‘Rojava Bombed But Still Standing’: new short film by Chris Den Hond
A new round of talks on the Kurdish question seemed to be on the horizon in Turkey in mid-October 2024, ...
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Sefkan Kobanê recounts the historic victory over ISIS in Kobanê – Part 1
After ISIS had expanded its presence into northern and eastern Syria and initiated an assault on Kobanê in September 2014, ...
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Turkey’s attacks in Syria aimed at Kurdish gains, YPJ commander says
Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria is an attempt to block Kurdish gains and displace civilians, Rohilat Afrin, a senior commander ...
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YPJ slams Turkey’s drone attack on Kurdish journalists as bid to conceal annexation plans
The Kurdish-led force Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have condemned the recent Turkish drone strike that killed two Kurdish journalists, Gülistan ...
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PYD co-chair Asia Abdullah calls for unity, solidarity in face of attacks on North and East Syria
Asia Abdullah, co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), delivered a powerful speech at the party's third congress ...
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International support needed to locate, rescue missing Yazidis, says report
Yazidi organisations have called for urgent international support to create a "centralised coordination" for locating and rescuing Yazidis held by ...
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Yazidi women freed from captivity join protest march to mark 10th anniversary of genocide
Yazidi women rescued from captivity by the Kurdish-led Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) joined a protest march in Amûdê (Amuda) on ...
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A decade on, the efforts to rescue Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS continue
On 3 August 2014, ISIS launched a coordinated attack on the Sinjar (Şengal) region in northern Iraq, home to the ...
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ISIS leaders among 21 terrorists captured in Iraqi Kurdistan
Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTS) of the Iraqi National Security Services (INSS) and General Directorate of Operations of the Asayish of Iraqi ...
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YPJ calls for united resistance against Turkish, ISIS aggression
The Women's Protection Units (YPJ) issued a call to women, peoples and international forces to unite against the Turkish state's ...
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