Turkish warplanes have conducted airstrikes on the villages of Meçi (Mêcî) and Burçiyan (Burciyan) in the Amedi (Amêdiyê) region of Iraqi Kurdistan, sparking a massive fire that has yet to be brought under control. Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on the villages of Meçi (Mêcî) and Burçiyan (Burciyan) in the Amedi (Amêdiyê) region of Iraqi Kurdistan on Saturday, according to local [...]

SOHR said that Turkey has sent a large number of mercenaries to South Kurdistan. According to information confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the number of mercenaries recruited by Turkey to fight in the Kurdistan Region in North Iraq has exceeded 550. It was reported that these mercenaries will be under the paramilitary structures such as Al-Hamza, [...]

HPG Commander Fazıl Şevger said that the guerrilla drew its strength and determination from Abdullah Öcalan. In the second part of this interview with ANF, HPG Commander Fazıl Şevger said that the guerrilla drew its strength and determination from Rêber Apo [Abdullah Öcalan]. The first part of this interview can be read here. When the action on 15 August occurred, there were various [...]

In a recent in-depth article by Tim Krüger, published in the German newspaper junge Welt, the complex and turbulent history of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is explored in light of its 40th anniversary. Founded by Abdullah Öcalan in the late 1970s, the PKK has evolved from a small Marxist-Leninist group to a formidable political and military force, challenging the [...]