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War against Isis: PKK commander tasked with the defence of Syrian Kurds claims ‘we will save Kobani’

the independent: Kobani cannot now be captured by the fighters of Isis but a million people in another Kurdish enclave in Syria are facing a mounting threat of being massacred … Continue reading

2014-11-30 · Leave a comment

Kurdistan: a nation in waiting- Roula Khalaf

The Kurds of northern Iraq face terror from Isis and political pressure from Baghdad – jeopardising their long-held dream of independence FT: Machko is a traditional Kurdish tea room at … Continue reading

2014-11-23 · Leave a comment

What Kobani Means for Turkey’s Kurds- BY: JENNA KRAJESKI

NewYorker: On the Kurdish new year in March, 2013, a letter was hand-delivered to political representatives of Turkey’s Kurds in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir. It had been sent from … Continue reading

2014-11-23 · Leave a comment

More Than a Battle, Kobani Is a Publicity War

By TIM ARANGONOV. 19, 2014 SURUC, Turkey — Two months after the United States began bombing militants attacking Kobani in northern Syria, the fate of the obscure border town has … Continue reading

2014-11-20 · Leave a comment

Turkey-PKK peace process ‘at turning point’ – By Guney YildizBBC News

Kurdish demonstrations last month turned deadly in cities across Turkey, including Diyarbakir Related Stories Profile: The PKK Nineteen dead in Turkey protests Who are the Kurds? The conflict unfolding on … Continue reading

2014-11-12 · Leave a comment

War against Isis: PKK commander tasked with the defence of Syrian Kurds claims ‘we will save Kobani’

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… Independent Kobani cannot now … Continue reading

2014-11-12 · Leave a comment

‘Women Are Leading Our Revolution’

NOV 2014 – Saturday 8TH – posted by Morning Star in Features Co-president of the Kobane Legislative Council FAYZA ABDI talks to the Stephen Smellie about how Kurdish women are at the forefront … Continue reading

2014-11-12 · Leave a comment

Delist PKK now

This is a debate which has started to delist PKK, Kurdistan Workers Party from the list of terrorist Organizations by EU Countries  and USA. Since summer, PKK guerrillas both in Iraq … Continue reading

2014-11-11 · Leave a comment

A REVOLUTION OF LIFE – INTERVIEW WITH SALEH MUSLIM

On Sunday November 10 Saleh Muslim Mohamed, co-president of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) representing the independent communities of Rojava (Syrian-Kurdistan) and its armed wings, the People’s Defense Unit (YPG) … Continue reading

2014-11-11 · 1 Comment

Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey List

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY / IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey Links – By David L. Phillips Introduction Is Turkey collaborating with the Islamic … Continue reading

2014-11-10 · Leave a comment