Turkey's attacks on the guerrilla areas in Medya Defense Zones have escalated since the PKK's unilateral ceasefire was announced on 1 March. Turkey’s attacks on the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) have been escalating since the announcement of the unilateral ceasefire by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) following a call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. According [...]

The People's Defence Forces have accused the Turkish army of using phosphorus bombs in attacks on guerrilla-held areas in the Medya Defence Zones in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish attacks have continued despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers' Party on 1 March. The People’s Defence Forces (HPG), the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has reported the use of [...]

The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria issued a statement condemning the massacre in the coastal cities of Syria and stressed that those responsible must be held accountable. The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) issued a written statement regarding the massacre in Syria's coastal cities. The statement condemned the attacks and emphasized that such [...]

SOHR calls upon the international community to interfere immediately and send international investigation teams to document the blatant violations committed against civilians. The Syrian coastline and Latakia mountains have experienced dramatic developments, executions based on regional and sectarian affiliation and human rights violations mounted to war crimes committed by forces of security services and the Ministry of Defence and auxiliary [...]

The co-chairs of the DEM Party are set to meet with the AKP and the MHP in Parliament as well as with other parties after Öcalan's call. As part of its meetings following the call made by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan on 27 February, the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) will engage in a new round of [...]