Following a significant escalation of hostilities, the Middle East is on high alert with Iran and Israel exchanging threats and attacks. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have urged residents in certain areas to stay close to shelters, while the country has vowed "a significant response". 🔴Tensions escalate in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange drone strikes and defensive [...]

In his article for The National, journalist Tommy Sheppard sheds light on the plight of Kurds in Turkey, particularly in light of recent municipal elections. He highlights the case of Abdullah Zeydan, a pro-Kurdish MP, whose election victory was overturned, sparking protests. Sheppard emphasises the broader campaign of political repression against Kurdish representation and calls for international attention to human [...]

According to the Turkish daily Türkiye, Turkey plans to deploy S-400 air defence systems along the Iraq border as a preparation for its upcoming military operation against the Kurdish guerrilla forces in Iraqi Kurdistan.   Turkey plans to deploy S-400 air defence systems along its border with Iraq in preparation for a military offensive against Kurdish guerrilla forces in Iraqi [...]

Kurds living in Sweden will stage a central demonstration on 13 April to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and an end to the Swedish state's policies targeting the Kurdish people. Kurds living in Sweden are organising a central action as part of the campaign for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. In the demonstration [...]

Top Syrian-Kurdish Commander Mazloum Abdi interviewed on the growing threat of ISIS resurgence and the failure of the US to maintain sufficient support for northeast Syria's local security forces in the fight against the extremist group.   A resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS) is imminent, a top Syrian-Kurdish commander has warned, as the extremist group takes advantage of heightened [...]