The Turkish parliament will begin the ratification process for Sweden’s bid to join NATO in October, after MPs return from summer holidays, Turkish President Erdoğan said on Wednesday.
There has been no change in United States support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, claims State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller, dismissing suggestions that Turkey attempted to weaken US support for the SDF by leveraging a stance on Sweden’s NATO membership.
Fifteen Kurdish journalists celebrated release on parole from Turkish jail on Wednesday after more than a year in pre-trial detention, whilst calling for the release of journalist colleagues that remain incarcerated.
On Wednesday the Kurdistan National Congress issued a statement condemning the recent agreement between NATO, Sweden, and Turkey as “an endorsement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s genocidal strategy”.
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