The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have both released statements calling on the authorities of Iraqi Kurdistan to cease its detentions and harassment of the free press. Concerning Turkey, many politicians, activists and academics including Jeremy Corbyn have condemned the Turkish state’s occupation of North and East Syria.
Robin Fleming, a researcher focusing on North and East Syria, has written an article for Medya News drawing attention to the fact that since operation ‘Peace Spring’, Turkey has consistently violated the cease-fire agreement and that the international community should not wait to react to this aggression.