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YPG Spokesman: We are ready to defend the region with new tactics
...ext two years. Turkish troops are being massed in the occupied areas in northern Syria. Speaking to the northern Syrian news agency ANHA, YPG Spokesman Nuri Mahmoud commented on these developments. He stressed that the defense forces had learned their lessons from the occupation of Afrin, Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and were now prepared to use "new strategies and tactics to counter a possible attack." "Demonstration of Russia's power" Regarding the Russian maneuvers in the region, Mahmoud said: "With its maneuvers, Russia is trying to create the image that it is defending Syria ...
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SDF publishes balance sheet of attacks on Ain Issa
...Saqir first attacked the village of Hawija with heavy weapons. Subsequently, the village was bombed. ▪ On October 31, Hawija was again the target of heavy bombardment. ▪ The SDF also pointed out that attacks by the Turkish army and allied jihadist militias in western Ain Issa as well as Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), targets along the M4, in Khalidiya, Hoshan and Dibis continue to occur almost daily.
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A century-old chemical massacre in Kurdistan
...tions, including the HPG and KCK to “launch an investigation” after the Turkish army has frequently resorted to chemical weapons in Kurdistan. The relations of the OPCW, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, with the Turkish state were criticized following the Turkish incursion against Gri Spi (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) in October 2019. Turkey's Ambassador to The Hague, Şaban Dişli, was reported to have donated 30,000 Euros to the OPCW at a time when statements concerning the use of chemical weapons against civilians by the Turkish army in this attack were issued. The OPCW prohibits t...
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YPG fighter wounded in battle for Serêkaniyê: "I was saved by YPJ fighters"
...ps during the invasion of northern Syria launched by the Turkish state two years ago. YPG fighter Devrim Azad was involved in this and told ANF what he experienced at the time. When the Turkish occupation attacks on the region began, we made our way to Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). On October 18, 2019, I was at the front line in the industrial area of Serêkaniyê. Heavy attacks had already taken place and there were casualties. We were down to a few and called for reinforcements, which arrived. Because the area was under intense attack, we had to make a tactical withdrawal. ...
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11 women abducted in Turkish-occupied Gire Spi in a month
At least 11 women have been kidnapped by the Turkish-occupied Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) city of northern Syria in the past four weeks. More reports are coming through of war crimes committed by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria in violation of international law. Bombing of civilian settlements, murder, torture, and abduction...
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PYD: We will liberate our lands from Turkish occupation
... PYD vows to continue the struggle until it liberates the occupied lands from the invading Turkish army. The General Assembly of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) issued a written statement marking the second year of the Turkish invasion and genocidal attacks on Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). “The invading Turkish state attacked Serêkaniyê and Girê Spi on October 9, 2019 to massacre and annihilate the Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs and other peoples in the region in an operation called the ‘Peace Spring’,” the statement recalled. 'TURKISH STATE INITIATED ETHNIC GENOCIDE' “Following its offe...
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Aldar Xelîl: Turkish invasion cannot continue
...les of the region are against the occupation. It is not possible for them to accept this invasion and remain silent. All kinds of work and activities are being carried out against the occupation. Occupation forces will be removed from Afrin first, and then from Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), as well as Jarablus, Azaz and al-Bab. The Turkish state must leave all the territories it has occupied. All political, organizational and military work should be channelled into this direction in every respect. What are the reasons the Damascus administration could not defy the Turkish occupatio...
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Turkish-backed gangs open fire on civilians in Girê Spî, injuring 3
In an armed clash Turkish occupied in Girê Spî, Turkey-backed mercenaries targeted civilians, leaving three injured. A local source from the Turkish occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) in northern Syria reported that a mercenary from the "Ketîbeya El-Nuxbe" group backed by the Turkish state caused a scene in front of a bakery. The source, who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons, told that a member of the “Ketîbeya El-Nuxbe" mercenary group randomly opened fire on ci...
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Lawyer Nurcan Kaya sentenced to prison
...another state through military interventions, and I oppose such interventions. According to a statement made on September 18, 2020 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, of which Turkey is a member, serious rights violations have been committed in Afrin, Serekaniye (Ras al-Ayn) and Gire Spi (Tal Abyad).” The court sentenced Kaya to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The court decided to reprieve the announcement of her sentence.
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Hevrin Khalaf Square inaugurated in Lyon
...s away, we will follow in her/his footsteps here and there.” This is the first time Khalaf’s name was given to a square in France. Born on November 15, 1984, the Kurdish female politician was brutally murdered on October 12, 2019, by mercenary groups affiliated with the Turkish army near Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). Xelef, a member of the executive board of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD), was also serving as the Secretary General of the Future Party of Syria. RELATED NEWS: https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/havrin-khalaf-a-life-dedicated-to-women-s-revolution-38472 https://anfenglishmobil...
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National Conference calls for consistent stance against occupation
...tance The statement refers to the various invasions and occupations of Kurdish regions by Turkey, recalling that a new campaign of invasion and occupation by Turkish troops and their mercenaries had begun in 2018 with the occupation of Afrin. The conferees also point to the occupation of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) in Rojava in October 2019 and the plans to deprive the Yazidi Shengal region of autonomy. It says: "Since then, there have been attacks against Shengal and residents of the region have been murdered. Similar relentless attacks are also directed against the Maxmur refuge...
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Turkey turns M4 highway into a “death road”
...nt commercial roads in Syria. The road which is of strategic importance to the peoples of North and East Syria, connects both regions. For this reason,the Turkish state has been trying to control the M4 highway to invade the entire region since it has occupied Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad).
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Kongreya Star releases report on Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria
...e women’s revolution. These attacks are as well aimed to expand Turkish territory and to continue the genocidal politics towards the local population. Turkish violations and crimes have continued throughout its occupation of Jarablus, Al-Bab, Azaz and Afrin, to Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad).” Kongreya Star said that, as the anniversary of the 9 October 2019 attacks on Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî is approaching, “the Turkish state once again increased its attacks on North and East Syria. Despite the commitment of the Syrian Democratic Forces in North and East Syria to honour the ceasefir...
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10-year-old kidnapped by occupation forces in Gire Spi
...their brutal actions against civilians in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria. According to the Rojava-based Hawar News Agency (ANHA) citing local sources, Turkish-backed mercenaries attacked the house of civilian Mihemed el-Dehiş in the town of Hemam Tirkan in the occupied Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) city last night. After attacking the house, the mercenaries kidnapped a 10-year-old child and no information is available about his aftermath.
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Kongra Star letter to UN officials calls for action against Turkish war crimes in North-East Syria
...ish state’s Neo-Ottoman occupation plan, bypassing all international law in the context of good neighborliness and respect for the sovereignty of states. Its violations and crimes have continued throughout its occupation of Jarablus, Al-Bab, Azaz and Afrin, to Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) and Gire Spî (Tal Abyad). Despite the commitment of the Syrian Democratic Forces in North-East Syria to honour the cease-fire in the region, the Turkish state has failed to uphold this treaty. On the contrary, it has increased its attacks on the region in general and the areas to the east of the Euphrates in particular. ...
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Attacks on civilians: Turkey wants to expand zone of occupation
...the villages south of Girê Spî as well as the route of the international M4 road. Three days after the U.S. withdrew its troops from northeastern Syria on October 6, 2019, the Turkish state launched an invasion with jihadist mercenary units in the region around Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resisted the second largest NATO army with ground forces for days. On Oct. 17, a five-day ceasefire was agreed upon between the U.S. and Turkey. A cease-fire agreement between Russia and the Turkish state followed on October 22. According to this agreement, arme...
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SDF refutes allegations on assassination of a mercenary militia member
...e, and the mentioned terrorist is still alive and continues to commit violations.” SDF continued, “In recent days, some news websites affiliated with the mercenaries have promoted other false news about the moving of “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” mercenaries from the city of Seri Kane/Ras al-Ain towards the Tal Abyad city, following the decision of the U.S. Treasury Department to impose sanctions on the terrorist organization and its leaders. However, all that news is false because the terrorist organization is still occupying the homes of civilians and public institutions in Ras al-Ain and committing crimes.”...
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Sanctioned mercenaries should be prosecuted, says the SDF
...ictims, especially in the occupied areas in northern Syria.” The statement added: “It is no secret the dark catalog of the “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” militia since its founding by the terrorist Abu Maria al-Qahtani, a former leader in Jabhat al-Nusra, with a history full of war crimes especially in Afrin, Tal Abyad, and Ras al-Ain, the most recent was the execution of the politician Hevrin Khalaf and a large number of health workers and civilians. Therefore, despite the importance of the recent U.S. sanctions on the terrorist militia, we believe that the level of the crimes of that militia urgently calls for ...
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Turkish forces kidnap 2 women in Girê Spî
It has been reported that Turkish forces kidnapped 2 women in the countryside of occupied Girê Spî. It has been reported that Turkish forces kidnapped two women in the towns of Silok and Turkmen in the occupied Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) city. The women have been named as Emine El-Hebib from the Teyi tribe and Ebîr Hisên El-Isa from the El-Bo Esaf tribe. According to the information obtained by ANHA from local sources, the abducted women were taken to a military headquarters in the city.
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KONGRA-GEL: The goal is to defeat the Turkish state fascism
...anity from a great disaster,” the statement said and added, “Without doubt, there are challenges and enemies of this revolution both inside and outside, yet we know that the greatest enemy of the revolution is the Turkish state.” Referring to the occupation and ethnic cleansing in Afrin, Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) and Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain), KONGRA-GEL further denounced efforts to subdue the peoples of North-East Syria through an economic embargo and noted that the UN also acts in accordance with this siege and deprives Rojava of the aids it provides. “A common resistance against Turkey and destruction of...