According to the HPG, a Turkish soldier was killed in South Kurdistan as a result of an air strike by the guerrillas. The action was directed at the construction of military roads in the contested Girê Bahar area. The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) said in a statement that a guerrilla unit attacked the Turkish invasion troops [...]

Young internationalist women who joined the long march for the Freedom of Öcalan and attended the Kurdish Culture Festival in Frankfurt share the reasons for why they joined the march and what the importance of the cultural festival is to them.   With thousands attending the International Kurdish Culture Festival which opened in Frankfurt on Saturday, young internationalist women shared [...]

The co-chairs of the PYD stated that the struggle continues with the philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan and that the lands occupied by the Turkish state must be liberated for the achievement of a political solution to the Syrian crisis. The 10th Congress of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) continues in Hesekê city with the participation of 700 delegates. PYD Co-Chair [...]

The military deployment of the Turkish army to occupy the territory of Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) continues. Turkey has massively expanded its occupation operation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in recent weeks and is preparing its long-announced "summer offensive" against the Kurdish guerrillas. Massive troop concentrations have been taking place for weeks. Troops are being increased and tanks are [...]