In the month, the name and image of, the commander of Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, has become well known to Americans. ... There was, however, one major hitch — PYD was affiliate of Kurdish Worker's Party, or PKK, Kurdish group that has been fighting war of..…
Recent attacks by Turkish military against Kurdish people are reminder of the in our own time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said in speech on Tuesday.. ... In the context of House resolution, it's appropriate that Kurdish political party that has acknowledged that Kurds..…
Beirut - Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for Islamic State group in operation with U.S troops Syria, just hours Kurdish commander said Monday. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said his intelligence cooperated with..…
Forces from Kurdish-led security agency were on high alert official with the agency said.. ... It also was viewed Kurdish-led forces, who fought IS for years with U.S-led coalition.. ..…
BEIRUT — Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for Islamic State group in operation with U.S troops Syria, just hours Kurdish commander said today.. ... The pullback also was viewed Kurdish-led forces, who fought IS for years with U.S-led coalition.. ..…
On Tuesday Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the Syrian-Turkish border. ... On Tuesday, Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the..…
often assumed to be unfortunate side effect of the invasion of Iraq, Washington's of the disintegration into Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish fiefdoms looked suspiciously intentional. ..…
In this three part series, MintPress and Global Research contributor Sarah Abed analyzes the role that some Kurdish factions have played throughout history in helping major powers create chaos in Middle East from Kurdish uprising Iraq in the 1960s to Syria today.. ... Responding to..…
In Episode 41 of the CounterVortex podcast, that Turkish Syria holds the risk of Arab- Kurdish war. ... The FSA, under military pressure from Assad, accepted Turkish patronage — and Turkey is bent on destruction of Kurdish autonomous zone. ..…
Trump responding to the comparisons made between Kurdish and ISIS amid the campaign of Turkish state against Kurdish people.. ... They see the articulation of Kurdish and Paris, Manchester, and New York City.. ..…
Internal cleavages in Syria's Kurdish community undermine Rojava project, the perpetual jockeying for power between Kurdish clans and the struggle for preeminence among Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi Kurds. . ... Beginning in the 1960s, Syrian government began moving other populations to..…
Western allies made provision for Kurdish state in Treaty of Sevres.. ... In response to uprisings in the 1920s and 1930s, many Kurds were resettled, Kurdish names and costumes were banned, the use of Kurdish language was restricted, and even the existence of Kurdish..…
On June 30, 1972, two Kurdish, Idris Barzani and Mahmoud Othman, arrived nondescriptly at CIA's sprawling headquarters Langley, Virginia, and were led into the office of the director, Richard Helms. ... Barzani responded by traveling to Iran, where he met with the shah and CIA's chief to request..…
Kurdish leaders in talks with Assad and Russians. 10 Views. Kurdish leader informed Reuters on Sunday of negotiations taking place with Assad at Russian air base Syria, in light of Turkish against Kurds Syria. Syrian government forces are moving north towards Turkish-Kurdish..…
BEIRUT QAMISHLI, Syria, - Syrian and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been holding negotiations with Russian, Syrian Kurdish politician said on Sunday, expressing hope for deal that would halt Turkish attack... ... His party, one of Syria's Kurdish groups, is not..…
TEHRAN - The Syrian military is poised to take over Manbij from Kurdish militants in attempt to prevent Northern city's fall to Turkish army.. ... TEHRAN - The Syrian military is poised to take over Manbij from Kurdish militants in attempt to prevent Northern city's fall to Turkish..…
Kurdish-led forces have been the main regional ally of United States against Islamic State Syria.. ... Islamic State claimed responsibility for car bomb on Friday Qamishli, the in Kurdish-held area, where some IS militants fled from jail.. ..…
Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters killed at least two Kurdish prisoners on Saturday, one of them lying on the ground with his hands bound behind his back, in illustration of the forces unleashed by President Trump's decision to pull back American troops shielding former Kurdish allies..…
Troops flooded into Kurdish of Euphrates as Operation Peace Spring begun.. ... But yesterday afternoon, jihadists from the Free Syrian Army, had surrounded two border towns held by Kurdish forces — Tel Abyad and Serekaniye.. ..…
Beginning in the 1960s, Syrian government began moving other populations to Kurdish territory to challenge Kurdish dominance there, sparking Kurdish resentment.. ... Syrian- Kurdish Democratic Union Party has refused to take sides in Syrian war. ..…
The homeland of Kurdish people of Syria Rojava is being invaded by Erdogan regime. ... appeal must be made for mobilisation of Kurdish masses Turkey, Iraq and Iran call for mass demonstrations and strikes throughout Kurdish areas, for the ending of the brutal, one-sided war. ..…
Just days move that seemed guaranteed to permit Turkish military to make move against Kurdish rebels that have worked alongside United States in the fight against ISIS, Turkey appears to have begun that offensive. ... The offensive has presented Trump with dilemma as it has sought to balance..…
' Israel is prepared to extend humanitarian assistance to Kurdish people, says Netanyahu... ... Jewish of Kurdish Israel is estimated today at over 150,000. The Jews of Kurdish origin play important part in maintaining unofficial cultural and business relations between Israel..…
During Cold War Soviet Union and its ally, Syria, supported PKK, and Kurdish groups, with view to weakening Turkey and NATO.. ... The PYD is handling Kurdish Affairs for Assad. Free elections in Kurdish controlled areas will pro-American groups like Kurdistan National Assembly..…
United States launched September 2014 to prevent the group from seizing control of Kurdish of Kobane near Turkish border, later airdropping supplies to YPG forces defending the city. ... In its eagerness to defeat Islamic State, United States failed to address the long-term consequence of..…
Erdogan regime fears that the consolidation of Kurdish state Syria would encourage similar movements amongst Kurds Turkey. For decades, Turkish fought war against Kurdish Workers Party inside the country.. ..…
Kurdish militia forces have been controlling areas Syria order to force Damascus to recognize federal rule or autonomy for Kurds Syria.. In 2018, Kurdish forces lost Afrin enclave in the countryside of Aleppo Syria to Turkey-backed rebels.. ..…
In particular, the actions of United States, have created the conditions for the revival of Kurdish political aspirations. ... The fluidity of physical boundaries between Kurds, the creation of Kurdish-run governments such as KRG, the emergence of diaspora communities, and the rise of..…
But Kurdish fighters, or S.D.F., have been United States most in fighting Islamic State in corner of Syria.. ... -allied Kurdish fighters... U.S officials depicted the impending offensive, and U.S troop withdrawal, while also averting battle they fear will be bloody for Kurdish..…
Turkish Army is Coming to Fight the Kurdish People. Erdoğan Set on Demographic Engineering Kurdistan. ... Sarbast Nabi, Kurdish Academic who teaches the history of philosophy at Koya University in Kurdistan of Iraq, was interviewed by Al-Arabiya Network on October 7, 2019. ..…
Kurdish Politician Shaswar Abdulwahid Kurdish Oil Is Being Transferred to Iran and Turkey. ... Kurdish Shaswar Abdulwahid, the leader of New Generation Movement, said in September 10, 2019 interview on NRT TV that large amounts of oil being transferred out of Kurdistan, that..…
strategy that recognizes the reality of Turkey's autocratic turn, moves beyond military-focused engagement with Kurdish groups, and addresses the cross-border nature of Turkish- Kurdish conflict would address all of the problems that the safe zone claims to solve at their roots. The..…
TEHRAN - Washington has continued sending its military aid to Kurdish militias Eastern Syria, and has trained 700 of them Eastern Euphrates despite warnings by Turkish for the establishment of safe zone there, .. The sources also said that Kurdish militias have been trained by the US..…
it seems that piecemeal defections from Kurdish National Council to Kurdish in the north of the country are the rule of the day.. France and United States are encouraging rapprochement between Syria's two feuding Kurdish political blocs, Democratic Union Party and Kurdish..…
KNC is in the second camp and proposes national project to achieve Kurdish rights under Syrian government. ... Concern about Kurdish Syria is growing amid fears of Turkish, the return of Syrian to the north, the escalation of Kurdish- Kurdish conflict and potential..…
Kurdish-language Hawar news quoted the Liberation Forces of Afrin two positions of Turkish army were smashed.. Meantime, 2 military vehicles of Turkish army were destroyed in ambush by Kurdish forces near the town of Kafar Khashar A'azaz Northern Aleppo, killing and wounding 12..…
FILE PHOTO Masrour Barzani, head of Iraqi Kurdish region's Security Council, casts his vote during Kurds Erbil, Iraq September 25, 2017. ... The Barzani clan and their Kurdistan Democratic Party have ruled Kurdish since Iraq's constitution was set up following U.S...…
end-of-day light, Sourya Pairwan stood beside the grave of husband, Hasham Azizi, leader of Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, or KDPI. ... Following Iranian, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then head of the newly installed Shia theocracy, declared war against Kurdish people, because of..…
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with thousands of others in southeast Turkey after the state seized control of about 100 town councils won by the pro- Kurdish party at the last local elections... ... His bleak outlook..…
Members of Kurdish People's Protection Units, part of Syrian Democratic Forces, in Syrian of Shadadi on Sept 11, 2018.. ... Turkish threats to occupy Kurdish areas of Rojava prompted many Kurdish leaders, fighters, and experts to think about leaving Deir Ezzor front and heading..…
Turkey arrests Kurdish candidate, 21 other ahead of elections.. Share share Turkish police lead away unidentified handcuffed in Kurdish of Sirnak, Jan 29, 2019 .. ... Government-appointed bureaucrats run Cizre along with 100 other townships and cities across Kurdish provinces..…
During the period, Syrian Kurdish political actors, PYD and KNC, boycotted Sochi Conference Russia, called Syrian National Dialogue Congress, order to advance peace negotiations Syria at the end of January. ..…
By ferocious clampdown on, The breakup of the peace process reignited clashes between the security forces and armed Kurdish militants, followed Kurdish political quarters that saw the seizure of Kurdish-run local administrations and the arrest of dozens of Kurdish..…
KDP's candidate was Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff of former Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani. ... With Kurdish power-sharing in question, it may lead KDP to retaliate through forming Kurdish Region Government cabinet with rivals to PUK in attempt to marginalize it,..…
BAGHDAD - Moderate Kurdish Barham Saleh to the post of president of Iraq Tuesday evening in parliamentary vote pitting Kurdish heavyweights against each other for the time following independence referendum.. Saleh routed his main Fuad Hussein with 219 votes to 22, dealing blow to Hussein's..…
The government imposed economic sanctions on the region and sent federal troops to push Kurdish forces out of oil fields vital for the economy, shrinking the recent elections.. ... The aftermath of the referendum last year has resulted in disputes and disunity among Kurdish parties and..…
His remarks came day after Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the referendum for Kurdish state violates Iraq's constitution and will further destabilize Middle East... ... Hoshyar Zebari, adviser to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani, told Reuters on Saturday..…
The president of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, announced on Twitter on Wednesday that the northern territory would hold referendum on September 25 in the three provinces that make up Kurdish and in the areas that are disputed by Kurdish and Iraqi..…
While there had been 182 such applications against MPs from pro- Kurdish parties over the period from 2007 to December 24, 2015, 328 were filed in the period between December 2015 and May 2016, 152 of them in the month after the government submitted the amendment and before the final vote on May..…
Kurdish nationalist movements. Thousands demonstrate for Kurdish Kirkuk Similarly, Syria in the territories controlled by PYD, Syrian of PKK, many popular demonstrations celebrated the victory of the yes in several cities such as Qamishli, Amouda and Derik .. ... Conclusion The victory..…
The comments came day after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met Barzani Iraq to express Ankara's serious concerns about September 25 vote on Kurdish independence. Cavusoglu also conveyed Turkey's opposition to Kurdish independence vote, ethnic group which has historical and..…
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday urged Turkey to end the pre-trial detention of Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chair of Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party.. ..…
WASHINGTON, D.C — Kurdish Iraq will become independent state the director of Defense Intelligence Agency told lawmakers.. Asked by member of Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday about Kurdish Regional Government's intention to move forward with referendum on independence after ISIS..…
Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, has protested that pro- Kurdish party's ties to Kurdistan Workers Party, U.S. ... Demirtaş is facing charges of aiding terrorism, along with investigation into his presence at in southern Diyarbakir, home to much of Kurdish minority, at. ..…
It clarifies that Turkey's objections are against Syrian Kurdish groups, which it sees and not Kurdish ethnic group.. ... For Barzani, Syrian Kurdish moving further east would complicate the fight against PKK. ..…
Kurdish lands in regional war., June 2016 .. The leader of Peoples Democratic Party protests Turkish presidents offensive against that party in authoritarianism that also targets journalists and academics. ..…
Turkish people, will pay the price for Turkish President Erdogan's dream of wiping out Kurdish people and restoring Ottoman Empire, and U.S would forfeit its credibility entirely. ... Undoubtedly, Kurdish people aware that who have sacrificed thousands of victims and righteous martyrs..…
Asked by Kurdish outlet Rudaw whether he had secured any commitments on change to the policy from President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Barzani responded, Both the president and the president want the peshmerga to get the right weapons and ammunition.. ..…
Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish president, canceled visit to U.S this year over the classification, saying he would not travel to United States until it was removed. ... Given PKK's and Turkey's qualms about Kurdish group, cooperation with Syrian Kurds appears difficult for Obama..…
BLACK SMOKE hangs over Kurdish of Kobanê Syria, visible from Turkish border, as people organized into Kurdish People's Protection Unit make their stand against forces of Islamic State Iraq and Syria .. ... For example, Kurdish Iraq has been the steadfast ally of U.S government..…
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