KURDISTAN

Latest News

• Police heavily injure one child in Cizre 

  Police attacked the civilians who were protesting the attacks on guerrillas and the political genocide operations, and heavily injured one child. Civilians started to resist against police attacks.
• Double blasts hit Qamishlo 

  The Qamishlo city of West Kurdistan, Rojava, has been hit by double blasts early this morning.
• Turkish army doing military buildup at Kobanê border 

  Turkish army has started doing military buildup in the border area of Til Şehir to the west of Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Police kill a youth in Nusaybin 

  Youths who took to the streets in Nusaybin district of Mardin to protest the Turkish airstrikes against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones and the increasingly ongoing mass arrest operations were responded by police forces with an armed attack.
• Turkish airstrikes against guerrilla zones continue 

  Activity of Turkish army's warplanes and UAVs over the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones continues.
• 11-year-old chased by police dies falling from 7th floor in Amed 

  11 years old Beytullah Aydın fell from the 7th floor of the building he had sought refuge in after being chased by the police during protests in Amed.
• YPG: Turkish army attacking YPG and FSA positions near Kobani 

  YPG Press Center has released a statement denouncing attack by the Turkish army against positions of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) and the Free Syria Army (FSA).
• YPG/YPJ intensifying operations against ISIS in Rojava 

  Constant military operations conducted by joined forces of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) and the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) continue to confront the ISIS gangs attempting occupation efforts near the city of Hasakah, Rojava.
• Bodies of YPG/YPJ and HPG fighters taken back to Rojava 

  Bodies of 13 fallen YPG/YPJ and HPG fighters have been taken back to the Dêrik city of Cizîr Canton after KDP prevented their passage from Sêmalka Border Gate to South Kurdistan from where they would be sent to North Kurdistan.
• People march from Ranya to Kandil to protest Turkish airstrikes 

  Masses from a number provinces and districts across South Kurdistan have started a march from Ranya city to Kandil to protest the airstrikes of the Turkish army against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG: Three guerrillas martyred in yesterday's airstrikes by Turkish army 

  HPG Press Center said that Turkish army continued its expansive airstrikes against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones on July 25.
• PUK: Turkish state must stop its attacks 

  PUK has released a statement demanding the end of the Turkish state’s attacks against guerrilla forces, and calling upon the government of South Kurdistan to make efforts against these attacks.
• KDP prevents passage of YPG/YPJ fighters’ bodies 

  KDP officials prevented the passage of 13 YPG/YPJ fighters’ bodies from Sêmalka Border Gate to South Kurdistan from where they will be sent to North Kurdistan.
• DBP calls for protests against military and political attacks 

  Party of Democratic Regions' (DBP) released a memorandum and called upon everyone to protest the Turkish army’s attack on the guerrillas and the recent operations of political genocide.
• Turkish state and KDP protested in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish army attacks on Medya Defense Zones and the KDP stance on these attacks were protested in South Kurdistan. People will march from Silêmanî to Kandil today.
• HSM calls to strengthen the struggle against AKP colonialism and fascism 

  People's Defense Central Headquarters Command called on all the Kurdish people to undertake further responsibility in this process of struggle against colonialism and fascism, and to get united in the course of the Kurdish leader Öcalan.
• KONGRA GEL: Lets enhance our struggle against Erdoğan fascism 

  In its statement regarding the Turkish army’s attacks on Medya Defense Zones, KONGRA GEL Co-Presidency called upon women, young people and all oppressed peoples to enhance the struggle against Erdoğan fascism.
• HDP, DBP, HDK and DTK call for mobilization 

  HDP, DBP, HDK and DTK co-presidents and İmralı Negotiation Delegation held an emergency meeting on AKP’s implementation of war plans, recent political developments and the stance they would adopt in response.
• Youth shot by police in Cizre dies 

  Police opened fire on a group of youths protesting the Turkish airstrikes against Medya Defense Zones and mass arrests in Cizre district of Şırnak late yesterday evening.
• HPG statement on Turkish bombardment in guerrilla areas 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press and Communication Center stated that the expansive and intense air strike by a number of Turkish warplanes started at around 11 pm on July 24 and continued till the noon on July 25, today.
• Footage of the fire started by Turkish bombardment in Kandil 

  The fire started by Turkish bombardment in Kandil region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones last night, still continues.
• Retaliatory attack by TİKKO guerrillas in response to Suruç massacre 

  Guerrillas of the TİKKO have carried out a retaliatory attack in Dersim in response to the Pirsus (Suruç) massacre which left 31 socialist youths dead on July 20.
• KCK calls for the enhancement of the struggle promptly 

  KCK said Erdoğan and his team couldn't bear losing the elections and thus started seeking new plans after their both domestic and foreign policy collapsed.
• Turkish warplanes shelling Kandil 

  Turkish warplanes are shelling the Kandil region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• Turkish bombardment conducted within the knowledge of Barzani 

  It came out that Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu had informed the Federal Kurdistan Regional President Massoud Barzani before the beginning of the airstrikes by the Turkish army against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones last night.