LET THE KURDS HAVE THEIR WAY – BYDONALD ELLIS
JPost: The Kurds have been friends of the United States and are deserving of our help to establish their own sovereign nation. The Kurds are spread out over Turkey, Iran … Continue reading
Dr. Qasimlu on democracy
Dr. AbdulRahman #Qasimlou, the former Secretary-General of the #PDKIassassinated by the terrorist diplomates of the #Iran regime in Vienna, Austria in 1989 during a negotiation meeting states: ‘We cannot under … Continue reading
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds Free Islamic State Slaves
The following article was originally published in Reuters. Islamic State militants enslaved Noura Khalaf for three years, dragging her from her small Iraqi village across their territory in Syria. They … Continue reading
Masoud Barzani: Why It’s Time for Kurdish Independence
EXCLUSIVE The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region tells FP why, despite obstacles at home and abroad, he’s determined to hold a referendum on independence later this year. BY CAMPBELL MACDIARMID … Continue reading
Kurdish Fighters Aren’t Terrorists
The terrorist status of the PKK is falling out of date. At this point the Kurdish group has to be recognized for the constructive role it can play in Iraq … Continue reading
At least 111 Kurdish YPG fighters killed in recent attacks by Turkey, Islamists – Kurdish Question
Kurdish leadership of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) announced on Sunday the death of 111 of its fighters during offensives by the Turkish Army and Turkey-backed Islamist groups in northern … Continue reading
Raqqa: Syrian Kurdish-Led Forces Launch Offensive on IS ‘Capital’
The following article was originally published in BBC News. A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has launched an offensive to capture the jihadist group Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold … Continue reading
Applying the ‘Bosnian model’ to Syria’s crisis
As Russia and the United States are holding back-channel talks over de-escalation zones in southern Syria, there’s a larger question of whether the two countries might broker an ultimate peace … Continue reading
World Heritage Watch report on the destruction of Sur
A new report has been released by the World Heritage Watch on the destruction of large parts of the 7000 years old city (Suriçi) of Amed (Diyarbakir) in North Kurdistan … Continue reading
Shiite Hashd sweeps PKK group from Shingal region
DUHOK, Kurdistan Region — The Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi forces have expelled armed groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in areas south of Shingal (Sinjar) following a wide-range operation … Continue reading
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