Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee Member Kalkan has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of being a key instigator in the Gaza conflict, asserting that he personally directed Hamas militants to initiate the 7 October attack. Kalkan alleged that Erdoğan aimed to protect his interests in the region, hoping to secure a specific energy route. Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) [...]

Today is World Kobanê Day. A look at why 1 November was chosen.   For 9 years, the Kurds have celebrated World Day for Kobanê on 1 November. But how was that date chosen? After the attacks of ISIS on Kobanê in 2014, many writers, artists, academics, activists, historians, journalists, representatives of civil society organisations and MPs signed a statement to express [...]

SDF vowed that they would spare no effort in pursuing terrorists and anyone who attempts to undermine the safety and stability of their regions. Aided by the cooperation of the local people, the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) successfully captured a terrorist in the town of “Al-Sabha” in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, while he was attempting to plant an [...]

The Turkish army is trying to break the guerrilla resistance in the Medya Defence Zones by permanent attacks with chemical weapons and unconventional bombs.   For three years, the Turkish army has been attacking Zap, Avaşîn and Metîna in the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) with all its might. However, the large-scale attack, which [...]