Kurds play a major role in the protests in Iran and face further resistance

Kurds play a major role in the protests in Iran and face further resistance

Abaca Press ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 09:01 Eliane Lamper online editor Eliane Lamper online editor Kurds play an important role in the protests against the Iranian regime. Tehran’s government is trying to crack down on resistance in the predominantly Kurdish region in the west of the country. Last weekend they sent heavily armed troops to the region to … Read more

The Swedish government distances itself from the YPG and the PYD

The Swedish government distances itself from the YPG and the PYD

A few days before Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson travels to Turkey to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the new government accepts the Turkish request to distance itself from Kurdish organizations in Syria in exchange for Sweden and Finland joining NATO. – There is too close a link between these organizations and the PKK, which is … Read more

Turkey announces a military services procedure against the Kurds – social community

Turkey announces a military services procedure against the Kurds – social community

Turkey talks about a exclusive armed forces operation in opposition to the Kurds – – People of locations bordering Syria were being educated of the government’s plans by way of loudspeakers. Late in the night of Tuesday, August 17, Turkey introduced the commence of a armed service operation from Kurdish paramilitaries in the next several … Read more

Turkey shells hill village in Iraqi Kurdish region, killing at least nine | NOW

Turkey shells hill village in Iraqi Kurdish region, killing at least nine |  NOW

At least nine civilians, including children, have been killed in a Turkish attack on a park in the autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi informed Turkey in an unusually sharp response that Iraq reserves the right to retaliate. He called the shelling a “blatant violation” of Iraqi sovereignty. According … Read more

Turkey announces plans for new military operation

Turkey announces plans for new military operation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – – Ankara intends to create a 30 km wide security zone on the border with Syria “to suppress terrorist threats emanating from the region.” Turkey plans to conduct a military operation to create a 30-kilometer security zone along the country’s southern borders as part of countering terrorist threats. About … Read more

What does the PKK have to do with Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession? † NOW

What does the PKK have to do with Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession?  †  NOW

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not agree to NATO membership of Sweden and Finland as long as those countries host PKK members. Erdogan describes these members as terrorists. What exactly is the PKK? And why is the presence of her supporters a reason for Erdogan to block Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession? … Read more