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Dangerous Escalation Following Iranian-backed Attack on US forces in Syria Highlights the Need for a…
On March 23, 2023, an attack by suspected Iranian-backed forces killed a US contractor and injured several others. In response, the US carried out air strikes against the attackers in Syria. Iran condemned the strikes, warning of an…
The closure of HDP: A systematic Turkish policy to criminalize and oppress the Kurds
The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) announced that it will participate in the parliamentary elections to be held in Türkiye under the emblem of the Green Left Party (YSP). The decision was taken due to the odds of the closure of HDP after…
Just Days After the Murder of 4 Kurds Celebrating Newroz Further Violence and Repression Have…
The killing of four Kurds in Turkish occupied Afrin for celebrating Newroz has attracted global attention and condemnation of Turkey's role in the ethnic violence carried out by its predominantly Syrian Islamist nationalist and Takfiri…
Drone attack on US military base in Northeastern Syria: one casualty and six wounded
According to the US Department of Defense, a US citizen who worked for a private company was killed in a drone attack on a US military base near the city of Al-Hassakah in northeastern Syria. Six other people were injured in Thursday's…
ISIS remains an international threat on the fourth anniversary of Baghouz’s victory
On March 23, 2019, after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) eliminated the last established military groups of ISIS in the town of Baghouz in Northern and Eastern Syria, victory was declared over ISIS in the region. Thousands of fighters…
As the Opposition continues its lead over Erdogan what could happen if the AKP-MHP regime were to…
The outcome of a presidential election in Turkey, like any other democratic election, is uncertain and can have significant implications for the country's political and economic future. If President Recep Tayyip Erdogan loses the…
Brutal attack by Turkish police against a Kurdish child
According to the news article of Agency, a 14-year-old Kurdish boy was abducted by the Turkish police while he was returning home with a friend in Lice, a district in the city Diyarbakir, on the evening of 21 March. The boy, who was…
Increasing political pressure on media as Turkish elections approach
In advance of the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, the Turkish state increased censorship by targeting critics of the government. In the January 2023 world report of Human Rights Watch, it was stated that dissidents were…
Jovial celebration of Newroz as a kick-off in the electoral process
One day after March 18, which was decided as the official start date of the Turkish election process, Newroz was celebrated with broad participation and great enthusiasm. Newroz, which means ‘new day’ in Kurdish and heralds the coming of…
Widespread protests in Afrin: 4 Kurds killed during Newroz celebrations
While Kurds, Persians, Balochs, Afghans, and some Turkic peoples celebrate Newroz around the world, the day turned into a nightmare for some Kurds in the Jindires town, near Afrin in northwestern Syria.
On the evening of March 20, some…