KURDISTAN

Latest News

• HDP MP İrmez: Şırnak is no different from Aleppo 

  HDP Şırnak MP Aycan İrmez stated that the destruction is at a much larger scale than the official numbers provided by the Şırnak Governorate. İrmez said the city was no different than Aleppo, and called on everybody to come together around Şırnak.
• Siirt and Dersim Co-mayors detained 

  In line with the political genocide operations, Dersim Co-mayors Nurhayat Altun and Mehmet Ali Bul and Siirt Co-mayor Tuncer Bakırhan have been detained.
• Tiwêlia village liberated from ISIS 

  Wrath of Euphrates Operation Room fighters have liberated Tiwêlia village in North Raqqa from ISIS gangs.
• HPG reports actions by guerrillas and increasing activity by Turkish army 

  Ongoing actions by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas left 5 soldiers of the Turkish army dead in Northern Kurdistan.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from an action of self-sacrifice in Mardin 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action of self-sacrifice which targeted the Axe outpost located between Midyat and Dargeçit districts of Mardin on May 25, 2016.
• 60-year-old faces prison sentence for not going out during the curfew 

  Hanse Bulut (60) complied with the curfew declared by the Mardin Governorate and didn’t leave her home, and the courts of the state delivered her a 13 year 6 month sentence for membership to a terrorist organisation.
• Where does silence stand in Şırnak? 

  It’s not just buildings and homes that have been torn down in Şırnak. The past, the lives, the joy, the hopes of residents. The spirit of Botan is the life and blood of the Kurdish culture.
• Co-mayor of Van's İpekyolu district detained 

  Co-mayor of Van's central İpekyolu District Municipality has been detained during a house raid last night.
• Curfew and demolition continue in Nusaybin 

  Demolition continues in the neighborhoods where a curfew remains in effect in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Grave of Hacı Birlik also ruined by state forces in Şırnak 

  Turkish state forces that razed a large part of the Şırnak city during the 8 months of onslaught have also ruined the grave of Lokman Hacı Birlik.
• Traces of AKP fascism in Şırnak: All neighborhoods razed 

  During 8 months of genocidal attacks under the name of a curfew in Şırnak, state forces demolished a larger part of the city, also in the areas where no clashes took place.
• First phase of the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' finalized 

  The first phase of the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' launched by YBŞ and YJŞ on November 12, has been finalized.
• Soldiers burn three houses and detain two civilians in Feraşin region 

  Turkish soldiers partaking in an operation in Feraşin territory burned 3 houses and detained 2 civilians after subjecting them to a brutal attack.
• Images from Şırnak where curfew in place for 8 months is partially lifted 

  Images by ANF show the dimension of the state's destruction in the Kurdish city of Şırnak where the curfew in place since March 14 has been lifted partially today.
• Curfew in 13 villages in Amed's Lice and Hani districts 

  A curfew has been declared in 13 villages in Lice and Hani districts of Amed.
• Images from the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' 

  Shengal Women’s Units (YJŞ) and Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) launched the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' on November 12.
• Heavy clashes on Sewra village hill in southern Shengal 

  Heavy clashes are taking place on the Sewra village hill in southern Shengal which was targeted by an attack of ISIS groups in the early hours of Monday morning.
• Asayish Spokesperson: 8 killed, 51 wounded in Efrîn attack 

  Efrîn Asayish Forces Official Spokesperson Cîgerxwîn Memo stated that 8 civilians died and 51 others were wounded as a result of the aerial attack in Efrîn's Xezawiyê village.
• 2 villages and 3 hamlets liberated from ISIS in North Raqqa 

  2 villages and 3 hamlets were liberated from ISIS gangs during the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative in North Raqqa.
• HPG: 18 soldiers killed in Besta 

  HPG Media Center announced that thousands of Turkish soldiers had launched an operation in Şırnak’s Besta region, and 18 soldiers were killed and 7 guerillas fell as martyrs during the clashes that broke out here recently.
• ‘Raqqa’s fall will bring the end of Erdoğan’ 

  Fighters of the Internationalist Brigade that participate in the operation to liberate Raqqa stated that the fall of ISIS capital Raqqa would also bring the end of the fascist AKP-Erdoğan dictatorship in Turkey.
• Turkish army bombards Helhel village in Amed 

  Turkish soldiers shelled and bombarded the Helhel village of Amed’s Hazro district. Many houses were damaged but villagers luckily survived the attack.
• ISIS gangs unable resist SDF fighters in North Raqqa 

  Fighters of the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative stated that ISIS gangs have been unable to resist them and flee their positions when YPG and SDF forces approach.
• YJŞ/YBŞ: Our goal is to liberate every village of Ezidxan 

  YJŞ/YBŞ Command announced that more than 15 ISIS gangs have been killed during the 'Operation to Avenge Êzidî Women' so far, and described its goal as the liberation of every village of Ezidxan.
• Rojda Felat: We will avenge the women massacred by ISIS 

  SDF commander Rojda Felat stated that women play a leading role in the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative and will avenge the women massacred by ISIS.