KURDISTAN

Latest News

• Over 30 people detained in Van 

  More than 30 people have been taken into custody in Erciş district of Van.
• Shengal’s PADÊ remembers victims of August 3 genocide 

  PADÊ held a memorial for the martyrs of Shengal and stressed that they will take Öcalan’s philosophy as a base and they will liberate their society with this philosophy.
• Children who chanted “Bijî Serok Apo” in Amed acquitted 

  The children who were on trial for flashing victory signs and chanting “Bijî Serok Apo” in Amed have been acquitted.
• Turkish army suffers heavy losses in Lelikan and Çarçela 

  A number of Turkish soldiers have been killed as a result of guerrilla actions in Lelikan and Çarçela in South and North Kurdistan.
• Human Shield activists in Qandil salute Rojava youth's action 

  The Human Shield activists salute the demonstration by the Rojava youth at Semalka.
• “Turkey wants to erase the Kurds' memory by destroying monuments" 

  Writer Nazım Kök assesses the demolition of monuments by the hand of trustees at DBP municipalities and says: "The state's goal is to erase the memory of the Kurdish people."
• 8 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrilla forces continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• Shengal has made history 

  The Yazidis are running their autonomous administration against all odds.
• HDP and DTK: Turkish soldiers deliberately burn forests 

  The committee inspecting the forest fires caused by the Turkish army in Amed stated that the villagers report use of barrel bombs. The committee said, “We won’t let our people go through this alone.”
• Guerrillas strike Turkish military vehicle in Van 

  While the Turkish army continues its operations and attacks against guerrilla forces, guerrillas hit a Turkish military vehicle in Van countryside.
• Elections in Kurdistan Region to be held on 30 September 

  Applications to contest parliamentary elections are now closed.
• Armed group attacks a Kurdish village in Khanaqin 

  Attack on the mainly Kurdish village of Hisen Meme in Khanaqin left two people wounded.
• “Kurds will play a vital role in shaping the new Middle East” 

  “Turkish occupation forces will not succeed in preventing Kurds from shaping and defining the new Middle East.”
• Relatives of disapperared people ask for justice in Amed 

  Twenty-four years have passed since Nihat Aydoğan disappeared under custody.
• Iranian forces kill another kolbar at border 

  Iranian Revolutionary Guards have killed yet another kolbar and wounded two others.
• Two YPS members martyred in Van 

  The Civilian Defense Units (YPS) remembered two of their members who lost their lives in clashes on July 14 in Van.
• Conference on “Kurds in the region’s future” in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Democratic Politics and Thought Academy, which focuses on democratic thought and has important efforts to that end, was founded in 2015.
• Turkish army starts forest fire in Lice, violent clashes continue 

  The Turkish army started a forest fire during the operation they launched in the rural area between Lice and Hazro, while there are reports of violent clashes from the region.
• People of Şırnak: The state’s mass housing is virtually prison 

  The people of Şırnak, whose houses were demolished by state forces during the self-government resistances, say living in TOKİ housing is virtually the same as being in prison and that they were used to houses with small gardens.
• Attack by Iranian forces leaves two kolbars wounded in Sardasht 

  Iranian regime forces attacked kolbars at Rojhilat-Bashur border, seriously wounding two of them.
• Action against military convoy on Şırnak-Cizre road 

  A Turkish military convoy was targeted in a RPG action on Thursday night in the vicinity of the Toptepe village along the Şırnak-Cizre road.
• Former soldier calls for conscientious objection 

  Çayan Koçgirî has joined the PKK because of racist repression during his compulsory service in the Turkish military. He calls for conscientious objection: "The youth should not continue to be a servant of the system."
• HPG: 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Guerrilla forces of the HPG and YJA-Star continue their actions against the occupant Turkish army.
• Turkish forces massacre 20 sheep in Hakkari 

  Turkish military forces have this time massacred sheep in Yüksekova.
• Migration from South Kurdistan has increased 

  In the past twelve months almost 74,000 people left the Kurdistan region.