The Islamic State: Who Is ISIS? An Open Source Investigation
By James Corbett – Global Research, September 07, 2014 The hysteria over the supposed threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) is now undeniable. Every day new stories emerge focusing on the … Continue reading
Western blind spot: the Kurds’ forgotten war in Syria- DEREK WALL
OpenDemocracy: The current narrative from Cameron and Obama is simple: the head-chopping Islamic State is a threat to all of humanity, so western forces need to return to the Middle … Continue reading
Kışanak: package inadequate
ANF – Ankara30.09.2013 19:05:59 BDP co-chair Gulten Kışanak made the first comments on this morning “democratisation package” presented by the Prime Minister. “This package – she said – didn’t satisfy … Continue reading
The Fight of Their Lives- BY DEXTER FILKINS
The White House wants the Kurds to help save Iraq from ISIS. The Kurds may be more interested in breaking away. On the evening of August 8th, Najat Ali Saleh, … Continue reading
Kobanê under siege: Kurds resist fierce IS attack
Roar Magazine: By Joris Leverink On September 24, 2014 Öcalan calls for mass mobilization as suspicions of Turkey’s support for the Islamic State rise and attacks on Kobane in Syrian Kurdistan … Continue reading
Meet the Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS in Syria
Photojournalist Erin Trieb reports on the Women’s Protection Unit, a 7,000-strong Kurdish military group.
Kurdish spring: what are the PKK fighting for? Ch 4- Reporting by Brian Whelan.
The PKK could play a key role in the battle against Islamic State, but their roots as Marxist guerrillas leaves the west wary. Channel 4 News looks at how the … Continue reading
The new PKK: unleashing a social revolution in Kurdistan- By Rafael Taylor-
As the prospect of Kurdish independence becomes ever more imminent, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party transforms itself into a force for radical democracy. Excluded from negotiations and betrayed by the 1923 … Continue reading
10 things to know about Yazidis
By SARAH SMITH | 8/8/14 2:32 PM EDT American airstrikes hit Iraq on Friday morning with a dual purpose: to protect American citizens in Erbil and to shield an ancient … Continue reading
Iraqi Kurds Expand Autonomy as ISIS Reorders the Landscape- By HELENE COOPER and MICHAEL R. GORDON
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has thrown Iraq into crisis, precipitated the ouster of Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister and brought the American military back … Continue reading
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