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DTK Co-chair jailed after 9 days in custody
DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven has been imprisoned after 9 days in custody for protesting against the Turkish state’s operation against Afrin and her political works. -
One soldier killed, another wounded in clash in Ağrı
One Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in a clash in the countryside of Ağrı province. -
Thousands march for Afrin in Halabja
Thousands of Halabja residents have taken to the streets in support of the resistance in Afrin. -
People of Binare Qandil protest Turkish attacks on Afrin
People of Binare Qandil protested the Turkish state’s attacks on Afrin and saluted the resistance mounted against invasion. -
Youth march from Sulaymaniyah to Semelka for Afrin
Southern Kurdistan Patriotic Youth’s Movement and Revolutionary Women’s Movement are staging a march from from Sulaymaniyah to Semelka in solidarity with the resistance against Turkish invasion in Afrin. -
Gorran leaves parliamentary session in protest for Afrin
Gorran Movement has left a session in the parliament because of the failure to give the necessary support for Afrin. -
Youth from Eastern and Southern Kurdistan join Afrin resistance
Eastern and Southern Kurdistani youth have mobilized in the face of the Turkish state and gangs attacking to invade Afrin, and issued a statement announcing that they will be joining the resistance front. -
DTK Co-chair Güven in custody for 8 days
Detention period has been extended for DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven who is held in custody for 8 days. -
PUK’s Mele Bextiyar condemns Turkish attacks on Afrin
PUK Politbureau Member Mele Bextiyar condemned the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Afrin and said, “The Turkish state has been attacking the Kurdish people for days, these attacks have no rightful cause.” -
Thousands protest in Sulaymaniyah against attacks on Afrin
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in several cities in southern Kurdistan to protest against the Turkish invasion attacks on Afrin. -
Tens of thousands march in Sulaymaniyah for Afrin
By the call of the “Afrin Front”, founded recently by intellectuals, writers, NGO representatives and a group of MPs, a march was held today in Suleymaniye with tens of thousands of people for Afrin. -
Turkish warplanes bomb Asos region in Southern Kurdistan
Turkish warplanes bombed the Sharbajêr area close to Zelan district’s Asos region in Sulaymaniyah last night at 03.30. -
Kurdish teachers go on strike in Southern Kurdistan
Kurdish teachers in Sulaymaniyah go on strike against delayed payments and austerity measures by the Kurdistan Region Government. -
KNK announces final resolution for Southern Kurdistan workshop
The final resolution for the national unity workshop held by the KNK in Sulaymaniyah for Southern Kurdistan has been announced. -
National unity workshop continues on second day
The Southern Kurdistan national unity workshop held by the KNK in Suleymaniye continues on its second day. -
Mass grave found in Kirkuk
Iraqi forces found a mass grave containing remains of dozens of civilians and soldiers ISIS gangs in Kirkuk. -
National unity workshop starts in South Kurdistan
Kurdistan National Congress’ workshop on national unity started in Sulaymaniyah in Southern Kurdistan. -
KCK salutes the Afrin resistance
KCK underlined that; ““The resistance of Afrin will prevail, the AKP-MHP fascism will be defeated, and the peoples of Syria and the Middle East will attain a free and democratic life.” -
Kalkan: “The Afrin resistance will spread throughout Kurdistan”
PKK Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan spoke in the graduation ceremony of guerrilla candidates who joined the ranks of HPG and YJA-Star, and said: “We will mobilize to defend Afrin.” -
180 academics from Rojhilat: Turkey's murders must be stopped
180 academics in universities in Sine and Kermanshah have issued a statement urging the international public to break the silence against the Turkish state’s attempt to invade Afrin. The academics said, “This boundless murder must be stopped.” -
Turkish soldiers raid a village of Silopi
Turkish soldiers raided the village of Bostanlı in Şırnak’s Silopi district and conducted a search in several villages. -
PUK’s Qadir Ezîz: Supporting Rojava is our national duty
PUK Politbureau Member Qadir Ezîz said, “Supporting the people and the fighters of Rojavayê (Western) Kurdistan is a national duty for the Kurdish individual.” -
Guerrilla actions in Hakkari
HPG guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Çukurca and Şemdinli. -
HDP Nusaybin district co-chair taken into custody
HDP Nusaybin district co-chair Ferhat Kut has been taken into custody during a house raid. Another HDP member was detained by the police in Amed. -
KDP forces attack pro-Afrin demonstration in Duhok
KDP security forces attacked the people who were protesting Turkish state’s attacks on Afrin and detained many people.