KURDISTAN

Latest News

• Guerilla actions continue without a pause 

  Several soldiers were killed during the actions of HPG/YJA Star guerillas in Ağrı, Van, Şırnak and Hakkari.
• Arfad Revolutionaries Battalion joins the SDF 

  Arfad Revolutionaries Battalion joined the ranks of the SDF. Battalion Commander Muhanned Hesen stated that their priority was the safety of the region and the democracy project.
• Village guards in Van: The army wants Kurds to kill one another 

  After the clashes in Kurdistan, the ‘guard watch crisis’ between the military and village guards worsens. 18 village guards resigned in the Çaldıran district of Van, and more resignations are expected to follow.
• Manbij Political Council efforts continue in villages 

  Manbij Political Council has held a meeting in Hayya Büçük village to the east of the city as the Manbij liberation operation continues. Around 90 village assembly members and spokespersons representing 37 villages attended the meeting.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil's Zergelê village again 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed Qandil’s Zergelê, where they had committed a massacre on August 1, 2015.
• YRK: 4 guerillas massacred in an ambush 

  YRK announced that 4 YRK guerillas, informed upon by traitor agents, were ambushed and massacred between the villages of Axalan and Dîwalan near the Serdeşt region of Mukiryan in East Kurdistan as they were on a mission on June 11, 2016.
• Manbij Military Council: 142 gang members have been killed 

  Manbij Military Council announced 142 gang members have been killed in the ongoing clashes with ISIS.
• Turkish jets shelling Zap area of guerrilla zones 

  Turkish jets are shelling Zap area of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• State of Emergency extended in Amed 

  “Curfews” have been declared in 25 villages in Amed’s Lice, Hani, Hazro, Kulp and Silvan districts.
• Göç-Der: One million displaced during recent attacks in Kurdish region 

  Göç-Der called upon everyone to show solidarity with one million people displaced during recent attacks in the Kurdish region of Turkey.
• Attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud kill a civilian 

  One civilian has been killed in the bombardment of AKP-backed gang groups targeting Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood since last night.
• HPG reports ongoing actions by guerrillas and attacks by Turkish army 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against Turkish military targets in Zagros, Hakkari and Dersim.
• DBP co-chair Tuncel: We won't allow the seizure of our municipalities 

  DBP co-chair Sebahat Tuncel stated that they will not allow the seizure of DBP-held municipalities through an appointment of trustees, and called for all-out resistance.
• YPG: Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava 

  YPG announced that 3 gangs were killed in clashes in Aleppo and the Turkish army continues its attacks on Rojava (West) Kurdistan.
• YBŞ Spokesperson: There is no force but us in Shilo area 

  YBŞ Spokesperson Şengali stated that there was no force but the YBŞ in Shilo highland, and called upon everyone to protect the resistance in Kurdistan and return to the lands of Êzidîxan.
• Manbij Political Council begins to mobilize in liberated areas 

  Manbij Political Council increased its mobilization efforts in areas liberated from ISIS gangs during Manbij operation.
• Xerice village of Manbij liberated 

  The village of Xerice to the northeast of Manbij city has been cleansed of ISIS gangs and liberated.
• Military operation in Lice after yesterday's bombardment on villages 

  Turkish military started an expansive operation in Lice district of Amed after the imposition of a curfew in 13 villages and a following bombardment targeting the rural areas.
• Thousands of civilians from Manbij arrive at liberated areas 

  Civilians from Manbij escaping ISIS gangs continue to arrive at areas liberated by the Manbij Military Council and SDF fighters.
• 1 dead and 5 injured during bomb attack in Qamishlo - UPDATED 

  A violent explosion took place near the regime-controlled Kindi Park in Rojava’s Qamishlo town. Several people died or got injured during the attack.
• Mıstefa Minbic: It is impossible for ISIS gangs to escape 

  Manbij Military Council member and Thuwar Manbij Commander Mıstefa Minbic stated that it was impossible for ISIS gangs to escape, and the gangs faced the risk of annihilation.
• 2 more villages liberated near Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council forces liberated 2 more villages to the east of Manbij from ISIS gangs.
• 5 fighters laid to rest in Rojava 

  5 fighters that have lost their lives in Manbij, Kobanê, and Efrîn were laid to rest in Rojava.
• Bombardment in Lice 

  Turkish warplanes bombarded the Lice district of Amed throughout last night. Human shields arrived at the region, where soldiers have burnt down houses in villages such as Hamzabey.
• Strategic Al-Kitab crossroad liberated and 22 gangs killed in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council fighters took control of the strategic Al-Kitab crossroad at the western entrance of Manbij, and 22 gangs were killed during last night’s clashes in eastern Manbij.