Following US airstrikes on Iran-backed militants in Iraq and Syria, both countries warned of dire consequences in response. The offensive, a retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers, has escalated tensions, with civilian casualties reported and international calls for de-escalation amid a wider regional conflict. Following a drone attack in Jordan that killed three US troops, the United States executed widespread [...]

Turkey is using the contradictions and crisis in the Middle East to eliminate the Kurds. On the one hand, Erdoğan welcomes the Iranian president in Ankara and signs economic and other agreements. On the other hand, he signs Sweden's accession to NATO.   The Turkish state is mobilising both the US, European countries and powers such as Russia against the [...]

  The Afrin Liberation Forces reported that they carried out a series of retaliatory actions in response to the attacks of the Turkish state and killed 20 invaders.   "As the defense force of our people, we do not remain silent in the face of attacks, and we carry out actions of revenge," said the Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) in [...]

Sunday’s “tragic events” have demonstrated that ISIS is “still active in too many places”, US Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said, reiterating that the US will not withdraw from Syria. US troops will remain in Syria as the threat of the Islamic State (ISIS) continues, according to US Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. “First let me [...]

Turkish warplanes bombed several villages in Iraqi Kurdistan's Amadiya (Amediyê) district on 16 January, claiming to target PKK bases. However, evidence suggests civilian homes were hit, displacing villagers who are now unable to return. Turkish warplanes targeted several villages in the Amadiya (Amediyê) district of Iraqi Kurdistan on 16 January, causing extensive damage to civilian homes and displacing residents, new [...]