Afrin-Shehba Lawyers Association co-chair Lezgîn Kor said that the Turkish state is committing crimes against humanity and violating international law in the region. Afrin-Shehba Lawyers Association co-chair Lezgîn Kor told ANHA about the increased Turkish attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria and said that “the Turkish state wants to revive the Ottoman Empire in Syrian lands.” Kor added that "the [...]

Kurds and their friends are marching in Paris to mark the eleventh anniversary of the murders of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez. On 9 January 2013, Sakine Cansız, one of the founders of the PKK, Fidan Doğan, the KNK representative in Paris, and Leyla Şaylemez, a member of the youth movement, were murdered by the Turkish intelligence service [...]

ISIS has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's double bombing at a memorial service for assassinated IRGC commander Qassem Suleimani in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman. The attack killed at least 84 people and escalated tensions in the region. Suspicions of US and Israeli involvement arose, fuelled by recent events, including the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri.   The Islamic State (ISIS) [...]

A Kurdish youngster who was detained and tortured by the Iranian state forces during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' uprising died in surgery. According to the Iranian media, a Kurdish boy named Berzîn Hemze, who was detained by the Iranian state, died in surgery. According to reports, 16-year-old Berzîn Hemze from Serdesht city of East Kurdistan was detained by the Iranian [...]

The Turkish state's invasion of the Medya Defence Zones, labelled as a strategy to "destroy terror at its source", is increasingly backfiring. The Turkish army itself has been encircled and is suffering heavy losses. Guerrillas know their terrain well and reckon with all circumstances. They do not subject themselves to the seasons, but develop the ability to strike at any [...]