Isis: the inside story- Martin Chulov
Guardian: 11 December 2014 – In the summer of 2004, a young jihadist in shackles and chains was walked by his captors slowly into the Camp Bucca prison in southern … Continue reading
Kurdish Sinjar offensive too late for some Yazidis- Fazel Hawramy
MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq — Latif Alo is a Kurdish fighter in his early 40s heading toward the town of Sinjar to fight. Driving along the only road leading to the … Continue reading
Exclusive: Senior Kurdish rebel leader warns Iraq must stay united to defeat ‘savage’ Isis
Cemil Bayik, co-founder of the PKK, hopes cooperation with US-led coalition against Isis would result in group being de-listed as a terrorist organization Fazel Hawramy in the Qandil mountains theguardian.com Iraq … Continue reading
The 1920s British air bombing campaign in Iraq- By Marek Pruszewicz
British RAF armoured cars and bomber planes on duty in Iraq during the Mesopotamia conflict BBC News – British planes are involved in a third air campaign over Iraq in 23 … Continue reading
Impressions of Rojava: a report from the revolution By Janet Biehl
RoarMagazine: In early December an international delegation visited Rojava’s Cezire canton where they learned about the ongoing revolution, cooperation and tolerance. From December 1 to 9, I had the privilege … Continue reading
Iran: Alleged juvenile offender among 10 hunger strikers threatened with immediate execution
16 December 2014 “It is truly deplorable that the Iranian authorities are playing games with the lives of these men in such a manner.” Amnesty International’s Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The … Continue reading
What #Kobane Needs – By Carl Drott – Guest contributor
Middle East Institute: In the ongoing fighting in and around Kobani in northern Syria, it appears likely that the defending Kurdish forces will ultimately prevail and be able to expel … Continue reading
HAPPIDROME – Hierarchy in UK, Anarchy in Kurdistan- Adam Curtis- Part One
Part One- BBC: In the battle for Kobane on the Syrian border everyone talks about the enemy – IS – and the frightening ideas that drive them. No-one talks about the … Continue reading
The Kurdish Diaspora: Transnational Ties, Home, and Politics of Belonging
Alinia, Minoo / Wahlbeck, Östen / Eliassi, Barzoo / Khayati, Khalid This special issue of Nordic Journal of Migration Research is based on an international conference on “Kurdish Migration and Diaspora”,organised … Continue reading
11th conference of The European Union, Turkey, the Middle east and the Kurds 11-12-2014,
by clicking on this two links you can watch all panels of “The European Union, Turkey, the Middle east and the Kurds” which held in European Parliament between 10 and … Continue reading
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