The Meaning of Turkey’s Strikes on Rojava and Sinjar
The following is a translation of an article written by Turkish journalist Fehim Taştekin for Gazete Duvar. In the article Taştekin analyses Turkey’s recent attacks on the YPG in … Continue reading
Civil Defense Force Founded In Nisêbîn
Local youth have formed a new civil defense force in the border-city of Nisêbîn (Turkish: Nusaybin), where martial law has been declared 6 times in recent months – reports … Continue reading
The Esedullah Team And The History Of State-Directed Mass Violence In Kurdistan
The following article – Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa’dan Esedullah Timi’ne devlet aklı: Kontrgerilla – was written by Cihan Başakçıoğlu for DİHA and was carried in Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into … Continue reading
The Resistance In Rojava Is A Super-National Resistance
The following piece is a translation of “Rojava direnişi ulus-üstü bir direniştir” which was written by Ali Haydar Kaytan – a founding member of and leader in the PKK – … Continue reading
Three Thousand Dead In Sinjar, Thousands More Kidnapped
At least three thousand people have been killed in massacres committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) since it began its attack on the Sinjar (Kurdish: Şengal) … Continue reading
YPG Move To Assist Peşmerge Across Border
(ANF) YPG forces are reported to have moved from Til Koçer to an area near Zumar across the border with South Kurdistan as fighting between peşmerge forces and fighters of … Continue reading
Villagers In Şengal Take Up Arms Against ISIS Following Attacks
Villagers in the predominantly Yezidi region of Şengal (Sinjar) in Southern Kurdistan have taken up arms against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), according to a report by … Continue reading
The Rojava Report 