NEWS

Latest News

• Russia hopes Kremlin and Washington will in time talk again 

  Lavrov reiterated that the accusation against Bashar al-Assad that indeed it was the Syrian government that had used chemical weapons in Duma on April 7 was "fake".
• Turkish state is negotiating with militias over Idlib and Afrin 

  In Izmir, a meeting was held between representatives of the Turkish state and jihadist militias on the future of the northern Syrian regions Idlib and Afrin.
• Explosion in Raqqa kills a child, wounds 15  

  A child has died due to an explosion in Raqqa city of Northern Syria.
• Erdoğan describes himself 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about Syria and said, “What kind of a peace is this? You make a strike, and then speak of peace.”
• Young Left launches donation campaign for YPG/YPJ in Sweden 

  Sweden’s Left Party youth organization Young Left’s Executive Council launched a donation campaign for YPG/YPJ to support the resistance in Afrin.
• Mayor of Geneva calls for a boycott of Turkish tourism 

  Geneva mayor Rémy Pagani called on European and Swiss peoples to boycott Turkish tourism, saying; “Don’t become accomplice to war by holidaying in Turkey.”
• Iraqi elections campaign kicks off 

  Iraqi voters will be going to polls on May 12 what many commentators indicate will be a turning point parliamentary elections.
• UN to discuss US-UK-France resolution 

  The United States, Britain and France have presented a new UN Security Council resolution on allegations of chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
• EU: “Kurdish question is one of the most grave issues in Turkey” 

  The EU progress report calls the Kurdish issue “one of the most grave issues the country is facing”.
• Clash among gangs in Idlib 

  Clashes are taking place between the Free Syrian Army and al—Al-Nusra gangs in the Syrian city of Idlib.
• Iraq going to the polls amidst protests 

  Voters in Iraq are going to the polls on May 12th. With the general elections on the agenda, the Supreme Election Board got ready for the campaign. Banners were swiftly replaced.
• EU to announce critical report on Turkey 

  European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn will announce a report on Turkey’s accession process next week. The report is expected to include harsh criticisms against the Erdoğan government.
• Russian resolution not approved at UN Security Council meeting 

  The draft resolution presented by Russia asking the UNSC to condemn the “aggression” against Syria from military strikes carried out by the United States, Britain, and France, has been rejected.
• Attacks on Syria: who said what 

  As it was to be expected the decision by the US president, Donald Trump, to launch, together with the UK and France,  air strikes on Syria has proved globally divisive. While some countries praising the military action others condemned it.
• USA attacks in Syria: where and what was hit? 

  The United States together with the United Kingdom and France have finally concretise their threat of striking Syria for the alleged chemical attack by the Damascus regimen in Duma.
• Assad: “Our resolve against terrorism has become stronger” 

  Assad said, “This attack has made our resolve to fight and crush terrorism on every inch of Syrian territory all that much stronger.”
• EU and Berlin support attack against Syria 

  Council of Europe President Donald Tusk announced that the European Union will “stand by their alliances” regarding the military intervention in Syria.
• Reports: Air strikes target Syrian chemical capabilities 

  U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people.
• Turkey announces support for strikes on Syria 

  The Turkish state which invaded Afrin and several other areas in Northern Syria with the approval of Russia, announced support for the US strikes on Syria.
• A Stormy Summit 

  This Friday and Saturday the capital of Peru, Lima, will host the VIII Summit of the Americas, a diplomatic meeting wanted by the US in the mid-1990s, marked by the envisaged "fall" of the Cuban Revolution.
• Karlsruhe Prosecutor Office hits hard on Kurds 

  The Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe opened 136 preparatory investigations in 2017, in connection with the PKK.
• Demirtaş: I do not expect justice from this court 

  Selahattin Demirtaş, former HDP co-chair, said in his defense speech at the court in Ankara: "I have neither the hope nor the expectation that this court will exercise justice."
• European Court of Justice to rule on delisting the PKK 

  The lawsuit filed to the European Court of Justice, demanding the lifting of the PKK from the EU's list of terrorist organizations, opens on Monday 16 April, writes Yeni Özgür Politika.
• 6-month prison sentence for HDP’s Yüksekdağ 

  HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has received 6-month prison sentence.
• Herford: DITIB is involved in war propaganda with children 

  The branch of the Turkish Religious Authority Diyanet, DITIB, used children in military uniforms at an event in Herford for nationalist propaganda.