans am vergangenen Wochenende sowie am Montag begangen wurden, waren es düstere Schatten, die auf bevorstehende schwierige Tage schließen ließen.

Bereits im Vorfeld wurde der britische Akademiker Chris Stephenson wegen des Vorwurfs, die PKK zu unterstützen, des Landes verwiesen. Eine Beobachtungsdelegation im Auftrag der Bundestagsabgeordneten der Partei Die Linke, Ulla Jelpke und Andrej Hunko, wurde in Abschiebehaft genommen. Die Feierlichkeiten waren landesweit weitestgehend verboten, in verschiedenen Orten ging die Polizei gewaltsam gegen Demonstrierende vor. In Istanbul wurde dabei eine Person getötet. Die zentrale Feier in Amed (Diyarbakir, "Hauptstadt" Nordkurdistans) am vergangenen Montag indes war offiziell erlaubt und konnte mit ca. 250.000 Teilnehmenden störungsfrei durchgeführt werden.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47748/1.html

Türkei: Der schmutzige Krieg unter Ausschaltung der Öffentlichkeit

Vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte wurde ein Antrag auf einstweilige Verfügung wegen der Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Tötungen in Cizre gestellt, berichtet die Informationsstelle Kurdistan (ISKU). Dem Bericht zufolge weist die türkische Regierung die Anschuldigungen zurück mit der Behauptung, "die betreffenden Personen hätten bei einem Gefecht ihr Leben verloren". Zitiert werden Augenzeugen, die dem widersprechen und türkischen Soldaten Hinrichtungen vorwerfen - "Ich zählte sie, genau 9 Personen, sie hatten keine Waffen. Ihnen gegenüber Soldaten, die Waffe auf sie gerichtet, wartend bis alle draußen waren. Plötzlich begannen die Soldaten zu schießen."
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47741/1.html

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Documents seized by YPG and SDF refute Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s claims that Turkey prevents the passage of ISIS and Al-Nusra gangs into Syria. The hundreds of documents the SDF seized in the ISIS headquarters it captured in Til Hemis, Til Bırak, Hol, Kobanê, Mount Kızwan, Şeddadê and Gîrê Spî refute Turkish President Erdoğan’s claim that ‘ISIS captures are captured and sent back.’ In these documents, the passage of ISIS gangs from all across the world, particularly Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Tajikistan, from Turkey to Syria can be seen. The documents prove that ISIS gangs have been using the airports in İstanbul and Adana, receiving residency permits from the Turkish government, and entering Syria and Rojava from Turkey since 2013.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/relations-between-turkey-and-isis-documented-once-again

Newroz in Amed – Nicht die Zeit zu trauern, sondern zu kämpfen.

Spätestens seit Beginn der 90er Jahre und dem Wiedererstarken der kurdischen Bewegung wurde auch das Newrozfest politisch neu besetzt. Rückgehend auf die Mythologie der brennenden Festung von Dehok steht das Entzünden des Newroz-Feuers als Symbol fuer die Befreiung von jeglicher Gewaltherrschaft. Nach den letzten Jahren des Friedensprozesses stand dieses Newroz wieder unter repressiven Vorzeichen…
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/173871

Members of Amed Newroz Organisation Committee detained

Police forces have conducted a house-raid operation against 7 members of the Organisation Committee of the Newroz event in the main Kurdish city Amed.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/members-of-amed-newroz-organisation-committee-detained

Bombardment by state forces continues through the night in Nusaybin
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/bombardment-by-state-forces-continues-through-the-night-in-nusaybin

2 major explosions in Gever
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/2-major-explosions-in-gever

Bombardment and clashes in Şırnak intensify
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/bombardment-and-clashes-in-sirnak-intensify

State forces pillage houses in Gever
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/state-forces-pillage-houses-in-gever

State forces bomb neighborhoods in Nusaybin
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/state-forces-bomb-neighborhoods-in-nusaybin

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Eine Delegation der Organisation Ärzte gegen den Atomkrieg (IPPNW) hielt sich im März für zwei Wochen in Ankara und im Südosten der Türkei auf. Im Gepäck hatten die Delegationsteilnehmer bei ihrer Rückkehr jede Menge Informationen und Augenzeugenberichte aus den besetzten Städten - und vor allem scharfe Kritik am Kriegseinsatz der türkischen Streitkräfte gegen die eigene kurdische Zivilbevölkerung.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47815/1.html

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yrian Kurds agree on their right to declare a federal region, yet some of them believe this could lead to the exploitation of their national cause. In light of most Syrians’ rejection of the just-announced federal solution, a new crisis is about to hit Syria, which is already plagued by other crises.

On March 17, the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) declared the Federal Democratic System of Rojava and Northern Syria, making the announcement at a conference in Rmeilan that included 150 delegates and representatives from 31 Kurdish, Assyrian and Syriac political parties, independent figures and Arab tribes. The federal zone includes Rojava's three cantons — Jazira, Kobani and Afrin — as well as Tell Abyad and other areas Kurdish forces have recaptured.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/syria-kurds-federalism-regime-opposition-rejection.html#

Kurds vow to prevent Assad regime from holding parliamentary elections in Rojava

Syrian Kurds will not hold Syrian parliament elections in their territory. The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called for these elections for April 13th on Monday.

“Since the autonomous administration was declared by the Kurds and other minorities, the majority Kurdish areas are out of Assad’s control, and they are administrated by the components of the region,” said Idris Nassan, a former official in the Kobane administration.
http://aranews.net/2016/04/kurds-vow-prevent-assad-regime-holding-parliamentary-elections-rojava/

Kurds lose faith in leaders as war rages in south

Walking into the historic quarter of Diyarbakir is like entering a military occupation zone. Visitors are greeted by the sight of a rifle barrel jutting from a sandbagged sentry post, which is surrounded by security railings and armoured cars.

Police frisk all those wishing to enter, and all bags and suitcases are inspected. Luggage is carried as vehicles are not permitted inside. A hundred metres in, there is another checkpoint.

This is what four months of insurgency and curfew have brought upon Sur, the "Old City" of Diyarbakir, the principal Kurdish city in Turkey.

Fifty-nine civilians were killed as Turkish forces fought house-to-house battles against an estimated 150 fighters from the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK), according to the crisis centre of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP).
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/kurdish-war-turkey-diyarkabir-468242072

Documents on Turkey-ISIS relations presented to the UN

Russia presented documents on Turkey-ISIS relations to the UN Security Council. The documents shed light on the illegal transfer of arms and ammunitions from Turkey to the parts of Syria under ISIS occupation.
http://anfenglish.com/news/documents-on-turkey-isis-relations-presented-to-the-un

...Böhmermann hatte die Dünnhäutigkeit des türkischen Staatspräsidenten Erdogan aufgegriffen, der die Zensur eines Satire-Videos verlangt hatte, das ihm Zensur nachsagte. Der TV-Entertainer referierte daraufhin über den Unterschied zwischen Satire und Schmähkritik und illustrierte letzteres mit einem Gedicht, mit dem er sich intendiert tief unter die Gürtellinie und weit hinter sämtliche roten Linien begab. Dabei wies er mehrfach sarkastisch darauf hin, dass man dies nicht machen dürfte.
http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Xxxxxxxx-xxxxx-und-xxxxxxxxx-ist-Erdogan-der-Praesident-3160828.html

Das gedicht dem ZDF zensiert wurde :

Sackdoof, feige und verklemmt,
ist Erdogan der Präsident.

Sein Gelöt stinkt schlimm nach Döner,
selbst ein Schweinepfurz riecht schöner.

Er ist der Mann der Mädchen schlägt,
und dabei Gummimasken trägt.

Am liebsten mag er Ziegen ficken,
und Minderheiten unterdrücken,

Kurden treten, Christen hauen,
und dabei Kinderpornos schauen.

Und selbst Abends heißts statt schlafen,
Fellatio mit hundert Schafen.

Ja, Erdogan ist voll und ganz,
ein Präsident mit kleinem Schwanz.

Jeden Türken hört man flöten,
die dumme Sau hat Schrumpelklöten,

Von Ankara bis Istanbul,
weis jeder, dieser Mann ist schwul.

Pervers, verlaust und zoophil,
Recep Fritzl Priklopil.

Sein Kopf so leer, wie seine Eier,
der Star auf jeder Gangbang-Feier.

Bis der Schwanz beim pinkeln brennt,
das ist Recep Erdogan, der türkische Präsident.

17 special operation police killed in Amed
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-17-special-operation-police-killed-in-amed

Erdoğan’s ex-bodyguard among those killed in Amed
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/erdogan-s-ex-bodyguard-among-those-killed-in-amed

Kurdische Behörden im Nordirak inhaftieren Mitarbeiterin von Abgeordnetem

Am 22. März 2016 wurde die deutsche Staatsbürgerin Beriwan Al Zin, Wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiterin des Hamburger Bürgerschaftsabgeordneten Martin Dolzer, in der Kurdischen Autonomieregion (KRG) im Nordirak festgenommen. Sie befindet sich seitdem im Frauengefängnis von Erbil. Der Vorwurf lautet auf illegalen Grenzübertritt zwischen der KRG und dem nordsyrischen Rojava.

Nach der Festnahme durch die KRG-Behörden wurde Frau Al-Zin sechs Tage lang verwehrt zu telefonieren. Zudem wurden weder die Deutsche Botschaft in Bagdad noch das Generalkonsulat in Erbil rechtzeitig über die Festnahme der deutschen Staatsbürgerin informiert. Eine solche Praxis verstößt gegen das Wiener Übereinkommen über diplomatische Beziehungen.
https://isku.blackblogs.org/2062/kurdische-behoerden-im-nordirak-inhaftieren-mitarbeiterin-von-abgeordnetem/

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Die von Saudi-Arabien unterstützten Terroristen der sogenannten “Armee des Islams” (arab. Ceyş’ül İslam) erklärten öffentlich, geächtete und verbotene Waffen gegen die kurdischen Einwohner*innen im Aleppoer Stadtteil Şêx Meqsûd eingesetzt zu haben.

In der veröffentlichten Erklärung heißt es offiziel: “Ein Battalionskommandeur der Ceyş’ül İslam hat in einzelnen Gefechten international geächtete und verbotenen Waffen eingesetzt”.

Sowohl die YPG (Yekîneyên Parastina Gel – Volksverteidigungseinheiten), als auch lokale Journalist*innen, sowie der Kurdische Rote Halbmond (Heyva Sor a Kurd) bestätigten, dass terroristische Gruppen Giftgas/Chemiewaffen gegen das von Kurd*innen bewohnte Viertel eingesetzt haben.
https://isku.blackblogs.org/2137/chemiewaffen-gegen-sex-meqsud/

Erdoğan-backed gangs affiliated to the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and ENKS have been attacking Aleppo’s Şêx Meqsûd neighborhood non-stop since February 16th.

The ongoing aggression by gang groups has killed 5 more civilians and injured 6 others today.

With the most recent losses, the death toll caused by gang groups for the past 2 days rose to 24. A total of 24 people suffered injuries in the attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/death-toll-in-sex-meqsud-rises-to-24

Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS–PART I

ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim captured by the YPG stated that Turkey continues to send arms, ammunition and jihadists to ISIS mainly through Jarablus and Til Rai. İbrahim noted that the Turkish aid to ISIS decreased because ISIS-Turkey relations got exposed and the border between ISIS and Turkey got shorter.

Captured by the YPG after the ISIS attack on Girê Spî, ISIS gang Abdurrahim Xalit İbrahim code-named Ebu İslam Xerip spoke to ANF. İbrahim was born in Aleppo, joined ISIS two years ago, stated that ISIS viewed Turkey as an ally. İbrahim said that his main duties were to give ideological and political education, recruit new gangs, and organize the gangs that arrived in Syria via Turkey. İbrahim was captured by the YPG in an office building near Siluk after the ISIS attack on Girê Spî.

Regarding the relations between Turkey and ISIS, İbrahim said that the two entities had shared ideologies and goals, and would never fight one another. İbrahim stated that ISIS viewed Turkey as an ally and the two entities collaborated numerous times in the past, so a war between Turkey and ISIS would never break out.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkey-continues-to-send-arms-ammunition-and-jihadists-to-isis-part-i

ISIS hands over the town of Rai to the allies of MİT
http://anfenglish.com/news/isis-hands-over-the-town-of-rai-to-the-allies-of-mit

Canadian fighter joining Kurdish female units to combat ISIS northern Syria

Hannah Bohman, 47, is a Canadian volunteer who has joined the ranks of the Kurdish female fighters of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) over a year ago to fight radical group of the Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Syria. When she initially joined the YPJ, she only got four hours of training. But now, she says, foreign fighters are being trained for at least a month. “Since September, new YPJ members spend around one month at the academy on language, ideology, politics, and history, before joking the battlefronts,” she told ARA News.
http://aranews.net/2016/04/canadian-fighter-joining-kurdish-female-units-combat-isis-northern-syria/

Erdogans Krieg

Die türkische Regierung verfolgt bei der Niederschlagung der Kurden eine perfide Strategie. Doch den Widerstand konnte sie bisher nicht brechen
http://www.jungewelt.de/2016/04-06/058.php?sstr=t%C3%BCrkei

Erdogan-Anhänger machen mobil

Türkische Nationalisten rufen zu bundesweiten Protesten gegen PKK auf – im Hintergrund zieht offenbar AKP-Regierung die Fäden
http://www.jungewelt.de/2016/04-05/015.php?sstr=t%C3%BCrkei

House raids in Bolu: 2 executed, 2 youths' whereabouts unknown
http://anfenglish.com/news/house-raids-in-bolu-2-executed-2-youths-whereabouts-unknown

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Turkey has been making drastic decisions in different towns of the majority Kurdish southeast in the past few weeks. On March 21, Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government hastily passed legislation referred to as “urgent expropriation of the Sur district” of Diyarbakir province. On March 26, the government's Official Gazette announced all the addresses of the properties to be expropriated.

These decisions have been met with local opposition, which has been silenced swiftly. But the Sur situation generated global reactions because of the town's history — so much so that Galip Ensarioglu, a prominent AKP parliamentarian, told the press that the US Embassy had called him asking about the reports. Ensarioglu said the reports amounted to a smear campaign spreading false information about the confiscation process. Others beg to differ.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/turkey-pkk-clashes-armenian-church-collateral-damage.html#

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Iraqi parliament PUK group chair Ala Talabani said Turkey requested that PUK stand with the Turkish state in its war against the Kurdish people in Northern Kurdistan.

Ala Talabani issued a statement on her Facebook account, saying; “The government of Turkey has sent a letter to the PUK administration to request that PUK not support our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Northern Kurdistan. The Turkish state has also asked us to stand with the Turkey front against our brothers and sisters in the North.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/puk-s-talabani-responds-to-akp-s-letter-for-support

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/syria-rojava-kurdistan-isis-oil-wells-kurdish-federation.html#

Why the PKK is so interested in Mosul

After a weeklong campaign, the Islamic State (IS) captured Mosul on June 10, 2014, with the help of local supporters. That was the beginning of a new phase in the region. After putting Mosul under its absolute control, IS attacked Sinjar where Yazidi Kurds lived. Thousands of Kurds were killed and thousands were taken prisoner. The town fell under IS control. Shocked by this development, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) moved to liberate Sinjar with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on its side. The PKK, which had shown special attention to Sinjar and the Yazidis for years, finally had the opportunity it was looking for.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/turkey-iraq-syria-pkk-interest-in-mosul.html#

War syndrome and Turkish society

An overwhelming majority of Turkish society thinks that its children are ‘fighting for the homeland’ in Kurdistan, just like Americans thought during the Vietnam War. It does not see that they become death machines, and continue to live alongside murderers and rapists.

Directed by Oliver Stone, ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ starring Tom Cruise was released in 1989. The movie got 8 Oscar nominations and won 2 Oscar awards, and won the best film award at the Golden Globes.

Adapted from Ron Kovic’s novel, the movie tells the story of a nationalist American soldier as he participates in the Vietnam War, kills civilians, accidentally shoots a friend, gets injured and confined to a wheelchair, and later understands that the dirty war was waged for the profit of arms dealers as he begins to participate in the anti-war movement.

The main focus of ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ was the war syndrome of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who had participated in ‘the defense of the homeland’ as opposed to the story of one particular soldier. The movie strikingly depicts how the Vietnam Syndrome lasts a lifetime and affects all segments of society, and stirred up debate when it was released.
http://anfenglish.com/news/war-syndrome-and-turkish-society

State forces plunder houses in Gever
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/state-forces-plunder-houses-in-gever

Houses torn down in Silopi where AKP terror continues
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/houses-torn-down-in-silopi-where-akp-terror-continues

Turkish forces commit massacre in Rojava’s Hewar Kilis village
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-forces-commit-massacre-in-rojava-s-hewar-kilis-village

Turkmen fighters: We will liberate Minbic

Welat Cudi is a Suwar El Minbic fighter and says their fundamental goal is to build the Democratic Syria where all the peoples of Syria can live together, Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians and Turkmens together with their own languages and their own flags.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkmen-fighters-we-will-liberate-minbic

Syria's Kurds take control of oil fields, now what?

Five years into the Syrian revolution, entire cities have been brought to rubble and a population has been forcibly displaced by the Syrian regime or the forces that controlled the areas deserted by the Syrian regime's army.
All military forces, such as the Islamic State (IS), Jabhat al-Nusra and the opposition Kurdish forces, sought to control the areas rich with underground resources. These resources are concentrated in Deir ez-Zor and the Kurdish areas in the Rojava region, a de facto autonomous region of Syria.

Oil wells are scattered across the Kurdish areas, in particular in Rmeilan. After the outbreak of the Syrian revolution and with the displacement of the area’s residents to neighboring countries such as Iraq and Turkey, the oil wells were almost shut down.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/syria-rojava-kurdistan-isis-oil-wells-kurdish-federation.html#

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Türkische und kurdische Koalitionen und Machtinteressen bei den Kämpfen um Aleppo

Die Angriffe auf das nordsyrische Selbstverwaltungsgebiet Rojava eskalieren im Schatten des am 27. Februar 2016 vereinbarten Genf-III Waffenstillstands immer weiter. Akteure sind dabei die türkische Armee, die sogenannte "Istanbuler Opposition" (Nationale Koalition, ETILAF) und zu ihr gehörige im Kurdischen Nationalrat (ENKS) organisierte kurdische Kräfte, aber auch salafistische Gruppen wie Ahrar as Sham und die in Genf III nicht inkludierten Jabhat al Nusra.

Die Gefechte im Dreieck Afrin, Kobanî, Aleppo nahmen in den letzten Wochen immer größeren Umfang an. Am 14. April beschoss die türkische Armee das Dorf Hewar in der Nähe der Grenzstadt Azaz, dabei kamen nach Angaben der syrisch-kurdischen Nachrichtenseite Hawarnews 25 Zivilpersonen ums Leben. Insbesondere das nach dem Modell der Demokratischen Autonomie von Rojava selbstverwaltete und den Volks-und Frauenverteidigungskräften YPG/YPJ geschützte Stadtviertel Aleppos, Sheik Mahsud (kurdisch: Şêxmesûd) wurde immer wieder zum Ziel von Angriffen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47977/1.html

Agent unter Verdacht
Türkei: Ermittlungen gegen mutmaßlichen Auftraggeber von Morden an kurdischen Politikerinnen
http://www.jungewelt.de/2016/04-19/030.php

Umfragen-Mehrheit gegen Merkels Böhmermann-Entscheidung

Zwei Drittel der Befragten sind nicht einverstanden. Alfa-Chef Bernd Lucke versucht uneigentliches Sprechen

Merkels Entscheidung für staatsanwaltschaftliche Ermittlungen gegen den Schmähgedicht-Verfasser Böhmermann (Merkel fällt um) stößt in Umfragen auf deutliche Ablehnung. Zwei Meinungsforschungsinstitute, Infratest dimap und Emnid (beide Tochtergesellschaften von TNS), haben das dominierende Medienthema der vergangenen Woche aufgenommen und die Frage gestellt, ob die Entscheidung der Kanzlerin richtig war.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/47/47983/1.html

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Rapper calls on government to 'solve the problem or hang those who create the problem' in video filmed in Sur despite 24-hour curfew - See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-ultra-nationalist-films-rap-video-ruined-kurdish-city-despite-lockdown-269259731

"ISIS gangs and Turkish Intelligence collaborate in Hatay"

Hatay Assembly for the Right to Life Against War released its second report entitled "The impact of the Syrian War and Turkey’s Syria policies on Hatay." Assembly representatives held a press conference on the report in Halkevi’s Hatay Branch.

Hatay Assembly for the Right to Life Against War coordinator Ali Ergin shared the details of the report, which has statistical information prepared by official institutions and NGOs. Ergin stated that the repatriation centers in Hatay are being used as temporary residences for ISIS gangs that are preparing for attacks. Ergin recalled that the Commodity Exchange's Boys' Dormitory near the Sabancı Girls' Dormitory in Narlıca neighborhood of Hatay’s Antakya district was closed to students for the 2015-2016 education year with the excuse that the building was ‘frail and unusable.’ Ergin noted that Hatay Governorate authorized Hatay Directorate of Migration Management to use the building as a repatriation center for ‘illegal’ refugees lacking ‘temporary protection ID documents’ who are mostly foreign jihadists. Ergin stated that state officials knew about the organizational connections of these jihadists but sent them to other countries as opposed to launching criminal investigations.
http://anfenglish.com/news/isis-gangs-and-turkish-intelligence-collaborate-in-hatay

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High up in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, small groups of men are readying themselves for the perilous journey across the border into Iran.

Spring has come to the lush valleys and plains at the foot of the mountains, and the snow is melting on the ridges and towering peaks that form an almost impenetrable barrier during winter. The men dispersed in farmhouses and isolated buildings perched on the steep slopes near the border are Peshmerga fighters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), an exiled opposition group that is plotting a comeback in the Islamic Republic.

After braving the winter cold, the Peshmerga will soon be dodging army patrols and helicopters as they filter into Iran to grow the party's support base.

"If we are closer to our own, then more people will gather around us and we will be stronger," said Kheder Pakdaman, a seasoned Peshmerga who commands a unit stationed in a base near the Iraqi town of Choman.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/forgotten-kurds-kurdistan-democratic-party-iran-iraq-986735140

12 thousand Kurds arrested in Iran in one year

Officers of the Iranian regime accepted that 12 thousand Kurds were arrested in the Iranian year that ended on March 19, 2015. The Kurdistan State Director of Prisons confessed that the social fabric of the Kurdish society was being degraded by these arrests.

According to the state-run İsna news agency, Kurdistan State Director of Prisons confirmed the increase in Kurdish prisoners.

Director of Prisons Esadullah Gurjizadeh said, “The statistics show that almost 60% of the imprisoned people are heads of their households, and this is tearing at the fabric of Kurdish society in Iran.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/12-thousand-kurds-arrested-in-iran-in-one-year

Kurdish rebels attack Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Sardasht

Under the banner “the Peshmerga of Iranian Kurdistan”, a Kurdish rebel group attacked key positions for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in several villages in the vicinity of the mainly Kurdish city of Sardasht north-west of the country, informed sources reported on Wednesday.

Local Kurdish activists confirmed that the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iran attacked headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the villages of Hamran, Myouni, and Sartaja [administratively linked to the township of Sardasht]. This led the Iranian forces to receive additional military reinforcements to the region in a bid to face the unexpected fierce offensive.
http://aranews.net/2016/05/kurdish-rebels-attack-iranian-revolutionary-guards/

Turkish police officer fired for making far-right rap video in ruined Kurdish city

A police officer who filmed an ultra-nationalist rap video in the ruined district of Sur in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir was suspended on Wednesday, according to the Diyarbakir governor's office.

The video, titled "I Am Alone Father" and subtitled "in memory of soldiers martyred in Sur", was filmed despite the district being under 24-hour curfew due to fighting between the Turkish military and Kurdish militants.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-police-officer-fired-making-far-right-rap-video-ruined-kurdish-city-602247264

Taktik der Unterdrückung

Am Dienstag abend um 23 Uhr Ortszeit verließen die Abgeordneten der linken und prokurdischen Demokratischen Partei der Völker (HDP) die Nationalversammlung in Ankara. Sie sangen das Lied »Cerxa Sorese« und skandierten Parolen in Solidarität mit dem inhaftierten Kurdenführer Abdullah Öcalan. »Cerxa Sorese« bedeutet »Rad der Revolution« und gilt als Hymne der verbotenen Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans (PKK). Der symbolische Akt bedeutet: Durch die rasante Entwicklung der Türkei in Richtung Faschismus ist die legale, parlamentarische Arbeit für die kurdische Bewegung unmöglich geworden.
http://www.jungewelt.de/2016/05-04/002.php

Kurdish youths occupying ZDF bureau in Berlin criticise the media
http://anfenglish.com/news/kurdish-youths-occupying-zdf-bureau-in-berlin-criticise-the-media

State being defeated: Military cemeteries and hospitals full to the brim

As Turkish forces continue to suffer heavy losses in their genocidal attacks, the state can’t hide the fact that hundreds of soldiers and policemen are dead and there is a great number of wounded personnel.

State sources say security personnel casualties have reached 480 since June 7, 2015. The actual number is assumed to be much higher.

The state has also confessed to not having enough space due to the rising casualties. The “Police Martyrs Cemetery” in Ankara’s Cebeci Asri Cemetery has been closed after reaching its limit. A new “Police Martyrs Cemetery” was set up in Karşıyaka Cemetery afterwards. Sources say the burials began a month ago in this new “Police Martyrs Cemetery” at the Gate 3 of the cemetery and 150 bodies were buried up to this day.
http://anfenglish.com/news/state-being-defeated-military-cemeteries-and-hospitals-full-to-the-brim

MIT sends ammunition and 400 militants to SNC gangs in Azaz

AKP’s anti-Kurdish policies continue. The Turkish state had carried out a gathering marked “urgent” with 20 SNC gang leaders in Antep after the SNC and ENKS gangs attacking Jaysh al-Thuwar and YPG/YPJ forces in Tal Rifat, Minix, Birad and Ayn Deqne were defeated recently.

In the Antep gathering led by the Turkish intelligence agency MİT and the General Staff, the Turkish state had given gangs new plans, projects and objectives. In accordance with the plans, projects and objectives provided by the Turkish state the gangs were asked to invade Efrîn-Azaz and Shehba regions and rid them of the Kurdish population.
http://anfenglish.com/special/mit-sends-ammunition-and-400-militants-to-snc-gangs-in-azaz

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Sur, der Altstadtbezirk Diyarbakirs (kurdisch: Amed), wurde zu Beginn dieses Jahres von heftigen Kämpfen erschüttert. Es gab eine Ausgangssperre im östlichen Teil des Viertels, Bombardierungen, Panzerbeschuss, Scharfschützenfeuer. Der Widerstand endete vor einigen Wochen, viele Menschen wurden vertrieben. Danach wurde die Enteignung von Häusern in Sur verkündet. Wie ist der derzeitige Stand dieses Vorhabens?
http://www.jungewelt.de/2016/05-10/071.php

How Russia sees Kurdish quest for autonomy

As Russia and the United States continue discussions on what a real cease-fire in Syria might look like, Moscow insists that Kurds be included in the Geneva peace talks. The idea, by and large, is shared by the moderate Syrian opposition and Washington, while Ankara understandably opposes the idea.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/russia-syria-iraq-kurds-quest-autonomy.html#

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"Die Stadt Nusaybin brennt", postete Ali Atalan, alevitischer Abgeordneter der pro-kurdischen HDP (Demokratische Partei der Völker) im türkischen Parlament, am vergangenen Donnerstag auf seiner Facebook-Seite und bei Twitter.

Bereits Mitte April 2016 sandte Atalan via soziale Netzwerke im Internet Hilferufe an die Weltöffentlichkeit (Türkei: Militärischer Angriff auf Nusaybin). Zu dem Zeitpunkt sprach er von schwerem militärischen Gerät, das die Armee gegen die Bevölkerung der historischen Stadt in Stellung bringen würde. Seit vergangenen Donnerstag bombardiert das Militär die Stadt, die in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Syrien liegt, ununterbrochen, wie Atalan Telepolis gegenüber auf Facebook bestätigte.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/48/48240/1.html

PKK voided the Sykes Picot Agreement a quarter of a century ago
http://anfenglish.com/features/pkk-voided-the-sykes-picot-agreement-a-quarter-of-a-century-ago

Medicine and surgery deal with ISIS in Turkey

Inspector reports and classified documents have emerged after the ISIS attack that claimed the lives of 102 people in Ankara on October 10.

According to the ‘classified’ documents of Ankara Governorate Provincial Police Headquarters, several Turkish employers have made medicine deal with ISIS, as part of which Turkish doctors operate ISIS gangs injured in Iraq and Syria in return for high amounts of payments.
http://anfenglish.com/features/medicine-and-surgery-deal-with-isis-in-turkey

'Prison-break' service for ISIS members jailed in Kocaeli

Five ISIS members imprisoned in Kocaeli have escaped from jail.

Jailed ISIS members Gökhan Bulut, İrfan Yıldız, Raşit Karadağ, Serdar Sarıçam and Duran Çoban had been transferred to Kocaeli Open Prison two weeks ago on their demand.

The five convicts were transferred to the open prison despite intelligence reports stating them as flight risks, and they escaped on May 3.
http://anfenglish.com/news/prison-break-service-for-isis-members-jailed-in-kocaeli

Rojava warns Turkey to stop its attacks

Rojava Cantons General Coordination issued a written statement on the crimes Turkish state forces have been committing in Rojava.

Rojava Cantons General Coordination stated that Syria has been open to violence despite their efforts to uphold peace and security in the region, and the Turkish state has been upsetting the coordination’s efforts to provide peace and security on the border between Rojava and Turkey.

The coordination described the Turkish state’s acts targeting Rojava’s residents from Afrin to the border with Iraq as inhumane, and noted that Turkish solider continue to capture, torture and kill civilians. The coordination recalled Turkish soldier’s numerous violation of the border, occupation of Rojava and shelling of self-defense forces. The coordination emphasized that Turkey allows terrorist groups to use the border but bombs civilian areas and kills hundreds of people from Cizîr, Afrîn and Kobanê cantons.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/rojava-warns-turkey-to-stop-its-attacks

Amnesty International calls for blocking of arms to Islamist rebels attacking Kurds in Aleppo
http://aranews.net/2016/05/amnesty-international-calls-blocking-arms-rebel-groups-attacking-kurds-aleppo/

Barzani pressures Êzidîs to fight against the PKK

Masoud Barzani met with 300 Êzidî peshmergas and mukhtars in the Sıhêle military base in Duhok yesterday, and pressured them to fight against the PKK.

A peshmerga, who wishes to remain anonymous due to security concerns, that participated in the meeting spoke to ANF and said that Barzani pressured peshmergas and mukhtars to fight against the PKK but was met with a harsh reaction.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/barzani-pressures-ezidis-to-fight-against-the-pkk

Kurdish Week activities in Basque Country

The program organised by a collaboration between Gernika municipality and Kurdish-Basque Friendship Association will start today with a discussion titled “The War Process in Syria and the Current State in Kurdistan”.
http://anfenglish.com/out-there/kurdish-week-activities-in-basque-country

Demirtaş: We'll resist the dictatorship of the Palace to the end

HDP, DBP, DTK and HDK officials as well as KJA activists and DBP provincial and district executives attended a press conference outside the DBP General Headquarters in Amed responding to the ongoing detention of DBP co-chair Kamuran Yüksek and increasingly ongoing operations of political genocide against the Kurdish population and politicians.

Speaking here, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş called attention to the ban on doing democratic politics for those standing against the monist mindset for 90 years, which -he said- continued today with the obstructions imposed by the AKP government against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/demirtas-we-ll-resist-the-dictatorship-of-the-palace-to-the-end

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On the centennial of the Sykes-Picot agreement - the deal between the French and British that divided the Kurds across four countries - the Kurds in both Iraq and Syria now run their own administrations in the region. The Kurds, however, are upholding these borders today by closing the only border crossing between the two Kurdistans.

Kurds in Europe last week protested against the agreement in Germany that divided the Kurds and called for Kurdish independence, amid plans to hold a referendum before October spearheaded by Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani to create a sovereign state for the Kurds in Iraq.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/100th-anniversary-sykes-picot-kurds-remain-divided-76379696

FSA group claims assassination of two Kurdish officials northern Syria

The Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) group of Jaish al-Shamal claimed responsibility for the killing of alleged Kurdish officials Shirin and her assistant Ziyad Jafar on Monday, which caused a wave of outrage among Syrian Kurds. The two were allegedly part of the negotiations concerning the handing over of 66 rebels that were killed in a failed attack on the Kurdish-held Ayn Daqnaq, in the countryside of Aleppo.

Moreover, Syrian opposition rebels injured 9 Kurdish civilians in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood in Aleppo, and also hit the city of Afrin with Grad rockets.
http://aranews.net/2016/05/fsa-group-claims-assassination-two-kurdish-officials-northern-syria/

Have Turkey-PKK clashes crossed fatal threshold?

In an Aug. 13 article on the spiraling violence in Turkey, I argued that the shooting down of a Turkish warplane or helicopter by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) with a portable, shoulder-held, surface-to-air missile (MANPADS) would be a critical threshold for escalation. In a Dec. 14 article, I noted that the MANPADS threat had increased and that the PKK could use these systems against aerial targets inside Turkey.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/turkey-kurdish-militants-clashes-catastrophic-stalemate.html#

New “urgent expropriation” decree for Amed and Şırnak

In a new chapter of AKP’s occupation practices, new “urgent expropriation” decree has passed for Bağlar, Sur, Cizre and Beytüşşebap districts.

The new districts, namely Amed’s Bağlar and Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap, are added to the “urgent expropriation” decree that already included Amed’s Sur and Şırnak’s Cizre and Silopi districts.

A total area of 4,270 square meters are to be occupied in parcels 131 and 22 in Bağlar’s Kaynartepe neighborhood in this framework. An area of 380 square meters in parcels 84, 85, 98, 99 and 127 in Sur’s İskenderpaşa neighborhood will also be expropriated.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/new-urgent-expropriation-decree-for-amed-and-sirnak

Êzidî Coordination: If a force needs to leave Shengal, it is the KDP

Issuing a statement regarding the pressure KDP is putting on the Êzidîs and the killing of a young Êzidî in Shengal’s Xanesor district, the Êzidî coordination condemned KDP’s actions against the Êzidîs and said, “KDP should drop these policies immediately.”

The Êzidî Coordination said KDP had been trying to get the people of Rojava and Shengal in line by starving them, and the latest actions were concrete proof of this, but nobody can make a folk thirsty for freedom surrender with these policies.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ezidi-coordination-if-a-force-needs-to-leave-shengal-it-is-the-kdp

Kurds in Europe say “Hands off our will”

Kurds holding demonstrations in Berlin, Brussels, Den Haag and Helsinki protested AKP’s attacks on HDP with the slogan, “Hands off our will”.
http://anfenglish.com/news/kurds-in-europe-say-hands-off-our-will

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US special operations forces photographed in Syria wearing the insignia of Kurdish troops considered terrorists by Turkey have been ordered to remove the patches, a military spokesman said on Friday.

The US has more than 200 special operations troops in northern Syria, where they are said to be advising the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces, the bulk of which is made of Kurdish People's Protection Units' (YPG) fighters.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-commandos-ordered-remove-inappropriate-ypg-patches-1796083604

SDF haben mit US-Unterstützung die Offensive auf Raqqa begonnen

Raqqa ist in Syrien das Hauptquartier des Islamischen Staates und selbsternannte Hauptstadt der Terrorgruppe. Am Dienstag um 14 Uhr Ortszeit starteten die SDF der demokratischen Föderation Rojavas die Operation "Initiative zur Befreiung von Nord-Raqqa". Das Kommando hat u.a. YPJ-Kommandeurin Rojda Felat. Da es sich vor allem um arabische Gebiete handelt, bilden die arabischen Brigaden Ehrar Raqqa und Liwa Tahrir, die aus dem Gebiet um Nord-Raqqa stammen, die Angriffsspitze.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/48/48350/1.html

US, Kurds to clear path toward Raqqa, with or without Turkey

More fronts are opening up against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. In Iraq, government forces conducting probes against Mosul, which has been under IS control for two years, are also working to liberate Fallujah, while in Syria a major operation is underway against the IS stronghold of Raqqa.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/turkey-syria-raqqa-isis-kurds-menbij.html

Rojava droht eine Hungersnot – Hacker eilen zur Hilfe

Die demokratische Föderation Rojava-Nordsyrien ist von allen Seiten mit einem Embargo belegt. Von der Türkei aus sind die Grenzen zu Rojava dicht und mittlerweile auch von der kurdischen Autonomieregion im Irak. Über Land können aus Syrien keine Güter in den Norden gelangen, weil da der IS und andere islamistische Milizen präsent sind. Und auch die syrische Regierung hätte, selbst wenn sie könnte, kein Interesse daran, an Rojavas Aufbau mitzuwirken.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/48/48341/1.html

Back home after clashes, Kurds in Turkey's Sur find only debris

Some tall buildings in Diyarbakir’s ancient district of Sur serve as observation towers these days. After months of being refugees in their own city, local residents are finally allowed to return to some neighborhoods where fierce clashes between Kurdish militants and the security forces raged earlier this year, leaving the area in unrecognizable shape. Climbing on top of multistory buildings that survived the clashes, Kurdish civilians are now anxiously surveying the damage, while many are desperate to spot their homes — or what remains of them — in areas that remain sealed off, months after the security crackdown ended in March.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/turkey-clashes-pkk-kurds-returning-home-find-debris.html

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Nusaybin (kurd.: Nisebin) ist eine mehrheitlich von Kurden bewohnte Stadt direkt an der syrischen Grenze. In Rojava/Nordsyrien liegt direkt hinter der Grenze die Stadt Qamishlo. Zwischen Nusaybin und Qamishlo verläuft die Bagdadbahn. Mit der willkürlichen Grenzziehung durch das Ankara-Abkommen 1921 zwischen Frankreich und Türkei wurde die Stadt geteilt.

Nun ereigneten sich Nusaybin ähnliche Menschenrechtsverletzungen wie in Cizre, wo in Kellern, die von türkischen Militärs beschossen und in Brand gesetzt wurden, nahezu 100 Menschen bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannten. Dem kurdischen Zentrum für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Civaka Azad, zufolge berichteten Augenzeugen den kurdischen Nachrichtenagenturen Dicle (DIHA) und JINHA, dass am 31. Mai mehr als 20 Menschen in der Nähe zur Grenze von Qamishlo hingerichtet und ihre Leichname anschließend verbrannt worden sein sollen. Eine Karte zeigt die letzten Ereignisse in Nusaybin.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/48/48437/1.html

Regierung enteignet Tausende von Häusern in Cizr

Die mehrheitlich von Kurden bewohnte Stadt Cizre war bis vor ein paar Monaten in Deutschland kein Begriff. Nun gerät sie immer wieder in die Schlagzeilen. Anfang dieses Jahres wurden mehr als hundert Menschen in den Kellern von Cizre im Stadtteil Nur von der türkischen Armee bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannt. Die Vereinten Nationen und Menschenrechtsorganisation erhoben schwere Vorwürfe gegen die türkische Regierung, die aber Menschenrechtsverletzungen stets dementierte. Nun hat sie einer Untersuchung durch eine UN-Kommission zugestimmt. Aber vorher kommen die Abrissbagger.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/48/48435/1.html

Missile attack from Turkish land targets Kobanê
http://anfenglish.com/news/missile-attack-from-turkish-land-targets-kobane

YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and ISIS gangs
http://anfenglish.com/culture/ypg-reports-ongoing-attacks-by-turkish-army-and-isis-gangs

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Since the Syrian revolution began in 2011, the Kurds have not engaged in direct military confrontations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, which has not shelled their areas as it has other Syrian cities, even though the Kurds have always opposed successive Syrian regimes.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/06/syria-kurds-accusation-cooperation-regime-russia.html#ixzz4CZjv7ewP

From master to observer - how Turkey became irrelevant in Manbij

The Islamic State (IS) group is well known for its harsh crackdown on local populations and opponents, but the northern Syrian town of Manbij has been particularly hard hit.

Since IS stormed the strategically key town near the Turkish border in December 2014, there have been almost daily executions. The town’s Kurdish minority has born the brunt of the repression, but IS has also been brutal with the town’s Sunni Arab residents whom it suspects of supporting the Free Syrian Army.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-turkey-against-kurdish-led-manbij-offensive-unable-stop-it-1446628977

ISIS captures 900 Kurdish civilians in northern Syria in 3 weeks
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2016/Jun-24/358772-isis-detain-900-kurdish-civilians-in-northern-syria-in-3-weeks.ashx

How this Yazidi man is saving IS captives

It had been the hundredth time he heard the ringtone that day. The middle-aged man, who wears rectangular glasses and a black mustache, immediately answered his phone. A rescue operation is in the making.
“Even the Islamic State [IS] knows my phone number now,” Hassan said as he hung up his mobile. “They don’t like me very much,” he added. And with good reason: His job is to free Yazidis kidnapped by IS.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/06/iraq-yazidi-smugglers-isis-captives.html

Singapore bans display of photos of Kurdish rebels

Singaporean authorities have banned a display of photos of Kurdish rebels, saying they threaten public order and national security.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Jun-23/358555-singapore-bans-display-of-photos-of-kurdish-rebels.ashx

Southern Kurdistan’s oil to flow to Iran instead of Turkey

Southern Kurdistan Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Taha Zengene announced that they have reached a new oil agreement with Iran.

Zengene spoke on a television network and said the 50 year oil agreement with Turkey was not beneficial for the Kurds and that the agreement with Iran would be signed in the first week of July.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/southern-kurdistan-s-oil-to-flow-to-iran-instead-of-turkey

ISIS hospital captured: Supplies are Turkey patented

A hospital and the house of an ISIS emir were captured in the western front of Manbij. The supplies in the hospital show the aid from the Turkish state once more. Most of the supplies are Turkey patented.
http://anfenglish.com/features/isis-hospital-captured-supplies-are-turkey-patented

Turkish group within ISIS cornered in Manbij

A Turkish group in ISIS from Antep-Adıyaman-Konya has also been cornered as all of Manbij is surrounded by Manbij Military Council and SDF fighters. The group is looking to carry out car bomb attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-group-within-isis-cornered-in-manbij

Turkey protected ISIS and blamed PYD in the UN

Speaking in the United Nations Human Rights session with the Êzîdî genocide in the agenda, UN Turkey representative Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı stood silent on the atrocities of ISIS and blamed YPG and PYD.
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-protected-isis-and-blamed-pyd-in-the-un

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In a sleek propaganda video complete with special effects, the Islamic State’s (IS) Raqqa authority targets Kurdish audiences. Four bearded IS militants seated in a serene setting rail at the Kurdish political leaders and groups in Iraq, Turkey and Syria, promoting the cause of jihad against IS' long list of enemies in the region and beyond.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/islamic-state-propaganda-video-kurds-iraq.html

The regulatory committee of the Rojava-Northern Syria Democratic Federal System Constituent Assembly has approved the final draft of an 85-article "social contract" that would serve as a constitution for Syria's Kurdish regions.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/north-syria-rojava-kurdish-federation-constitution.html

Why Iranian Kurdish party is stepping up fight against Tehran

The leader of a major Iranian Kurdish party has vowed to gradually step up his group's fight against Iranian security forces, as the group ends almost two decades of a unilateral cease-fire with Iran after a series of recent clashes between the two sides.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/iran-kurdish-party-attack-irgc.html

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Vor wenigen Tagen wurde der komplexe syrische Mehrfrontenbürgerkrieg um einen weiteren Frontabschnitt erweitert. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des syrischen Bürgerkrieges bombardierten am 18. August Kampfflugzeuge des Assad-Regimes Stellungen der syrischen Kurden im Norden des in Auflösung befindlichen Landes, in der zwischen Regime und kurdischer Selbstverwaltung geteilten Stadt Hasaka. Zuvor sind heftige Gefechte zwischen kurdischen Polizeikräften und Regimemilizen aus der Stadt gemeldet worden.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49180/1.html

Turkey vows active role in Syria, better regional ties

Turkish prime minister said Ankara will play a more active role in Syria and repair its ties with regional powers.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/turkey-vows-active-role-syria-regional-ties-160820131045126.html

....And in an apparent concession to Ankara, a Syrian military statement and Hassakeh's governor began referring to Kurdish security forces for the first time as the PKK, which has taken up arms against the Turkish government seeking an independent state for Kurds.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Aug-20/368106-syrian-govt-jets-hit-kurdish-positions-after-us-warning.ashx

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Die sich seit Tagen ankündigende Intervention der Türkei in Nordsyrien hat begonnen. Wie türkische Medien berichten sind am Morgen des 24. August die ersten türkischen Panzer auf syrisches Gebiet vorgedrungen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49215/1.html

Ich denke dass der Telepolis Author sich selbst lügt weil er nicht sehen möchtet das was IS ist , ist danke an der USA weil sie haben die Monter große werden , auch wenn ich denke das IS wird für allen benutz.....

US backs Turkey as forces seize IS-held town in Syria

US shows support to Ankara for cross-border offensive in Jarabulus, while telling Kurdish allies they must advance no further in north Syria
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-backs-turkey-forces-press-held-syrian-town-259429447

ISIS hands Jarablus over to the AKP

The Turkish state had developed a new maneuver in Jarablus to stop Rojava cantons from joining and to hinder Kurds’ status in Syria. In this context, in the early hours of this morning some gang groups trained by Turkey started moving towards Jarablus. In line with the agreement previously made between Turkey and ISIS, the city was handed over to Sultan Murat and Nureddin Zengi groups.

Moving out of 15 villages and residential areas, ISIS gangs turned them over to groups allied to Turkey. There are reports on some ISIS gangs going into disguise and remaining in the region under the name FSA.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and President Erdoğan had announced once more today that the maneuver in question targeted the Kurds and that they were against a “Kurdish corridor” in Syria.

Jarablus Military Council and Syrian Democratic Opposition describe Turkey’s venture as “occupation”.
http://anfenglish.com/news/isis-hands-jarablus-over-to-the-akp

Turkey does not attack ISIS; ISIS hands over villages to other gangs

After declaring a curfew in Karkamış across the border of Jarablus and evacuating the town, the Turkish state announced that it launched a military operation code-named ‘Euphrates Shield.’ However, the villagers of Jarablus and the footage that are recorded in the region refute the claims of Turkey and state that there is an extensive military deployment in the region as opposed to an operation. ISIS gangs are reported to have evacuated 4 villages and handed them over to gangs affiliated with Turkey.

‘NO OPERATION OR CLASHES’
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-does-not-attack-isis-isis-hands-over-villages-to-other-gangs

Turkey’s Jarablus gamble

After the liberation of Manbij, Turkey once again took action. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his team began to implement new schemes against the people in North Syria that are in alliance with Rojava and the Kurdish people. With the mediation of Iran, Syria is now included in these schemes. Of course, the pro-KDP gang group ENKS is used as a pawn in this new scheme.
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkey-s-jarablus-gamble

Turkish state forces and affiliated gangs shell Bab

Turkish state forces and affiliated gangs are shelling villages to the north of Bab region simultaneously with their invasion attack on Jarablus.

El-Burc, Şêx Herac and other villages that are predominantly Kurdish are under artillery fire.

Reports say ISIS gangs are kidnapping Kurds in the region simultaneously with the attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-state-forces-and-affiliated-gangs-shell-bab

Erdoğan confesses: We are attacking the PYD

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on Turkey’s attack on Jarablus during a ceremony in Beştepe Millet Congress and Culture Center. Erdoğan confessed that the PYD is the main target of Turkey’s attack on Jarablus, and said that ‘the Turkish army began its operations against terrorist organizations such as ISIS and PYD at 4 am this morning.’ Erdoğan added that Turkish people would always exist despite the threats against Turkey.

Erdoğan threatened the PYD and responded to Saleh Moslem’s warning to Turkey as he said that ‘they should be concerned with what is going to happen to them.’ Erdoğan said that with its army, police, village guards, and people, Turkey would always exist and overcome the obstacles on its way no matter who constitutes a threat against it.
http://anfenglish.com/news/erdogan-confesses-we-are-attacking-the-pyd

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Pro-Kurdish fighters claim US, Syria, Turkey and Iran are collaborating to undermine them, after having served US as shock troops against IS
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-syrian-kurds-left-dark-allies-abandon-them-en-mass-447527904

....Der Kreml stimmte der Intervention der Türkei in Syrien zu, sonst hätte es ja russische Proteste und Drohungen in deren Vorfeld gegeben
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49227/1.html

Handover from ISIS to ISIS through the Turkish Army: Jarablus

The Turkish state forces held a handover ceremony where they took the city of Jarablus from the bearded and black-clad ISIS by a military operation act launched yesterday morning, and handed the city over to the shaven, dressed up ISIS. The military operation act was nothing more than the handover of Jarablus city according to the previous agreements with ISIS and other gangs against the gains of Kurdish people.

ACT STARTED IN THE EARLY MORNING

The preparations started days ago for the military operation act. ISIS gangs moved out of Jarablus, while just across the border in Karkamış district people were removed from their homes and around 80% of the city was evacuated. As the people were unsettled with the air of a large military maneuver and a serious war, what the Turkish army actually wanted to achieve was to garner credibility for the idea that the military maneuver was in fact large.

The military operation act started at around 04:00 a.m. The operation started with howitzer and tank fire. Construction equipment opened passages and first groups of gangs and Turkish army tanks entered the Keklice, Kıvırcık and Karakuyu villages 4 and 12-13 kilometers from Jarablus respectively.
http://anfenglish.com/news/handover-from-isis-to-isis-through-the-turkish-army-jarablus

YPG: We will not retreat from west of Euphrates

Speaking to Radio Voice of America, YPG (People's Defense Units) Spokesman Rêdur Xelil remarked that Turkey's attack on Jarablus targeted not ISIS but Kurds, underlining that they will not withdraw their forces from west of Euphrates and nobody can subject them to such an imposition.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-we-will-not-retreat-from-west-of-euphrates

Gang groups in Jarablus attack a village recently liberated in Manbij

ISIS gangs retreated from Jarablus centre and 15 villages and handed these over to gang groups affiliated to the Turkish army on Wednesday. Reports are coming through that some ISIS gangs remain in this territory under the name of FSA groups. Gangs have later started to attack a village controlled by Manbij Military Council, which they recently liberated.
http://anfenglish.com/news/gang-groups-in-jarablus-attack-a-village-recently-liberated-in-manbij

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Turkey's military plunge across the Syrian border this week has all eyes focused on the Jarablus area, as observers wait for the possible fallout between Ankara and the Kurds.

It's evident that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is targeting the Kurds. He admits as much publicly, though he says he is also pursuing the Islamic State (IS).
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/turkey-syria-euphrates-operation-possible-outcomes.html

YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and gang groups

According to the daily written statement by YPG (People's Defense Units), Turkish army attacked Tıl Seriyê village to the west of Kobanê with heavy weaponry on August 25.

Turkish military also attacked the YPG positions in Eyndiwêr village of Dêrîk with heavy weaponry early this morning.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-reports-ongoing-attacks-by-turkish-army-and-gang-groups

YPG: Nobody can launch attacks with the “West of Euphrates” excuse

YPG Official Spokesperson Redur Xelîl issued a statement over YPG’s Facebook page on claims that YPG has forces to the west of the Euphrates River.

Xelîl’s statement includes the following:

“Nobody can use the excuse that YPG has forces to the west of the Euphrates River to attack these areas. Because those people know very well that YPG forces have aided the Manbij Military Council to liberate the region from ISIS gangs, and have retreated from the region after that mission was fulfilled.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-nobody-can-launch-attacks-with-the-west-of-euphrates-excuse

HPG statement on ISIS attack on Makhmur refugee camp
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-statement-on-isis-attack-on-makhmur-refugee-camp

KONGRA-GEL: Turkey will drown in the Syrian marsh

KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency has released a statement about the Turkish state occupation in Jarablus in an agreement with gang groups.

The statement underlined that; “Panicked in the face of the SDF forces' advance to the north after the Manbij victory, Turkish state took over Jarablus from ISIS in an arranged act, and handed it over to the FSA gangs affiliated to itself. The ISIS that resisted SDF forces for 75 days in Manbij, handed Jarablus over to FSA gangs guided by Turkish special forces in two hours. In other words, Turkish state did its mission of handover between gangs affiliated to itself without any clashes taking place. Even this single incident itself reveals the organic tie between Turkey and ISIS.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kongra-gel-turkey-will-drown-in-the-syrian-marsh

Türkischer Giftgasangriff?

Attacken türkischer Truppen und verbündeter dschihadistischer Milizen auf Selbstverteidigungskräfte Rojavas eskalieren. Berichte über Giftgaseinsatz südlich von Jarabulus
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49241/1.html

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"Wir dulden keinen Kurdenstaat an unserer Grenze!" Dieses Schreckgespenst wird in den letzten Tagen wieder aus der Schublade geholt. Unhinterfragt übernehmen die Medien die Aussage des türkischen Außenministers Cavusoglu und des Ministerpräsidenten Yildirim (Die türkische Offensive in Syrien wird von massiver Propaganda begleitet).
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49249/1.html

Was wedding blast in Gaziantep revenge for IS defeats in Syria?

A festive rumble echoed through the mainly Kurdish neighborhood of Beybahce in Gaziantep late on Aug. 20, belying the impending carnage. A “henna night” — a traditional party preceding weddings — was underway in the streets, attended mostly by women and children. Kurdish folk dances were in full swing and the henna ceremony was just to begin when an explosion ended the music. A suicide bomber had blown himself up among the crowd, leaving behind a bloodbath, with torn body parts littering the ground and people screaming for help.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/turkey-isis-suicide-attack-on-kurdish-wedding.html

Manbij Military Council sources reported that after their attack on Bir El-Kûsa, Turkish soldiers carried out another massacre in the village of Sirêsat to the south of Jarablus.

Tens of civilians were massacred during the attacks of Turkish soldiers in Turkish tanks and warplanes.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-carried-out-another-massacre-in-siresat-village

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Turkey is appointing Turkish military officers as commanders for groups they call “Syrian opposition”. A document has surfaced that shows an officer in the Turkish army has been appointed as commander to a group acting as armed Syrian opposition.
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkish-military-officer-among-commanders-of-syrian-opposition

....The balance of forces in Jarablus may further complicate the next US steps in northern Syria, especially given the role of US special forces in the region. Gurcan reports that “the heavy presence of armored and engineering forces along the border could be a sign of Ankara’s intention to set up a permanent base at Jarablus modeled after the Bashiqa base near Mosul in Iraq.” Candar adds that the Turkish military coordinated “Operation Euphrates Shield” with about 1,500 Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, who have a “miserable record” of holding territory. Many of the FSA forces are composed of Salafists, and Gurcan adds that “their numbers are expected to reach 5,000-strong as they are joined by perhaps a dozen armed groups such as Ahrar al-Sham.” Ahrar al-Sham is allied with the Syrian Conquest Front, the rebranded Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. The SDF and the YPG, unlike the FSA, have so far avoided alliances with the Syrian Conquest Front and other Salafi groups.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/biden-diplomatic-triage-turkey-syria-policy-iran.html

Nordsyrien: Türkei-Islamisten-Allianz greift Anti-IS-Allianz an

Absurder kann es nicht mehr werden: Die USA unterstützt den Einmarsch türkischer Truppen im Verbund mit dschihadistischen Gruppen, um angeblich den IS zu vertreiben (Kampflose Eroberung von Dscharablus: Wer an der türkischen Offensive auf Dscharablus beteiligt war). Deutschland sagt der Türkei Unterstützung zu.In einem Propagandavideo zeigen die türkischen Militärs die Eroberung der menschenleeren Stadt Jarablus.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49258/1.html

Occupant Turkish army has launched an attack targeting a position of YPG (People's Defense Units) between Amude and Qamishlo cities of Rojava, West Kurdistan.

The attack has reportedly resulted in injuries.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-attacks-ypg-position-on-the-border

.....However, on Wednesday, speaking at a press conference in Turkey alongside the prime minister, US Vice President Joe Biden said that the YPG would lose US support if they continued to spread westwards across the Euphrates river.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-condemns-unacceptable-clashes-between-turkey-and-pro-kurdish-forces-979975202

Demonstrations against Turkish occupation spread in Rojava

Thousands of people in Dirbêsiyê, Til Temir and Zirgan cities of Rojava's Cizîr Canton are protesting the Turkish state’s massacre and invasion in the south of Jarablus.

The people marched to the city center, chanting “Invading Turkish state, leave Rojava and Syria!”. Teacher Nojîn Sîdo read a statement in the name of the people. Sîdo condemned the occupant Turkish army’s massacre of civilians in the south of Jarablus and the international community for staying silent against the massacre and the Turkish state’s invasion.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/demonstrations-against-turkish-occupation-spread-in-rojava

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Turkish ministers say country does not accept US announcement of 'loose' truce with YPG fighters in northern Syria
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-rejects-ceasefire-officer-syrian-kurds-1907586652

Fighters in Jarablus say they will continue their fight against the Turkish state invasion. Fighters demand international groups to stand against the occupation of Turkish state and their allied gangs.
http://anfenglish.com/features/fighters-in-jarablus-turkish-state-can-t-frighten-us

Deutschland hilft Erdogan bei der Kurdenverfolgung

Kurdische und türkische linke Oppositionelle werden in Deutschland inhaftiert, ohne dass sie Straftaten begangen haben
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49299/1.html

A conference titled “The Urgent Situation in Northern Syria, Turkish Invasion, Europe’s Security and An Alternative to the Turkey Deal” has been held in the European Parliament in the Belgian capital Brussels today. The conference hosted by Slovakian EP deputy Branislav Skripek was held in Anna Politikovska Conference Hall. PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem and David Vergili in the name of the European Syriac Union attended the conference as speakers. Attendance was high in the conference. Branislav Skripek gave the opening speech and said they were there to draw attention to the situation Rojava is in, and that “There is a serious fight against ISIS in Rojava. Everybody should take their part in it.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/saleh-moslem-speaks-at-ep-eu-must-speak-up-about-turkey-s-invasion

Heute, am 30.08.16 wurde der kurdische Aktivist Mustafa Çelik vom Oberlandesgericht Celle wegen Mitgliedschaft in einer „terroristischen Vereinigung im Ausland“ – gemeint ist die Arbeiterpartei Kurdistan (PKK) – nach §§ 129a, 129b StGB zu 2 Jahren und 6 Monaten Haft verurteilt worden.
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/188773

Hochrangige kurdische Politikerinnen und Politiker kündigen Hungerstreik an, um das Ende der Kontaktsperre zu dem PKK-Gründer zu erzwingen
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49305/1.html

According to an IHD report, 1,552 people -who include soldiers, police, village guards, militants and civilians- died in the Kurdish cities during the period from July 24, 2015 to July 24, 2016. 1,683 others were wounded.
http://anfenglish.com/human-rights/ihd-1-552-people-died-in-the-kurdish-region-during-the-past-one-year

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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Friday reiterated his country's full backing of Turkish military operations in northern Syria against IS and Kurdish militants, and suggested a military solution remained the strongest option to get rid of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad.

Adel al-Jubeir dismissed remarks suggesting that Turkey had changed its approach on Syria since Binali Yildirim became Turkey's prime minister earlier this summer.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-backs-turkish-action-against-syrian-kurds-289051176

British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'

A brigade of British volunteers fighting with a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria say they are planning to oppose advances by Turkish-backed forces, a day after senior Turkish officials said all would be confronted as "terrorists".

In a series of statements on Twitter on Friday, the Bob Crow Brigade said that its members were leaving the Raqqa front, where they had been fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, to travel to Manbij, a town in northern Aleppo that the YPG took from IS last month, and where pro-Turkish forces now are massing.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-ypg-volunteers-head-manbij-face-turkish-forces-1840728706

Turkish soldiers murder a civilian on Efrîn border and kidnap his body
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-murder-a-civilian-on-efrin-border-and-kidnap-his-body

Turkish terror attacks on Rojava land kill 6, wound 6 others

Occupant Turkish military forces have launched an attack targeting the border villages in Raco district of Rojava's Efrîn city starting from 18:00 Wednesday evening.

The ongoing Turkish aggression with howitzers, mortars and heavy weapons has killed 5 Erka Xweparastinê (self-defense forces) members and one member of Asayish (public security) forces. At least 6 other people have been wounded in the ongoing attack, who reportedly include 2 Erka Xweparastinê, 2 civilians and 2 Asayish members.

Reports are also coming through of drone activity over the region targeted by the attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-terror-attacks-on-rojava-land-kill-6-wound-6-others

Turkish PM orders further massacres along the borders

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım addressed the governors of 81 provinces, ordering further massacres along Turkey's borders.

Speaking at the Governors' meeting in Ankara, Yıldırım stated that they have entered a new process with regards to the war policies they call “counter terrorism”. Reiterating the order he recently gave to the troops in Hakkari, Yıldırım said: “This is a process of offensive, not defense”.

The Prime Minister of Turkey instructed new Roboski massacres, saying; "We will secure our border gates. Every crossing from outside the border gates is an enemy crossing that will be retaliated immediately. Such a crossing is an unlawfulness and a crime, against which what is necessary will be done, in the same manner the attacks of enemies are retaliated.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-pm-orders-further-massacres-along-the-borders

Til Berak people protest Turkish occupation of Jarablus
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/til-berak-people-protest-turkish-occupation-of-jarablus

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A significant portion of the alliance of gangs Turkey markets as “FSA” are ISIS members. The evidence including confiscated footage and documents show that Turkey camouflaged ISIS members.
http://anfenglish.com/special/fsa-on-the-outside-isis-on-the-inside

....US special forces soldiers were reportedly forced to flee a town in northern Syria after Free Syrian Army fighters threatened to "slaughter" them for their "invasion", according to videos and reports posted on social media on Friday
About 25 US soldiers were reportedly working with Turkish forces as they advanced on al-Rai, Aleppo, in preparation for an offensive against nearby al-Bab, which is controlled by the Islamic State group.

The FSA is allied with Turkish forces and ostensibly supported by the US as a "moderate" rebel group fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad.

However, Friday's confrontation highlights the complex nature of the war in Syria.

In the video, fighters from the FSA chant that US forces are "pigs", "crusaders" and "infidels".
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-us-fsa-threats-1094894190

Why the battle for al-Bab is pivotal in Syria

“Our troops will advance toward al-Bab city. This will be our next military target. We want to completely liberate this city," said Ahmed Sultan, deputy commander of the Army of Revolutionaries, an affiliate of the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

"We will not allow the regime to advance, and we will also prevent the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army [FSA] factions from taking part in the liberation of al-Bab and its countryside," he told Al-Monitor. "These factions are unable to make any progress without Turkey's support. We are able to clear the area of terrorism.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/syria-battles-al-bab-manbij-sdf-isis-withdrawal-aleppo.html

Kurds step up attacks as cold war with Iran threatens to spark

For a man lucky to be alive, Kheder Pakdaman is remarkably calm. Speaking on a phone from his party's headquarters in the Iraqi town of Koya, the veteran guerilla commander quietly recounts yet another deadly encounter with Iran's armed forces.

On 6 September, Pakdaman was leading a group of Kurdish fighters into the town of Sardasht in western Iran, when gunfire erupted and his unit was pinned down by a hail of bullets.

"The Iranian regime ambushed us when we were in the town to meet our people. We managed to get out of the ambush after heavy fighting," he tells Middle East Eye.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/irans-cold-war-kurds-threatens-boil-over-696337776

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YPG Press Office announced the balance sheet of war for the months of September. YPG stated that 81 enemy fighters were killed, 4 others were taken as prisoner, and 10 car bombs, 2 military vehicles, 1 artillery and 1 bulldozer were destroyed during September.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-turkish-army-attacked-rojava-26-times-during-september

Shengal Coordination statement on the murder of two peshmergas

Shengal Coordination issued a written statement about the death of two volunteer peshmergas in their 60s in Shengal, and emphasized that the peshmergas’ bodies were found between two KDP Asayish checkpoints.
In its statement, the Coordination recalled the recent statements Turkey has made on Shengal, and underlined that regional intelligence agencies have planned and carried out provocative actions in the region. Shengal Coordination recalled that the disappeared peshmergas were earth digger operators over 60 years old, and said that it was inhumane and immoral to massacre two people that patriotically serve their land, dump their bodies on the side of the road, and steal their guns and vehicles. Shengal Coordination remarked that the statements that accuse the Coordination for the event, that are mostly made on Rudaw media group, show that the killers had a purpose of blaming the Coordination for the murders.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/shengal-coordination-statement-on-the-murder-of-two-peshmergas

'Settlement schmettlement': Turkish purges target Kurds

Kadri Gursel writes that the Turkish government’s purge following the attempted July 15 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded beyond presumed supporters of Fethullah Gulen to include alleged followers and sympathizers of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

The Interior Ministry this month replaced 24 mayors for supporting the PKK, which is a designated terrorist organization in Turkey, as well as its affiliate, the Kurdistan Communities Union. Half of those removed from office are already in jail awaiting trial. Gursel explains that the mayors “were elected in the March 2014 local elections on the ticket of the Peace and Democracy Party, which soon became the Democratic Regions Party (DBP). The same year, the Kurdish movement, teaming up with some elements of the Turkish left, created the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which aspired for a nationwide outreach. While the DBP focused on local administrations, the HDP won parliamentary representation in the two general elections last year to become the voice of the Kurds in national politics.”

The Ministry of Education then suspended 11,825 teachers for supporting the PKK by “disrupting curfews” and participating in demonstrations that “obstructed the right to education,” Gursel writes.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/turkey-gulen-coup-pkk-mayors-crackdown-intellectuals.html

British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'

A brigade of British volunteers fighting with a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria say they are planning to oppose advances by Turkish-backed forces, a day after senior Turkish officials said all would be confronted as "terrorists".

In a series of statements on Twitter on Friday, the Bob Crow Brigade said that its members were leaving the Raqqa front, where they had been fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, to travel to Manbij, a town in northern Aleppo that the YPG took from IS last month, and where pro-Turkish forces now are massing.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-ypg-volunteers-head-manbij-face-turkish-forces-1840728706

First IS, then Iran: Kurdish-Iranian leader has eyes on ultimate goal

The PAK group has helped roll back IS in Iraq. Flush with western training, the group's leader has eyes on the future - a homeland in Iran
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pak-leader-first-then-tehran-978014082

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As noted Sept. 12 in Al-Monitor, in “Ankara hardening anti-PKK strategy,” the Turkish government, confident in its declaration of a state of emergency and experience gained in its struggle against the Gulen movement, has settled on a strategy of total liquidation of the PKK to the exclusion of attempts at deterrence. In this regard, Ankara last month introduced on the battlefield the Turkish-made medium-altitude, long-endurance Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone's manufacturer, Baykar Makina, is owned by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law Selcuk Bayraktar.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/turkey-pkk-learn-from-isis-drones.html

ISIS emir Abdullah: Turks are the MVPs of ISIS

ISIS emir Ahmet Osman Abdullah, code name Ebu Omer Ceza, who surrendered to the YPG made striking confessions on Turkey-ISIS relations.

ISIS emir Ahmet Osman Abdullah escaped from ISIS in 2015 and surrendered to the YPG and has been arrested for some 10 months. Ahmet Osman Abdullah spoke about why he joined ISIS, what he saw once he was there, the conflicts he experienced, the relationship between ISIS and the Turkish state and why he surrendered to the YPG.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/isis-emir-abdullah-turks-are-the-mvps-of-isis

Shehba people: Turkish army and affiliated gangs force us to migrate

Civilians from Shehba region who have been through a forced displacement due to the attacks of the Turkish state and affiliated gangs spoke to ANHA.

The displaced civilians stated that Turkish jets bombed their villages and made the affiliated gangs attack them with the goal of invading the region.

80-year old mother Meryem from Soran territory of Shehba stated that Turkish jets bombed their village and made their living areas uninhabitable.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/shehba-people-turkish-army-and-affiliated-gangs-force-us-to-migrate

Turkey's invasion from Jarablus to Exterin: 50 villages evacuated
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkey-s-invasion-from-jarablus-to-exterin-50-villages-evacuated

Kurdish protests continue in Iran despite government crackdown

Iranian paramilitary forces arrested dozens of Kurdish activists on Friday amid continuing anti-government protests.

The demonstrations broke out last Tuesday in Iran’s restive Kurdish region. Hundreds of angry Kurds took to the streets in the cities of Mariwan and Mahabad to condemn “suppression by the Iranian authorities.” The protests have now spread to other cities, including Sanandaj, the capital of Kordestan Province.
http://aranews.net/2016/10/kurdish-protests-continue-in-iran-government-crackdown-escalates/

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The Turkish military said its fighter jets hit Syrian Kurdish targets in northern Syria, and killed up to 200 fighters, according to state media.

The jets hit 18 targets in Maarrat Umm Hawsh, a region north of the city of Aleppo, the official news agency Anadolu said.

Quoting the army, the report claimed that between 160 and 200 fighters from the YPG (People's Protection Units) group were killed in the raids on Wednesday night.

A Syrian-Kurdish forces leader, however, said that while Turkish jets and artillery were attacking, no more than 10 fighters had been killed so far.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said at least nine YPG fighters were confirmed killed and 26 people were injured in some 20 raids.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/turkey-army-kills-200-ypg-fighters-aleppo-161020070457309.html

Rojava Coordination condemns Turkey’s attacks on Efrîn and Shehba

Rojava Cantons General Coordination has condemned Turkish fighter jets’ intervention and attacks on Shehba and Efrîn in a written statement. The Coordination stated that with these attacks, Turkey has proven once more that they are protecting ISIS.

The Coordination’s statement is as follows:

“Last night, Turkish fighter jets started bombing the Um Al-Qura, Um Al-Hosh and Al-Hesiye villages in the Shehba region liberated from the gangs by Revolutionary Forces intensely. The bombing occurred a few hours after the Revolutionary Forces liberated 5 villages around the Shehba Dam and one cell tower belonging to Syriatel company form the gangs. Bombing of the region and villages in the Efrin Canton continues. Dozens of civilians have lost their lives in the attacks.

As the Rojava Cantons Democratic Autonomous Administration General Coordination, we condemn this intervention by Turkey. We will defend the civilians in Northern Syria with all our means. Turkey has shown once again with these practices that they are protecting ISIS gangs and that they are not in favor of villages in the Shehba region to be liberated from the ISIS gangs.

With these practices, Turkey has trampled international law. We are calling on the peoples of the world, the UN, US, Russia, international law associations and NGOs to break the silence in the face of this situation and pressure Turkey to stop their attacks on Rojava.

We hope the international community won’t stay silent in the face of the Turkish state’s practices, and we call on all cultural structures in Syria to take a stance against the Turkish state’s bombings.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/rojava-coordination-condemns-turkey-s-attacks-on-efrin-and-shehba

Nach den Journalisten werden die HDP-Vertreter verhaftet

Nach der Schließung fast aller kritischen Medien stehen nun die Parteibüros und Politiker der HDP/DBP im Fokus. Beim Militär sind es die Soldaten der türkischen Nato-Truppen
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49749/1.html

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Tukish jets launched a massive assault on People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces in northern Syria on Oct. 20 to prevent the Syrian Kurdish group from taking the strategic town of al-Bab in northwestern Syria.

If the YPG, which is linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), seizes al-Bab, there would be a corridor connecting Syrian Kurdish regions east and west of the Euphrates River — something Turkey has vowed not to let happen.

Amberin Zaman reported that “the strikes mark the second time Turkey has attacked the YPG from the air, raising interesting questions about Ankara’s relations with Russia and with the Syrian regime. YPG sources who spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity said Turkey is unlikely to have initiated the strikes without informing Russia, whose planes effectively control the skies over northwestern Syria. Russia and Turkey are on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict, but Ankara’s fears of the emergence of a PKK-run Kurdish entity along its borders appear to have surpassed its desire to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. This is one of the main reasons Turkey was so keen to patch up ties with Russia, and some claim with Damascus, after downing a Russian jet over the Syrian border last year.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/russia-putin-green-light-attack-turkey-kurds-syria.html

Iraqi Kurds step into Ankara-Baghdad row

The deepening row between Turkey and Iraq took a further turn as Baghdad requested an emergency session of the UN Security Council to review what it considers the illegal presence of Turkish troops at the Bashiqa camp near Mosul, while a top Turkish official claimed the soldiers were there at the request of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/turkey-iraq-row-deepens-mosul-krg-kurds-isis.html

Turkish army attacks YPG positions in border villages of Tirbespiyê
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-attacks-ypg-positions-in-border-villages-of-tirbespiye

Joining the fight against ISIS is a moral obligation: French YPG member

Julian is a 23-year-old French fighter who has enlisted in the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). He is known among his Kurdish comrades by his nom de guerre, Heval Shoresh.

Speaking to ARA News, Julian said that his principle motivation for joining the YPG was his desire to safeguard civilians threatened by the Islamic State (ISIS).
http://aranews.net/2016/10/french-member-of-ypg-joining-the-fight-against-isis-is-a-moral-obligation/

Iranian Kurds see no change in Iran, opt for armed struggle

The Iranian Kurds see no difference in the repressive mentality of Iran since the assassination of Sadegh Saharafkani, 24 years ago, and that this is the reason they launched their armed struggle again inside Iran, a senior Kurdish politician from Iranian Kurdistan told ARA News.

On Saturday, Kurds revived the 24th anniversary of the assassination of Sharafkandi, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran (KDP-I). He was murdered by assassins at Berlin’s Mykonos restaurant on September 17, 1992, along with two of his deputies.http://aranews.net/2016/09/iranian-kurds-see-no-change-iran-opt-armed-struggle/

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Turkey is not prepared to take a step back in its spat with Baghdad. The mood in Ankara remains defiant despite Baghdad’s insistence that Turkey not be allowed to participate in the Mosul operation and demands that Turkish troops in Bashiqa near Mosul be withdrawn.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/turkey-iraq-kurdistan-regional-government-main-ally.html

Der Author mein als wäre ganze KRG die Talabani politik unterstürtz, aber wie unten jemand hat geschrieben es gibt bei dem Krg die gegen diesen Politk ist ...

(The article is superficially fine.

The weak point in it is that it equals Barzani (and implicitly his family dominated KDP) with the KRG.

This is patently incorrect.

The PUK and its ally Gorran control Suleymania, Halabja and Kirkuk provinces, both politically and militarily and are closer to Iran and Baghdad and allied to the PKK.

The position of Barzani within the KRG is politically unsure as his present presidency is illegal and disputed by all KRG parties except for his own KRG.)

Kirkuk officials deny displacing Arabs in anti-IS operation

KIRKUK, Iraq — Flags bearing Shiite slogans such as "Ya Hussein" flutter conspicuously every 20 meters or so on Kirkuk’s Republic Street, in a district filled with government buildings and the blackened facades of hotels attacked during an Oct. 21 assault by over 100 Islamic State (IS) operatives.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/kirkuk-iraq-kurdistan-islamic-state-arab-sunni.html

A look at battle for Raqqa from a Kurdish perspective

Following the operation launched to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria, an expedited operation code-named Wrath of the Euphrates was initiated to liberate the IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria. Ankara has been perceptibly upset since it became known that the Raqqa operation was initiated by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces despite earlier optimistic predictions that Ankara, which was sidelined from the Mosul operation, would be in partnership with the United States at Raqqa
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-syria-euphrates-from-kurdish-perspective.html

Raqqa: Syrian Arab fighters pull out of Kurd-led offensive

The Syrian Arab component of forces attacking Raqqa have withdrawn from operations, declaring Kurdish forces had broken an agreement to allow them to lead the charge into the Islamic State (IS) group-held city.

In a statement released only days after the "Euphrate's Wrath" offensive began, Liwa Thuaar Raqqa (Raqqa revolutionary brigade) said it would no longer fight alongside the Kurdish YPG militia.

The brigade accused the US of trying to "sideline" its men in favour of the Kurdish forces, placing pressure on the YPG's backers in Washington who had pledged to let Arab forces take the lead in the operations.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-arab-fighters-pull-out-kurd-led-assault-raqqa-941399028

Turkish soldiers attack Efrîn residents resisting on the border: 5 wounded
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-attack-efrin-residents-resisting-on-the-border-5-wounded

YPG Press Office stated that Turkish troops have intensified their attacks on YPG forces and Rojava soil since the beginning of the Operation Wrath of Euphrates. YPG said the Turkish state wanted to harm the YPG fighters as they have started an operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS.

Turkish army carried out two separate attacks on November 8 night.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-turkish-army-and-gangs-intensify-their-attacks

A total of 120 people including 30 minors have been taken into custody during the raids and demonstrations held in Adana province for the last 5 days. The detainees also include HDP Adana provincial branch co-chair Hüseyin Beyaz.
http://anfenglish.com/news/120-people-including-30-minors-detained-in-adana-in-5-days

HPG releases balance sheet of war for three months

1,736 soldiers and police, including 21 high-ranking, were killed and 214 guerrillas lost their lives in the ongoing war during the months of August, September and October.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-releases-balance-sheet-of-war-for-three-months-1

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Prague is a favorite honeymoon destination for Turkish newlyweds, and the Czech Republic is generally idealized in Turkey as a mecca of beautiful women and febrile intellectuals, all sipping the country’s famous brews. It must have therefore come as something of a shock for many Turks to read the headline news today that two “Czech terrorists” had been arrested in the predominantly Kurdish town of Sirnak, in southeastern Turkey.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-czech-arrest-terrorists-kurdish-sirnak-ypg.html

WATCH: ‘Turkish Soldiers’ Execute 2 Female ‘Kurdish Fighters’
http://heavy.com/news/2016/10/turkey-turkish-soldiers-executing-killing-female-pkk-kurdish-kurds-fighters-women-full-uncensored-twitter-video/

Soldiers and police burn a house: One woman burned to death in Erciş

Turkish soldiers and police raided Ahmet Ataman’s home in Çelibibağı neighborhood in Van’s Erciş district in the middle of the night. The Ataman family stated that the house had been set on fire. Nurettin Ataman said his brother Ahmet Ataman and brother’s wife Hediye Ataman were inside the house and that Hediye Ataman’s burned body was retrieved from the house that was torn down with diggers in the morning.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/soldiers-and-police-burn-a-house-one-woman-burned-to-death-in-ercis-1

Med Nuçe and Newroz TV won, Eutelsat and Turkey lost

Paris Commercial Court ruled in favor of Med Nuçe whose broadcast had been halted by the French operator Eutelsat. Med Nuçe’s lawyer said it was “a great victory in the name of press freedom”.
http://anfenglish.com/freedom-of-the-press/med-nuce-and-newroz-tv-won-eutelsat-and-turkey-lost

Raqqa activist group RBSS under scrutiny for making pro-ISIS propaganda

The activist group ‘Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently’ (RBSS) is coming under increased scrutiny for making pro-ISIS propaganda and ethnic chauvinism, and trying to undermine the SDF-led campaign to capture Raqqa from ISIS.

Sharvan Darwish, spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday accused the RBSS of distorting events in Raqqa, saying the group is “competing with Nazi propaganda and Turkish government propaganda” instead of focusing on the Raqqa civilians liberated from ISIS terrorists by the SDF forces.

However, the group denied the accusations. “SDF spokesman keep accusing RBSS for being with ISIS because we publish the violations against civilians in the area,” the group said.
http://aranews.net/2016/11/raqqa-activist-group-rbss-scrutiny-making-pro-isis-propaganda/

‘Raqqa’s fall will bring the end of Erdoğan’

Fighters of the Internationalist Brigade that participate in the operation to liberate Raqqa stated that the fall of ISIS capital Raqqa would also bring the end of the fascist AKP-Erdoğan dictatorship in Turkey.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/raqqa-s-fall-will-bring-the-end-of-erdogan

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Bekannt sind die Bilder von Kobanê, der kurdischen Stadt in Rojava/Nordsyrien, die 2015 vom IS fast eingenommen worden wäre, aber von den kurdischen Volksverteidigungseinheiten YPG/YPJ zurückerobert wurde. Der erfolgreiche Kampf der Kurden um diese Stadt wurde weltweit gefeiert, abgesehen von der türkischen Regierung, die sich nicht nur rausgehalten hat, sondern den IS laut vieler Indizien mit Waffen und Support unterstützt hat.
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Tuerkei-Grosse-Teile-von-Sirnak-dem-Erdboden-gleichgemacht-3505854.html

Why Turkey issued arrest warrant for this Kurdish leader

As Turkey continues with its stance in claiming the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and actors in Rojava (the term Kurds use to refer to western Kurdistan in Syria) are one in the same, Co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim was accused of involvement in the Feb. 17 bomb attack in Ankara. Along with key PKK names, including Cemil Bayik, Murat Karayilan, Fehman Huseyin, Zubeyir Aydar and Remzi Kartal, now there is also an arrest warrant for Muslim.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-syria-issue-arrest-warrant-for-pyd-chief-muslim.html

46 DBP Co-Mayors have been arrested and 38 Co-Mayors have been dismissed so far. Also, 7 Co-Mayors have been issued arrest warrants and 35 trustees have been appointed to DBP municipalities.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/46-dbp-co-mayors-arrested-so-far

Turkey accused of planning assassination of Kurdish activists abroad

The Turkish government is accused of planning plots to kill Kurdish officials abroad.

The German media reported that the state prosecutor’s office in Bremen had initiated an investigation into a Turkish agent conspiring to kill two people active in the Kurdish community outside Turkey.

One of alleged targets of the murder plot was Yüksel Koc, a Kurdish activist based in Bremen. The second was Remzi Kartal, who lives in Brussels and is the chair of the Kurdish organization Kongra-Gel, reported The Local newspaper.
http://aranews.net/2016/11/turkey-accused-of-planning-assassination-of-kurdish-activists-abroad/

Antep is the second stronghold for ISIS after Raqqa

“THE ISIS MEMBERS WHO COMMITTED THE MASSACRES WERE EXECUTED SO THEY WON’T TALK”
“ANTEP IS THE CENTER OF ISIS TURKEY ORGANIZATION”
http://anfenglish.com/features/antep-is-the-second-stronghold-for-isis-after-raqqa

Occupant Turkish soldiers and affiliate gang groups are attacking Olaşa village 29 kms to the west of Manbij with Katyusha missiles and artillery.

Violent clashes broke out when Manbij Military Council fighters responded to the attack.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-hits-olasa-village-with-missiles

Will Iraq's Sinjar become new base for PKK?

In its quest to become part of the Mosul operation, the Turkish government has been warning that the predominantly Shiite volunteer Popular Mobilization Units will ethnically cleanse Sunnis from Mosul and its environs. But since that argument has not yielded the desired results of being able to intervene in Iraq, Ankara is now using the argument that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has turned Sinjar into a base. By declaring that “Sinjar is on the way to becoming a new Qandil, we cannot allow that,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made Turkey’s position clear.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-syria-iraq--shengal-become-second-qandil.html

Im Windschatten des Krieges

Im Windschatten des Krieges gegen den IS vertreibt die von Berlin unterstützte Kurdische Regionalregierung im Nordirak arabischsprachige Bewohner und zielt damit auf die Arrondierung eines klar kurdisch dominierten Herrschaftsgebiets. Das zeigen Recherchen von Human Rights Watch. Demnach lässt sich für 21 Dörfer und Städte im Nordirak zeigen, dass die kurdischen Peschmerga gezielt Häuser arabischsprachiger Sunniten zerstören, während Häuser in kurdischem Besitz unversehrt bleiben. Hintergrund sind Bestrebungen der Kurdischen Regionalregierung unter Präsident Masud Barzani, die kurdische Autonomieregion vom Irak abzuspalten und ihr zuvor noch möglichst weite Gebiete einzuverleiben, darunter die besonders ölreiche Region Kirkuk. Barzani und sein Clan arbeiten seit Jahrzehnten eng mit bundesdeutschen Politikern zusammen und haben Berlin Zugriff auf die reichen Ölvorräte der Autonomieregion angeboten. Im Gegenzug unterstützt Deutschland im Krieg gegen den IS vor allem die Peschmerga und verweigert der Regierung in Bagdad ähnliche Hilfe. Darüber hinaus sieht die Bundesregierung über die faktische Vertreibung der arabischsprachigen Bevölkerung aus dem kurdischen Herrschaftsgebiet hinweg.
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59487

German arms company stops supplying weapons to NATO-member Turkey

German defense manufacturing company Heckler & Koch will stop providing arms to Turkey.

“We only want to deliver to reliable countries, also not countries that are unequivocal democratic, not corrupt, and are part of NATO or close to NATO,” an anonymous employee of the organization told the German newspaper Die Welt.

Turkey as a result was removed from the customer list.
http://aranews.net/2016/11/german-arms-company-stops-supplying-weapons-nato-member-turkey/

What do Kurds expect from Trump?

Turkey’s Kurds are calling on US President-elect Donald Trump to follow up on the remarks he made in his July 21 interview with The New York Times: “It would be ideal if we could get them [Kurds and Turks] all together.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-united-states-trump-policy-on-kurdish-issue.html

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The veil of mystery has yet to be lifted over an alleged airstrike on Nov. 24 against Turkish-backed opposition rebels in northern Syria that left at least four Turkish soldiers dead and several others wounded. The incident, which under normal circumstances would have led to a torrent of indignant chest thumping by Turkish leaders, appears to have been quietly buried, with no mention of it in today’s headlines. Its absence prompts the question, Why?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-backed-opposition-syria-air-attack-ypg.html

Turkey scrambles to cut its losses in Syria

Amberin Zaman reports that “Turkey’s outsize ambitions in Syria lie in shreds as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad press on to assert control over the rebel strongholds that remain in Aleppo.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-policy-kurds-aleppo-russia.html

Kurdish authorities harming recovery of Iraq's Yazidis: HRW

Kurdish restrictions on the movement of goods are harming the recovery of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was targeted for genocide by the Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.

It said restrictions imposed by the autonomous Kurdish government "disproportionate to any possible security considerations are causing unnecessary harm to people's access to food, water, livelihoods, and other fundamental rights".

It said the restrictions affected the Sinjar area, the main hub of the Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking religious minority whose faith is despised by jihadists.

The area is theoretically under the authority of the central government in Baghdad, but it is largely controlled by the forces of the autonomous Kurdish region.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/kurdish-restrictions-harm-recovery-iraqs-yazidis-hrw-522184451

What's brewing between the Kurds, Syrian regime?

Among all the complex alliances and shifting loyalties in Syria, the Kurds seem caught in the middle. Common sentiment is that the Kurds are now at a critical threshold of relations with the Damascus regime, and the outcome could be cooperation or, just as easily, combat.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-kurdish-knot-sheikh-maqsoud.html

Is Turkey’s fight against Syrian Kurds enabling Assad?

Turkey’s policy aimed at preventing Syrian Kurds from gaining a swath of territory along the Turkish-Syrian border has totally trumped its desire to see the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Developments show that Turkey at this point is even enabling Assad’s drive to regain control of Syria.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-drive-against-syrian-kurds-enabling-assad.html

Doppelte Standards für Salafisten

Berlin und andere EU-Staaten planen Maßnahmen gegen die Einreise salafistischer Prediger aus Saudi-Arabien und anderen arabischen Golfstaaten. Dies geht aus Medienberichten hervor. Demnach schlagen deutsche Geheimdienste Alarm, weil die auf gut 10.000 Personen angewachsene deutsche Salafistenszene von Missionsvereinen vor allem aus Saudi-Arabien systematisch gefördert wird. Mit einem weiteren Erstarken sei, so heißt es, zu rechnen. Tatsächlich ist eine saudische Einrichtung in Bonn jahrelang eines der wichtigsten Zentren des deutschen Salafismus gewesen; aus dem Milieu rekrutieren sich so gut wie alle deutschen Jihadisten. Riad betreibt seine weltweite salafistische Mission seit den 1960er Jahren an der Seite der westlichen Mächte; Hintergrund war zunächst das gemeinsame Vorgehen gegen dem Westen nicht willfährige und der saudischen Monarchie feindlich gesinnte politische Kräfte. Riads Mission hat maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, Länder, deren Islam als traditionell friedlich galt, für jihadistischen Terror zu öffnen, darunter Afghanistan und Mali. Während die Bundesregierung die Salafismusförderung im eigenen Land verhindern will, nimmt sie sie in anderen Staaten billigend in Kauf oder stärkt ihr - wie in Syrien - sogar den Rücken.
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59503

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (RTE) doesn’t only have gangs made up of secret soldiers brought from Eastern Turkistan and Kyrgzystan and Central Asia. He also has a secret gang of Kurds. These gangs made their name when they attacked Aleppo’s Eşrefiye neighborhood in 2012. Since that day, these gangs have been emerging under different names. Most recently, these people have been seen in the plan to invade Syria named “Euphrates Shield”.

After the Rojava Revolution, a secret gang group of Kurds RTE got his hands on through some forces was formed. This gang is activated occasionally and discarded when the deed is done.

RTE chooses the men he picks, turns into gangs and discards from Azaz, Rai, Exterin, Shehba and Bab.

These people were made to form two groups named Azadi and Selahattin around Aleppo first. These groups formed in the beginning of 2012 first made their name heard by attacking the Kurdish neighborhood of Eşrifye. Then they took part in the so-called FSA in Qestel, Cindo, Tel Hemis, Tel Birak, Serekaniye and many other places and attacked Kurdish people, cities, towns and villages.
http://anfenglish.com/features/erdogan-s-kurdish-gangs

Bilgen: TAF(turkische armee force)given a mission for “minesweeping” in Syria

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen held a press conference in the party headquarters on the recent developments.

Ayhan Bilgen first criticized Turkey’s Syria policies and said: “The policy in Syria has been wrong from the start, and now Turkey is paying for that mistake. They first negotiated with ISIS, and dubbed them ‘an indignant crowd’. When international reaction towards ISIS grew stronger, they continued their relationship over Al Nusra. Our deputies stated numerous times in the parliament that the relationship built with Al Nusra will cost Turkey greatly. Al Nusra was deemed a terrorist organization in Russia, but state officials have made comments that they don’t see it as such. The whole world knows how ‘moderate’ an ‘opposition’ the FSA is. We will soon see the organizations under the FSA structure dubbed terrorist organizations.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/bilgen-taf-given-a-mission-for-minesweeping-in-syria

Is Turkey recruiting militants evacuated from Aleppo?

Although the Syrian armed opposition has lost its six-year war to declare Aleppo the “capital of the revolution” and the Syrian equation has changed drastically, the curtain is not yet down on this act of the bloody play.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-ankara-recruit-militants-from-aleppo.html

Erdoğan, once again: We won't allow a Kurdish state in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again confessed that Kurds were the target of their Syria policy.

Speaking at the DEİK General Assembly meeting in Istanbul, Erdoğan said the followings regarding the “aim” of the Kurds in Syria:

“What they aim is to found a new state in North Syria. It must be known that we will not allow such a state to be founded. Without doubt, we are deeply hurt by our martyrs in this process but we must know that there is a need for martyrs and veterans in order for a land to exist.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/erdogan-once-again-we-won-t-allow-a-kurdish-state-in-syria

Rojava leader: Turkey cannot stop Kurds from advancing in Syria

Fawza al-Yusuf, a Syrian Kurd from a modest family, left northern Syria as a teenager and student in 1991, fearful of arrest for her political activities. She joined the uprising that broke out in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey in 1977 and remains ongoing, calling herself Zakho Zaghrous after Zakho, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, and Mount Zaghrous, which dominates the mountain range between the Iranian- and Iraqi-ruled Kurdish regions.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/syria-kurds-uprising-turkey-federal-raqqa.html

Pressure mounts on PKK over Sinjar presence

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the United States recently reiterated their opposition to the continued presence of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Sinjar region.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/pkk-iraq-sinjar-turkey.html

HPG: Nobody can push us out of Shengal

HPG said they forces went to Shengal for a human and moral mission, and that HPG, whose 230 freedom fighters were martyred there, won't leave Shengal as long as the threat against the people remains.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-nobody-can-push-us-out-of-shengal

YBŞ: HRW report not true, we invite them to the battle front

HRW claimed in a report two days ago that armed groups affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have recruited boys and girls, and that these groups sent children into direct combat, placing them at risk by training them in areas that Turkey has attacked with airstrikes in its conflict with the PKK, such as Iraq’s Qandil mountain area.

Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ

General Command released a statement which denied the report and said it was aimed to defame the YBŞ.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-hrw-report-not-true-we-invite-them-to-the-battle-front

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In this past year in Turkey, thousands of people were massacred for a one-man regime, cities were torn down, tens of thousands of people have been arrested for having different opinions than the government.
http://anfenglish.com/news/record-time-for-genocidal-operations-in-turkey-during-2016

»Niemand kann sich mehr sicher fühlen«

Gespräch. Mit Sakine Esen Yilmaz. Über fehlende Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der Türkei, Imame, die in Schulen ein- und ausgehen, und ihren Antrag auf Asyl in Deutschland
http://www.jungewelt.de/2017/01-07/064.php

Foreign volunteer unit fights to save lives in Syria

In September, when northern Syria was still hot enough for sand flies to bite, John Harding sat at a makeshift table of plywood and concrete bricks at a former dairy that is now a base for the People’s Protection Units (YPG). He was telling his favorite story from his second tour serving as a volunteer alongside YPG and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting IS.

The Syrian city of Manbij had been liberated from IS in mid-August after months of fierce fighting, and the Tactical Medical Unit (TMU), also known by its Kurdish name Yekineyen Bijiski Taktiki — a group of around half a dozen mostly Western volunteers — was approached by a local who was holding one of the many IS mines left in the city.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/northern-syria-foreign-medical-volunteers.html

YPG releases balance sheet of war for 2016

YG said 2016 was a year of great importance for the Rojava Revolution as their forces fulfilled a defense mission along all border lines and joined the operations Wrath of Khabur, Elin and Cudi, Manbij and Wrath of Euphrates within the body of SDF.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-releases-balance-sheet-of-war-for-2016

YPG announces the death of two volunteers from the UK and Canada

YPG announced that British volunteer fighter Ryan Lock and Canadian volunteer Nazzareno Antonio Tassoned have died in the ongoing fight against ISIS near Raqqa.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-announces-the-death-of-two-volunteers-from-the-uk-and-canada

Kurds may be the victim of the Russian-Turkish cooperation

Lyon II University faculty member and Washington Institute fellow Middle East expert Fabrice Balanche published an analysis in Le Figaro on the aggreement signed among the regime and the groups they are in conflict with by the mediation of Russia, Iran and Turkey. Balanche underlined that there is a risk that the Kurds may be sacrificed as a result of the Russian-Turkish cooperation.

The analysis was published with the title “Syria: Why the ceasefire doesn’t announce the end of the war” and in it Balanche argues that Turkey has joined the Russia-Iran alliance in a tactical move and that the ceasefire was “so far a success”.

Balanche pointed out that the ceasefire doesn’t include regions under Fatah Al Sham (previously known as Al Nusra) control and foresaw Bashar Asad staying in power until 2021, and stated that the “withdraw” of Asad mentioned in the agreement was “just to lure the West and the Gulf countries to the table”.

Balanche stated that the Ahrar Al Sham gang was added to the agreement with Turkey’s imposition and the radicals in the gangs are opposed to it. Balanche foresaw that the agreement may increase the divide and divisions among the anti-regime groups, primarily Ahrar Al Sham, and underlined that that was in line with the military goals of the Asad regime.
http://anfenglish.com/news/balanche-kurds-may-be-the-victim-of-the-russian-turkish-cooperation

Iraqi Kurdistan oil a slippery issue

Iraqi Kurdistan has been shipping oil to Turkey without Baghdad's knowledge, resulting in Iraq violating an OPEC agreement, according to accusations leveled Jan. 3 by Iraq's prime minister. Also, Iraq recently confirmed that a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) minister had offered to sell oil fields to Turkey for $5 billion, again without consulting Baghdad.

Meanwhile, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh plans to visit Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi next week to discuss cooperative projects related to oil and gas. Chief among these is the establishment of an oil pipeline from the province of Sulaimaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan to Iranian territory.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/iran-iraq-turkey-oil-ceyhan-sulaymaniyah-barzani.html

Kurdish President hosts Turkey’s PM, discuss PKK withdrawal from Sinjar

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Sunday met Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, to discuss recent developments in the region.

The withdrawal of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and affiliated groups from the Yezidi region of Shingal/Sinjar in northern Iraq was at the top of the Erbil meeting’s agenda.

Barzani and Yildirim have also discussed the developments of the fight against ISIS.

Turkey’s PM also stressed the importance of the Turkish-Kurdish cooperation in the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/kurdish-president-hosts-turkeys-pm-discuss-pkk-withdrawal-from-sinjar/

Êzidîs call upon the PKK and the worl

The Democratic Êzidî Society Coordination had held a meeting, with the participation of more than 60 delegates from across Kurdistan, Europe, Russia and Armenia, on Mount Shengal between December 25-28. The coordination issued the final declaration of this meeting, where it described the PKK as the hope of Êzidî people and called upon the guerillas to not withdraw from Shengal.

‘MASSACRES ARE NOT OUR FATE’

In its declaration, the coordination emphasized that massacres are not the fate of Êzidî people, who now want to put an end to massacres. For this purpose, the coordination underlined the importance of learning lessons from the latest 74th massacre and drew attention to the necessity of unity and solidarity. The coordination called for initiatives that would unify Êzidî people and achieve a platform and mechanism that represents the will of Êzidîs.

CALL TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORCES

The Democratic Êzidî Society Coordination described Shengal as the motherland of all Êzidîs and called upon Êzidî people to prioritize Shengal in all of their efforts. The coordination called for material and moral support to Shengal, and described the recent debates on Shengal as disturbing and painful. The coordination said ‘Those that have nothing to say to Êzidî people are claiming to take control of the Êzidîs in Shengal and are using the support of the AKP government, who is an enemy of Kurds and Êzidîs. After abandoning Êzidîs to ISIS, they act like nothing has happened and try to establish their rule over Shengal. We demand that the UN, EU and other international organizations function as guarantor parties, and that the PKK, which is an effective national force in the fight against ISIS, continues to defend our society. PKK asked nobody when it came to our rescue, and nobody was able to prevent it then. They came with a humane and national responsibility…We call upon the PKK: If you had not come to our rescue, we could have been wiped or Shengal could have been abandoned if survivors migrated from the city. With your arrival, you became the hope of our people, who have seen you as their security and decided to stay and resist under the most difficult conditions. Many of these people’s problems, such as security and administration, have not yet been resolved. We think that you still have a responsibility and, although you have not made an official statement or attempt, we do not think that it would be right for you to withdraw from Shengal. We believe that this society needs you and that you will be sensitive on this issue.’

‘SHENGAL’S AUTONOMY WILL BE THE BASIS’
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ezidis-call-upon-the-pkk-and-the-world

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Although the announcement of a fragile ceasefire on 30 December brought some respite to the majority of people across Syria, the tides have been turning in a different direction for some groups in the war-torn country.

The truce, backed by Turkey and Russia acting as guarantors, involves the return of the warring sides to negotiations in Astana, after nearly six years of fighting and before the revival of the Geneva peace process on 8 February.

The ceasefire also involves a deal that was struck between Russia and Turkey, and a tightening of ties that has meant that rebel groups have lost out on support from Ankara. Yet the biggest loss seems to lie among the Kurds in northern Syria.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-kurds-fall-victim-syrias-ceasefire-1014698144

Ceremony for fallen American YPG member Israel in California
http://anfenglish.com/news/ceremony-for-fallen-american-ypg-member-israel-in-california

Ceremony for fallen Canadian YPG member Tassoned in Ottowa
http://anfenglish.com/news/ceremony-for-fallen-canadian-ypg-member-tassoned-in-ottowa

AKP starts employing paramilitary forces

The chaos and crisis created by the dirty war policies implemented by the AKP regime continue to expand. The palace regime failed to take hold in the face of the war concept they implemented and are now trying to save face by increasing the number of village guards in the region. The regime has started giving incentives to people to be village guards under the guise of security, and they are forming paramilitary forces.

The project aims to employ 30 thousand new counterguerilla units, and it will be implemented in Kurdish cities. Officially, 15 thousand of them will be registered as village guards and the other 15 thousand people will go down in the records as “volunteer village guards”.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/akp-starts-employing-paramilitary-forces

Turkey awards the family of Taksim suicide bomber in Jarablus

The family of the ISIS member and Taksim bomber are members of the ‘Jarablus assembly’ established by Turkey. Turkey has awarded several pro-ISIS members of the family of Nebil Fadli, who had massacred 11 people in Taksim, Istanbul.
http://anfenglish.com/special/turkey-awards-the-family-of-taksim-suicide-bomber-in-jarablus

7,500 liras in 12 installments for 33 lives taken in Suruç

33 revolutionaries were killed in Suruç. But the District Police Chief of the period was sentenced to just a 7500 lira fine. The fine was divided into 12 installments and the Police Chief never saw the inside of a court room.
http://anfenglish.com/news/7-500-liras-in-12-installments-for-33-lives-taken-in-suruc

New inquiry request on the Paris murders: Turkey gave the order

On January 9, 2013, PKK founding member Sakine Cansız, KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan and Kurdish youth movement member Leyla Şaylemez were murdered with 3 bullets to their heads in Paris. The only arrested suspect in the case, hitman Ömer Güney, died on December 17, 2016 under suspicious condiions. According to the suspect’s lawyers, Güney died of a lung infection. It was also said that the suspect had a brain condition, but there were no statements up to date that his health was getting worse. There is no official statement on the cause of death yet. But this death happened just weeks before the trial was scheduled to start. The trial was supposed to start on January 23 and continue until February 24.
http://anfenglish.com/news/new-inquiry-request-on-the-paris-murders-turkey-gave-the-order

“We don't want dictator Erdoğan in Geneva” demo in front of the UN
http://anfenglish.com/news/we-don-t-want-dictator-erdogan-in-geneva-demo-in-front-of-the-un

Cyprus Conference to begin with the slogan “Dictator Erdoğan”

Turkish President Erdoğan will be protested in front of the UN building at the time the conference will start.

The first phase of the Cyprus negotiations that started with the talks between Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic President Mustafa Akıncı and Greek Leader Nikos Anastasiadis on January 9 in the UN Geneva Offices were completed yesterday when the parties submitted their maps to the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General Espen Barth Eide.
http://anfenglish.com/news/cyprus-conference-to-begin-with-the-slogan-dictator-erdogan

Hogtie torture in Van Type T Prison

The torture and rights violations in the Type T closed prison in Van’s Tuşba district have peaked. Ferit Hasçelik was tortured in Van Type T Closed Prison, which almost looks like it has been picked as a pilot prison for torture. Hasçelik called his family on Monday and informed them of the torture.
http://anfenglish.com/human-rights/hogtie-torture-in-van-type-t-prison

We demand an autonomous and free Shengal
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ezidi-youths-we-demand-an-autonomous-and-free-shengal

"KDP must explain why Barzani was silent on Turkish PM's comments"

Reaction against KDP Leader Masoud Barzani staying silent against Binali Yıldırım’s comments of “PKK and PYD are terrorists” is on the rise.

PUK Iraqi Parliament member Mihemed Osman stated that PKK and PYD are legitimate parties of the Kurdish freedom movement, and said: “If PKK and PYD are terrorists, then I am too.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-must-explain-why-barzani-was-silent-on-turkish-pm-s-comments

KRG speaker: Independent Kurdish state complex issue

When Yusuf Mohammed Sadiq took up the position of speaker of the Kurdish parliament at the age of 36, the political circles in Iraq, and in particular the Kurdish ones, were shocked, as having a young man in this senior position was an unexpected development.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/kurdish-parliament-speaker-iraq.html

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The Turkish Army announced the death of 291 Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) during military operations in northern Syria.

The death toll, declared by Turkey on 7 January 2017, included Kurdish casualties since Turkey launched its operations in Syria last August.

The Kurdish YPG leadership condemned Turkey’s attacks on their positions, arguing that Turkey’s offensive on their headquarters came in support of jihadist groups in Syria.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/turkeys-war-on-syrian-kurds-under-scrutiny/

Talk of Kurdish autonomy still makes Syrians squirm

At the Syrian Ministry of Information, where I and a fellow reporter recently were seeking authorization to travel to Qamishli, we were told we would also need the permission from the Political Directorate. The directorate is the press and information unit of the General Staff that controls the movements of foreign media inside Syria. A brigadier general behind the desk asked, ‘‘Why do you want to go to Qamishli?”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/turkey-syria-seems-to-softened-its-opposition-to-kurds.html

Kurds release 74 Turkey-backed rebels north Syria

Syrian Kurdish forces of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Asayish police released 74 Turkey-backed rebels, although the rebels have repeatedly attacked Kurdish positions near Afrin in Aleppo Governorate, officials said on Saturday.

The Turkish-backed rebel groups in Syria have not confirmed the release.

Jaysh al-Thuwar, a multi-ethnic armed rebel coalition in Syria affiliated to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday announced they released 74 prisoners affiliated to Turkey-backed rebels that had attacked Kurdish headquarters.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/kurds-release-74-turkey-backed-rebels-north-syria/

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Human Rights Association (IHD) Amed Branch announced its yearly report on human rights violations committed in Northern Kurdistan during 2016 in a press conference in its branch building today.

IHD Deputy President and Amed Branch President Raci Bilici read out a press statement, and IHD Regional Representative Abdusselam İnceören announced the figures of human rights violations in the Kurdish region.

DEATHS AND INJURIES

In its report, IHD said police and gendarmes executed 304 people without due process and 131 people were wounded this way.

6 people died in prisons, 6 people were killed in ‘unidentified murders’, and 11 people died due to official mistakes and negligence.

IHD stated that hundreds of soldiers, police officers, guerrillas and civilians were killed and 1,159 others were wounded during armed confrontations over the past year.

36 died on the border lines and 13 people, 9 of whom children, were killed in unidentified explosions of bombs.

16 men, 8 women and 2 children were victims of suspicious deaths.

On the other hand, 11 women committed suicide. 30 women and 8 children lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. 11 women died and 6 others suffered sexual abuse in social sphere.

IHD noted that bodies of several guerrillas were not given to their families, and shared the following figures of right violations in the Kurdish region of Turkey during 2016:
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ihd-reports-46-292-human-rights-violations-in-the-kurdish-region-in-2016

37 teachers detained in İzmir and two jailed journalists held in isolation

37 teachers member to Eğitim-Sen Union were detained in İzmir while two journalists jailed in Istanbul are held in isolation.
http://anfenglish.com/news/37-teachers-detained-in-izmir-and-two-jailed-journalists-held-in-isolation

Minor injured in Adana prison fire dies

Jailed minor Ferhat Kaya who got injured in the fire that broke out in an Adana prison last week, has died after 8 days of struggle for life.
http://anfenglish.com/news/minor-injured-in-adana-prison-fire-dies

Barzani participates in Davos Economic Forum in Turkey

.......................It is scheduled for Barzani to meet with Turkish President ,Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister , Ahmed Davutoglu to discuss the issue of facing ISIS organization and export the oil of the region to world markets via Turkey.

The first sessions of the forum begins on Monday with a speech by Turkish President , Erdogan to begin the Forum acts, followed by a session titled "Understanding the dynamics of power in the region, by the management of Turkish Energy Minister , Taner Yildiz as a speaker with the participation of the President of Kurdistan Regional Government , Nechirvan Barzani.

The Minister of Natural Resources of Kurdistan , Ashti Hawrami will deliver a speech during the same meeting.
http://www.shafaaq.com/en/En_NewsReader/b50e7ffd-31ad-48e8-af62-a12a5a0df1ed

SDF: Excluding Kurds from Astana a violation of our right and sacrifices

The General Command of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement about Astana congress held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.

The SDF statement said:

“Despite the victories of our forces against the terrorists that represent ISIS in every campaign that we launched and are still launching, and despite the sacrifices of all the components to liberate our area from the hands of terrorists and solidify safety, we were excluded and pushed away from all the congresses that were held until now for the sake of Syrian crisis solution.
http://anfenglish.com/news/sdf-excluding-kurds-from-astana-a-violation-of-our-right-and-sacrifices

Syrian opposition calls Kurdish fighters ‘terrorists’, regime rejects federalism

Syria’s Kurdish parties were not impressed by the statements being issued from Astana. Opposition representatives called for the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) to be listed as “terrorists,” while the regime’s delegation explicitly rejected federalism.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/syrian-opposition-calls-kurdish-ypg-fighters-terrorists-regime-rejects-federalism/

YPG fighter from the US martyred in northern Raqqa

YPG Media Center announced that YPG fighter Paolo Todd (Kawa Amed) from the US fell a martyr during clashes with ISIS on January 15. In its statement, YPG emphasized that the war against ISIS represents not only a battle against terrorism, but a battle to protect human values, saying: “If there is value such as freedom, democracy, brotherhood, women's rights, children, etc. ISIS and its supporters want to destroy them. That is why the resistance in North Syria and Rojava is growing because it fulfills the role of protecting the common values of the people.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-fighter-from-the-us-martyred-in-northern-raqqa

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Antony J. Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama administration, called on Trump to directly arm Syrian Kurds to take Raqqa, regardless of Turkey’s opposition.

However, Blinken also urged President Donald Trump to help Turkey to take al-Bab city in northern Syria and to kill the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
http://aranews.net/2017/02/former-us-official-urges-trump-to-arm-syrian-kurds-help-turkey-to-fight-pkk/

CIA chief visits Turkey to discuss Kurds, Gulen, and ISIS

The CIA head Mike Pompeo is visiting Turkey on Thursday to discuss the US-led coalition support to the Syrian Kurds, and the Fethullah Gulen movement that Turkey accuses of orchestrating the failed military coup in the summer of 2016.

Pompeo’s visit was reportedly decided during a 45-minute telephone conversation between US President Donald Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Tuesday, where both discussed their shared commitment to ‘combatting terrorism in all its forms’, and in which Trump welcomed Turkey’s contributions to the anti-ISIS campaign.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/cia-chief-visits-turkey-discuss-kurds-gulen-isis/

Turkish districts ban film by Kurdish 'traitor' director

The mayors of two Turkish municipalities have slapped screening bans on the latest film by renowned Kurdish director Mahsun Kirmizigul, calling him a “traitor” and saying the movie “lampooned national values”.

The film Vezir Parmagi, or the Vizier’s Finger in English is a comedy set in Ottoman times and had its countrywide release on 25 January.

Mehmet Ture, the mayor of Anamur district in the southern province of Mersin, who is from the right -wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said he wouldn’t allow the film to be screened in his district since he wasn’t willing to provide a stage for a sympathiser of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

“As long as I am around, a film like Vezir Parmagi or something similar by someone like Mahsun Kirmizigul will never hit the screens within the boundaries of Anamur,” Ture was reported as saying by local media.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-municipalities-ban-movie-kurdish-traitor-director-130880214

Police attack the families of Ankara massacre victims during hearing
http://anfenglish.com/news/police-attack-the-families-of-ankara-massacre-victims-during-hearing

Turkish soldiers kill two civilians, injure five others near Rojava border
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-kill-two-civilians-injure-five-others-near-rojava-border

Southern Kurdistan youth continue to join the PKK ranks
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/southern-kurdistan-youth-continue-to-join-the-pkk-ranks

British anti-ISIS volunteers condemn UK support for Turkey, demand support for Kurds

The British government secured a multi billion pound fighter jet deal with Turkey after a visit by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to Turkey last Friday.

British volunteers in anti-ISIS forces in Syria –YPG and SDF– say that Turkey only bombs the Kurds in Syria, and that the Kurds need more support.

During his meeting with Theresa May in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim asked for more support for the Turkish army and rebel operations in northern Syria, whose fighters also attacked the Kurds.

In response, the UK Prime Minister said that the United Kingdom would support the Turkish army.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/british-anti-isis-volunteers-condemn-uk-support-turkey-demand-support-kurds/

What did the PYD and Russia discuss in Moscow?

PYD Representative to France Xalid İsa, who was in the committee that met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, said "We stated that a democratic Syria could only find peace through the project we propose. The efforts of some of our Russian friends were positive."

PYD Representative to France Xalid İsa spoke to ANF on the meeting they attended in Moscow.
http://anfenglish.com/news/what-did-the-pyd-and-russia-discuss-in-moscow

Why did Russia offer autonomy for Syria’s Kurds?

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised the Russian-brokered Syria talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, which ended Jan. 24, as a “concrete step” toward implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions dealing with Syria, commending Russia, Turkey and Iran for setting up a mechanism to ensure compliance with the cease-fire announced last month.

Russia’s diplomatic blitz did not end in Astana, however. On Jan. 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Syrian opposition parties in Moscow for further discussion of a Russian draft of a new Syrian Constitution that had been offered in Astana. While representatives of the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian opposition and the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces refused to attend, the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Turkey had excluded from the Astana talks, participated in the Moscow meeting.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/russia-offer-kurds-syria-autonomy-turkey-islamic-state.html

Hope and fear for Syria's Kurds

What happens when a black rat mates with a white rat?” The question prompted nervous giggles in a classroom in northeastern Syria. A dark-haired girl in a white hijab hazarded a guess: “All their babies will be born black."

Of the 23 teenagers attending the evening biology prep course at Taleyah lycee in the town of Derik, only three are boys. “Most boys their age are either fighting Daesh or have fled the country,” teacher Shiwan Jamil explained during a brief pause in the lesson.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/northern-syria-kurds-rojava-ypg-turkey-kurdistan.html

Ceremony in Rojava for YPG's fallen British fighter Ryan Lock

A ceremony was held in Rojava, West Kurdistan for British YPG fighter Ryan Lock who fell martyr during the Raqqa operation on 21 December, 2016.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ceremony-in-rojava-for-ypg-s-fallen-british-fighter-ryan-lock

Rojava and disinformation

This accusation is one of the most recurring and often repeated. These allegations against the Kurds of Rojava date from yesterday and came mainly from Turkey, which is also a specialist in ethnic cleansing against the Kurds by razing to the ground in the 1990s between 3000 and 4000 Kurdish villages. They became institutionalized when Amnesty International published a report which accused the main Syrian Kurdish party PYD of practicing ethnic cleansing against Turkmen and Arabs. This report was largely repeated. Yet many questions arise in view of its realization process. Let's start with one of its editors are close to the AKP, the Islamist Party of Erdoğan known for its ability to produce large amount of intoxication. Then the question of sources arises quickly. In the video of Amnesty that accompanies his report. Vice News then went to see the "victims" of forced displacements in Turkey. It is clear that its members support Daesh.Before telling you about my work there, it is important to look at the charges and the context.
http://anfenglish.com/features/rojava-and-disinformation

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Bis zu einer halben Million Kurden wurden im letzten Jahr durch den Krieg im Südosten des Landes vertrieben

Die Türkei stellt sich als das Land dar, das den Großteil der syrischen Flüchtlinge aufgenommen hat. Auch die Bundesregierung argumentiert so, wenn der Flüchtlingsdeal gerechtfertigt oder als erfolgreich geschildert werden soll. Was dabei untergeht, ist der Fakt, dass die türkische AKP-Regierung selbst durch den Krieg im Südosten des Landes gegen die PKK bzw. gegen Kurden Flüchtlinge schafft (Der Krieg der türkischen Militärs im Südosten des Landes).
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Die-tuerkischen-Fluechtlinge-3641706.html

IS überlässt türkischen Truppen Al-Bab

Die Syrien-Politik der Türkei gegen die Interessen Russlands und der USA und das Stillehalten Deutschlands
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/IS-ueberlaesst-tuerkischen-Truppen-Al-Bab-3639476.html

Türkei und USA wieder auf Konfrontationskurs

Die unter hohem Druck stehende türkische Regierung versucht, die USA zu einer Entscheidung für oder gegen die syrischen Kurden zu zwingen
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Syrien-Tuerkei-und-USA-wieder-auf-Konfrontationskurs-3643342.html

Top US general visits Kurdish-led SDF troops amidst ongoing Raqqa operation

General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. Central Command, visited Kurdish headquarters at the Kobani and Raqqa frontlines on Friday to discuss the final phase of the Euphrates Wrath campaign to capture Raqqa in another sign of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/top-us-general-visits-kurdish-led-sdf-troops-amidst-ongoing-raqqa-operation/

Syrian Kurdish delegation arrives in Washington for talks on Rojava Peshmerga

A delegation from the Kurdish National Council (KNC) arrived in Washington on Monday, after being invited by the US State Department, officials said.

Majdal Delli, a member of the Kurdish Yekiti Party, told ARA News that the KNC-leader Ibrahim Biro (Yekiti party), Kamiran Hajo (KDP-S), chairman of the KNC foreign relations office and Siamand Hajo (Future Movement), a representative of KNC foreign relations office arrived in Washington.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-delegation-arrives-in-washington-for-talks-on-rojava-peshmerga/

US struggles to maintain two key allies in Syria: Kurds and Turkey

The Pentagon’s top military officer on Thursday underlined that one of the complex challenges the US will face in the future is how to navigate the animosity between the two key US allies in Syria: Turkey and the Syrian Kurds.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/us-struggles-to-maintain-two-key-allies-in-syria-kurds-and-turkey/

Turkish fascists attack participants of the Long March

Internationalist activists from 15 countries and representatives of Kurdish institutions in Europe continue their march to Strasbourg which they launched from Luxembourg on February 1 with the motto 'Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan' in protest at the international conspiracy that targeted Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan on February 15, 1999.
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-fascists-attack-participants-of-the-long-march

British anti-ISIS volunteers condemn UK support for Turkey, demand support for Kurds

The British government secured a multi billion pound fighter jet deal with Turkey after a visit by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to Turkey last Friday.

British volunteers in anti-ISIS forces in Syria –YPG and SDF– say that Turkey only bombs the Kurds in Syria, and that the Kurds need more support.
http://aranews.net/2017/01/british-anti-isis-volunteers-condemn-uk-support-turkey-demand-support-kurds/

Liberated Manbij city institutionalizes its self-administration

Co-presidents of the self-administration of the liberated Manbij city stated that the people of Manbij, who are ruling themselves for the first time, will heal the wounds of ISIS cruelty with their democratic and egalitarian self-administration.
http://anfenglish.com/features/liberated-manbij-city-institutionalizes-its-self-administration

Pro-Turkey rebels attack US-backed SDF forces near Manbij, jeopardizing Raqqa operation

The Turkey-backed Euphrates Shield rebels in Syria attacked positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Wednesday afternoon. This comes just one day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to attack Manbij after completing the al-Bab operation.
http://aranews.net/2017/03/pro-turkey-rebels-attack-us-backed-sdf-forces-near-manbij-jeopardizing-raqqa-operation/

AKP’s Syria police gathered from FSA, Al Nusra and ISIS

AKP’s political and military institutionalization in line with their Turkifying concept to become permanent in the cities they invaded continue. Most recently, they have formed a “police” organization. Volunteers gathered from Ankara, Antep, Kilis and villages of Jarablus, Rai, Azaz and Shehba are paid 200 dollars and taken in for training. The trainees are called “police”, and some 400 of them have been sent to Jarablus, 250 to Rai and 300 to Azaz. There are still hundreds in training by Turkey in Ankara, Antep and Kilis.

Many of these people trained by Turkey as “police” are understood to be part of FSA, Al Nusra and ISIS previously. They are selected from among those placed in Sultan Murad gang in the body of Turkish intelligence MİT with the Turkish state’s invasion operation. Now the same people are on duty with police uniforms. Here are some examples:
http://anfenglish.com/special/akp-s-syria-police-gathered-from-fsa-al-nusra-and-isis

Reports say Turkey Behind Airdrop To ISIS in Tal Afar
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77e_1488193631

Can fragile Ankara-Moscow friendship survive Russian strike?

Despite Turkey's fast-developing political and economic ties with Russia and the cooperation between the two countries in Syria, doubts are emerging on the Turkish side. Russian statements also show that the relationship is not a bed of roses.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/turkey-russia-syria-cast-shadow-erdogan-putin-romance.html

Russia: We do not view the PKK and YPG as terrorist organizations

Russian Foreign Ministry official Aleksandr Batsan-Harçenko stated that they do not view the PKK and YPG as terrorist organizations.
http://anfenglish.com/news/russia-we-do-not-view-the-pkk-and-ypg-as-terrorist-organizations

KDP provocation in Shengal

A group affiliated to the KDP called 'Rojava Peshmerga' has attempted to forcibly enter the Xanesor town of Shengal under the control of Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ).

The group accompanied by heavy weaponry and armored vehicles has reportedly started to form positions and dig a trench around where they forcibly stationed.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-provocation-in-shengal

Rival Kurdish groups clash in Iraq's Sinjar region

Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani's close ties with Ankara blamed for clashes between Peshmerga and YBS fighters.

.......Friday morning's clashes came after Barzani's official visit to Turkey. YBS forces suggested that by deploying troops to the Sinjar area, the KRG was trying to force out the group affiliated with the PKK to please Ankara.

"These efforts [by KRG affiliated Peshmerga] that comes after Barzani's visit to Ankara is not a coincidence. It is a provocative attempt, based on an order from Ankara," YBS said in a statement published by the Kurdish news agency Rudaw.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/rival-kurdish-groups-clash-iraq-sinjar-region-170303071119811.html

Die Rojava Peshmerga , der trojan Pferd von KDP in Rojava
http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-peshmerga-forces-not-part-free-syrian-army-officials/

Civilians take up arms in Shengal in response to the attacks

Clashes have erupted this morning after a so-called Rojava-Peshmerga group affiliated to the KDP of South Kurdistan forcibly attempted to enter the areas held by Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ

in Xanesor town of Shengal.

The people staying in tents in Serdest region on Mount Shengal are voicing strong reaction to the attacks and some have taken up arms in response. KDP forces are also trying to hinder the activity of civilian population.

PESHMERGAS REFUSING TO FIGHT ARE ABDUCTED

In the meantime, reports suggest that around 80 peshmergas who refused to take part in the fighting have been taken to an area by KDP's intelligence service Parastin, and they are reportedly facing a risk of execution.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/civilians-take-up-arms-in-shengal-in-response-to-the-attacks

YBŞ/YJŞ Command: KDP should withdraw its forces immediately

YBŞ/YJŞ (Shengal/Women's Resistance Units) Command said that that the instructions for the ‘Rojava Peshmerga’ to enter the Xanesor area were developed after Barzani’s visit to Ankara where he met with Turkish officials.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-yjs-command-kdp-should-withdraw-its-forces-immediately

Free press member Nujiyan Erhan and a cameraman accompanying her have rushed to Shengal to cover the fighting that erupted after KDP-affiliated groups started to attack Xanesor and Sinune towns of Shengal in the early hours of the morning. The two press members were subjected to a targeted attack
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/journalist-nujiyan-erhan-severely-wounded-as-result-of-a-targeted-attack

Increased conscription of Kurdish youth in Kobane facing widespread criticism

The increased conscription of Kurdish youth in the town of Kobane in northern Syria has caused a widespread criticism, leading to the local administration to temporarily suspend the campaign until 15 April, after 400 military aged men were conscripted.

The local administrations of Rojava-Northern Syria, led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), started to implement the law of Mandatory Self Defence Duty relatively late in Kobane compared to the canton of Cezire (Hasakah), where Kurdish youth between 18 and 30 were conscripted already in 2014.
http://aranews.net/2017/03/increased-conscription-of-kurdish-youth-in-kobane-facing-widespread-criticism/

Über aranews.net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_News , auf meine meinung... aranews mann kann lesen um sich zu Kurdistan zu informiren , meine Meinung nach , die Politische Richtung von aranew aus wetlische orentiert , vielleicht mehr nach der USA ....

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Shengal/Women's Resistance Units (YBŞ/YJŞ

Commands released a statement about the attack of KDP forces on Shengal.

The statement said the followings:

On March 2, a group of gangs, called "Roj Peshmergas" led by ENKS, made their way from Sihelan and Duhok to Shengal. These groups of gangs came to Khanesor at 13:30. Our forces talked to this group to find out why they came here. It was understood from the talks that this group wanted to occupy Shengal and control other areas in the hands of our forces.

When our people in the region heard the arrival of these groups of gangs, they disagreed with them, standing against them and all the children, women and elderly people expressed their anger. At the same time, our forces took measures to prevent this group from progressing and for no other tension to take place.

On the other hand, our efforts continued for this group to go back. But despite all our efforts, in the morning of March 3, these groups of gangs attacked our forces simultaneously from many sides with 30 Humvees, armored vehicles and all kinds of weapons. For this reason, our forces responded to the attack in the framework of defense and clashes began.

The clashes lasted approximately 3 hours, in which seven of our comrades reached martyrdom and 20 of our comrades were injured. Two of our fallen comrades are HPG fighters. These comrades were also martyred because they did not want to get involved and fight.

It is very strange and meaningful that this attack was launched after the Ankara talks. It is very clear that these attack plans were planned during those talks. These aggressive gang groups were directly trained and financed by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT). In this framework, these groups of gangs are used everywhere for the interests of Turkey.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-yjs-we-have-the-power-to-respond-to-every-attack-on-our-soil

YPJ: We are ready to protect our people in Shengal

YPJ described the KDP attack on Shengal as a conspiracy of AKP and Erdoğan, stressing that: “We are ready to protect our Êzîdî people in Shengal against these attacks like we did in 2014.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypj-we-are-ready-to-protect-our-people-in-shengal

KDP forces forming emplacements on the road leading to Shengal

KDP-affiliated groups are conducting emplacement works on the road leading to Shengal center.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-forces-forming-emplacements-on-the-road-leading-to-shengal

PJAK Co-President: Barzani is serving the colonialists

PJAK Co-President: KDP and affiliated Rojava peshmergas did not fight against the ISIS in Shengal one single day, but they are attacking Shengal today. Barzani is serving the gains and interests of the colonialists.
http://anfenglish.com/features/pjak-co-president-barzani-is-serving-the-colonialists

So , ist klar das Barzani Spiel mit den "Rojava Peshmerga" https://twitter.com/masrour_barzani/status/821677065611124737 um die PYD zu besiegen, deshalb ihren reise nach Washington
http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-delegation-arrives-in-washington-for-talks-on-rojava-peshmerga/ , Erste Ziel ist Sinjar aber seine Traum , Rojova ...
aranews hat vor einiger Tage ein Artikel über "Rojava Peshmerga" geschrieben http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-peshmerga-forces-not-part-free-syrian-army-officials/ die weit von der Realität ist http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/two-armed-assailants-captured-in-shengal-turn-out-to-be-isis-members , es war dieses "schöneheit" zu ihnen nur einiger tage vor der angriffe nur "Zufall" , wie heute dieser Artikel zeigt http://aranews.net/2017/03/yezidis-call-on-kurdish-parties-to-fight-isis-not-each-other/ ich denke nicht.... sie versucht gleich zeit beiden schuldig machen , wenn die Realität war , die "Rojava Peshmerga" , YBŞ/YJŞ Gebiet angegriff hat....

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Kurdische Peschmergas griffen am Freitag die kurdischen ezidischen (jezidischen) Einheiten im Shengal (auch Shingal) an. Auf beiden Seiten gab es Tote und Verletzte. Auch zwei Journalisten wurden bei den Gefechten verletzt, darunter die Journalistin Nûjian von Cira TV. Vieles deutet darauf hin, dass Erdogan diesen Angriff mit Barsani eingefädelt hat.
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Nordirak-Peschmerga-greifen-Shengal-an-3644428.html

Video: Two HPG guerrillas murdered whilst trying to stop clashes in Shengal
http://anfenglish.com/special/two-hpg-guerrillas-murdered-whilst-trying-to-stop-clashes-in-shengal

Two guerrillas were viciously martyred in Shengal
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-two-guerrillas-were-viciously-martyred-in-shengal

KDP hands over those refusing to fight in Shengal to Turkish MIT

During the clashes that erupted after the gangs affiliated to the South Kurdistan's KDP and the Turkish state attacked Shengal Resistance Units /YBŞ in Shengal on March 3, 80 people from the armed groups, called “Rojava Peshmergas” were arrested by KDP intelligence service Parastin. These 80 people from Rojava were abducted from the area and taken to somewhere not disclosed.
http://anfenglish.com/news/kdp-hands-over-those-refusing-to-fight-in-shengal-to-turkish-mit

20 from Turkish intelligence MIT participate in the attack on Shengal
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/20-from-turkish-intelligence-mit-participate-in-the-attack-on-shengal

HDP's Uca asks the Parliament about MIT's involvement in Shengal attack

HDP Amed MP Feleknas Uca submitted a parliamentary question on 21 MIT members participating in the KDP-AKP attack on Shengal’s Khanesor town.
http://anfenglish.com/news/hdp-s-uca-asks-the-parliament-about-mit-s-involvement-in-shengal-attack

s/In-Syrien-geraet-die-Tuerkei-zwischen-USA-und-Russland-3644539.html

The situation in Shengal in 10 questions

e have compiled the attacks launched on Êzidî people in Shengal on March 2 in 10 questions and answers.

What happened in Shengal, how did the clashes erupt?

Around 500 armed people calling themselves 'Rojava Peshmergas' went to Shengal's Khanesor (Xanesor) town and attempted to enter the areas held by Shengal Resistance Units, YBŞ on March 2. The mentioned group got positioned in this area after the YBŞ rejected this demand and attempt. With heavy weapons and armored vehicles taken from KDP, the group formed emplacements here and attacked the YBŞ positions at 06:00 in the morning of 3 March. 5 YBŞ fighters and 2 HPG guerrillas that intervened the scene to hinder a fighting were massacred by this group.....
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/the-situation-in-shengal-in-10-questions

Êzidî mothers: Barzani sold Shengal out to Erdoğan
http://anfenglish.com/features/ezidi-mothers-barzani-sold-shengal-out-to-erdogan

PJAK Co-President: Barzani is serving the colonialists
http://anfenglish.com/features/pjak-co-president-barzani-is-serving-the-colonialists

KDP's asayish forces detain the people protesting the Shengal attack
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-s-asayish-forces-detain-the-people-protesting-the-shengal-attack

More 'Rojava Peshmergas' dispatched to Shengal's Khanesor town

According to local sources, the mentioned groups already situated in Old Mosul area have been taken out of this region and are heading for Khanesor now.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/more-rojava-peshmergas-dispatched-to-shengal-s-khanesor-town

Shengal’s call to the world: They want to annihilate the Êzidîs

Institutions in Shengal held a joint press statement and protested KDP’s attacks, saying: “We want the peshmerga who abandoned us to the ISIS gangs to leave Shengal, not the YBŞ.”http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/shengal-s-call-to-the-world-they-want-to-annihilate-the-ezidis

Turkish army attacked Rojava land 89 times in two months

YPG Press Office released the balance sheet of war for the months of January and February, 2017.

According to the balance sheet;

The Turkish army targeted civilians and YPG forces positioned on the borders between Rojava and Bakur Kurdistan with heavy weaponry 89 times.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-turkish-army-attacked-rojava-land-89-times-in-two-months

A Kurdish-Russian deal against Turkey!

Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy, Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff, has confirmed a deal between Russia, the Syrian government and the Kurds in Manbij against Turkey and Turkish-backed rebels.

“The detachments of the Syrian army approached the south-west areas of the city of Menbij, which is under control of Kurdish militia groups,” he said.
http://aranews.net/2017/03/russian-general-confirms-a-kurdish-russian-deal-against-turkey/

In Syrien gerät die Türkei zwischen USA und Russland

Die türkische Regierung beansprucht die nordsyrische Stadt Manbij (Manbidsch) für sich, nachdem türkische Truppen und die mit ihnen verbündeten Milizen die Stadt al Bab nach langen Kämpfen und vermutlich über einen Deal mit dem Islamischen Staat eingenommen haben. Damit setzt sich die Türkei zwischen zwei Stühle und konfrontiert sich mit den russischen und amerikanischen Verbündeten gleichermaßen. Der Konflikt nützt den radikalen, nicht mit der Türkei verbundenen islamistischen Gruppen. So schließen sich immer mehr Gruppen der al-Qaida-Formation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham an, die die türkische Invasion ablehnt.
https://www.heise.de/tp/feature

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Peshmerga setzen bei rechtswidrigen Einsätzen deutsche Waffen gegen Eziden im Shengal ein

Die Türkei hat eine der größten Militäroperationen der vergangenen Jahre im Südosten der Türkei gestartet. Die Nachrichtenagentur afp meldete unter Berufung auf Sicherheitskreise, es ginge um die "Neutralisierung" von PKK-Kämpfern und ihrer Komplizen. Im Nordirak rücken türkische Truppen im Verbund mit den KDP-Peschmerga Richtung Shengal-Gebirge vor. Zur Ausrüstung gehören deutsche Waffen.
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Erdogans-Kriege-und-die-Naivitaet-der-Bundesregierung-3645824.html

Von einer Antwort auf diesen Artikel....

Naivität? Das ist blanker Zynismus!
https://www.heise.de/forum/Telepolis/Kommentare/Erdogans-Kriege-und-die-Naivitaet-der-Bundesregierung/Naivitaet-Das-ist-blanker-Zynismus/posting-30057073/show/

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Verboten werden Fahnen und Symbole der kurdischen Partei PYD und der Volksverteidigungseinheiten der YPG/YPJ. Ankara dürfte sehr zufrieden sein

Vor den Kulissen inszeniert die deutsche Regierung Konfliktbereitschaft. "Hart und kontrovers" in der Sache" sei sein Treffen mit dem türkischen Außenminister Mevlüt Cavusoglu verlaufen, sagte SPD-Außenminister Gabriel. Cavusoglu gab existentielles Pathos dazu: Deutschland solle sich entscheiden, ob es die Türkei "als Freund oder Feind" sehe. Für die Türkei gebe es keinen Grund, Deutschland als Feind zu sehen, so der türkische Regierungsvertreter laut Tagesschau vor zwei Tagen.
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Innenministerium-erweitert-angeblich-PKK-Verbot-3649636.html

Mit deutschen Waffen gegen Jesiden

Kurdische Schützlinge der Bundesregierung im Nordirak nutzen deutsche Waffen für Angriffe auf die jesidische Minderheit. Dies belegen neue Foto- und Videodokumente, die seit einigen Tagen im Internet kursieren. Sie zeigen, wie Peschmerga der Kurdischen Regionalregierung (KRG) in Erbil sowie ihnen nahestehende Milizionäre mit einem gepanzerten Fahrzeug vom Typ ATF Dingo, dem Sturmgewehr G36 und weiteren deutschen Schusswaffen gegen Jesiden vorgehen. Hintergrund sind Bestrebungen der Peschmerga, vor der geplanten Abspaltung der von Erbil kontrollierten Gebiete vom Irak das KRG-Territorium zu arrondieren und ihm die Region um Sinjar (kurdisch: Şingal) einzuverleiben. Die Stadt stand im Sommer 2014 im Mittelpunkt der internationalen Aufmerksamkeit, als der IS dort tausende Jesiden ermordete und tausende Jesidinnen verschleppte, versklavte und vergewaltigte. Die Jesiden, die seit je von der KRG schikaniert und diskriminiert werden, fürchten nun, verdrängt zu werden. Erbil, von der Bundesregierung politisch unterstützt und mit Ausbildung und Ausrüstung für die Peschmerga zuletzt auch militärisch gestärkt, hat in den vergangenen Jahren bereits arabischsprachige Einwohner seines Herrschaftsgebiets systematisch vertrieben. US-Beobachter warfen der KRG bereits 2015 eine "ethnische Säuberung" vor.
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59556

Turkey accused of unlawful killings, destruction in southeast

About 2,000 people were killed and entire neighborhoods razed in southeastern Turkey in 18 months of government security operations characterised by massive destruction and serious human rights violations, the United Nations said on Friday.

The UN human rights office said in a report on the period July 2015-December 2016 that up to 500,000 people, mostly Kurds, had been displaced, while satellite imagery showed the "enormous scale of destruction of the housing stock by heavy weaponry".
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-documents-serious-human-rights-violations-southeast-turkey-329537749

Turkish military says 71 Kurdish fighters killed in Syria in last week
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-military-says-71-kurdish-militants-killed-syria-last-week-1031549410

German delegation in Shengal on KDP weapons used against Êzidîs

A German delegation has arrived in South Kurdistan after the emergence of news that KDP-affiliated groups' used the weapons Germany had given them for the fight against ISIS in their attack on Khanasor.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/german-delegation-in-shengal-on-kdp-weapons-used-against-ezidis

....ohne kommentar... Rojava Peshmergas not trained by Turkey: Kurdish official

"Kurdish Peshmerga officials and Turkish officials have confirmed to ARA News there has been no training by the Turkish army to Syrian Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan."
http://aranews.net/2017/03/rojava-peshmergas-not-trained-by-turkey-kurdish-official/

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When Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, arrived at Ataturk airport in Istanbul on 26 February, he was greeted by a rare sight: the raising of the red, yellow and green flag of his government next to the red and white of Turkey.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-flag-flap-splits-referendum-deal-may-help-erdogan-win-kurdish-votes-1688491752

Erdogans Eingreiftruppe

Nach Angriffen auf die Selbstverwaltung der Jesiden in der Region Sindschar (jW berichtete) am vorletzten Wochenende weitet die mit der Türkei verbündete Demokratische Partei Kurdistans (KDP) ihre Attacken gegen oppositionelle kurdische Gruppen im Nordirak aus. Die auch mit deutschen Waffen ausgestatteten Peschmerga, die Streitkräfte der »Autonomen Region Kurdistan« innerhalb des Irak, bezogen am Sonnabend morgen unweit des südöstlich von Mossul gelegenen kurdischen Flüchtlingslagers Machmur Stellung. »Es sind mindestens 100 Fahrzeuge mit Kämpfern«, erklärte Polat Bosan, Mitglied des Komitees für Außenbeziehungen des Camps, gegenüber junge Welt. »Sie haben Panzer, ›Hummer‹-Fahrzeuge und schwere Waffen. Die Gruppe, die jetzt anrückt, ist eine Spezialeinheit. Es ist das erste Mal, dass derartige Truppen hier eingesetzt werden.«
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/306993.erdogans-eingreiftruppe.html

KDP asayish threaten the North Kurdistan families in Duhok

KDP's asayish (public security) forces are threatening the Kurdish families who fled Turkish state atrocity and settled in Duhok, South Kurdistan with surrendering them to Turkey.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-asayish-threaten-the-north-kurdistan-families-in-duhok

Turkey’s Erdogan vows to continue attacking Kurds in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said in a speech in which he criticized the Dutch government, that Turkey will still attack the town of Manbij, which was previously liberated from ISIS by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
http://aranews.net/2017/03/turkeys-erdogan-vows-to-continue-attacking-kurds-in-northern-syria/

Post-Sinjar tensions continue: Over 40 PYD rivals arrested in Syria, KNC offices burned

Over 40 supporters of the Barzani-backed Kurdish National Council (KNC) were arrested in northern Syria, following clashes between armed groups of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on 3 March in Sinjar.
http://aranews.net/2017/03/post-sinjar-tensions-continue-40-pyd-rivals-arrested-syria-knc-offices-burned/