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Guerillas In Şengal City Center

A new operation to liberate Şengal (Sinjar) from ISIS control began this morning and is continuing with all a speed, reports an article Özgür Gündem compiled by ANHA. The operation, … Continue reading

November 12, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Climate In (South) Kurdistan: From An Autonomous State To Street Protests

The following article – اقلیم کردستان؛ از دولت مستقل تا اعتراضات خیابانی – was written by Kaveh Ghoreishi for BBC Persian. It has been translated into English below. On October … Continue reading

November 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

At Least 2 Dead As Security Forces Open Fire On Protesters In Qaladiza

At least two people are dead and seventeen have been wounded after peshmerga and local security forces affiliated with the KDP opened fire on protesters in the town of Qaladiza … Continue reading

October 9, 2015 · 3 Comments

On The Possibility Of A ‘Rojava Agreement’

The following article “Rojava Anlaşması” was written by M. Ali Çelebi for Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into English below. Following the meeting in Hewlêr (Erbil) on September 15th … Continue reading

September 28, 2015 · 4 Comments

Support Refugees From Rojava And Sinjar During Winter

Thousands of refugees from Rojava and Şengal (Sinjar) living in tent cities across Northern Kurdistan are facing difficult conditions as winter sets in, including many children who do not even … Continue reading

January 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Guerillas Liberate Five Villages From ISIS In Maxmur

(ANF) The Maxmur Resistance Units have released a statement concerning the progress of military operations in the Maxmur region. In operations beginning yesterday evening and lasting until early this morning, … Continue reading

September 13, 2014 · 2 Comments

Bayık: Weapons For The PKK Would Be a Blow To ISIS

(ANF) KCK Executive committee co-President Cemil Bayık has commented on the subject of Germany providing weapons to South Kurdistan (KRG), saying that delivering weapons to the PKK would be striking … Continue reading

September 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

Karayılan Issues Stern Words For ISIS, Threatens New Measures

HPG General Staff Commander Murat Karayılan has warned ISIS that it has further methods at its disposal to counter its terror, according to a report from Yeni Özgür Politika. Karayılan … Continue reading

August 30, 2014 · Leave a comment

YPG: Cezaa Resistance Will Continue Until Victory

YPG spokesperson Rêdûr Xelil addressed members of the press in the city of Girkê Lêgê yesterday morning concerning the ongoing fighting between the YPG and ISIS in Cezaa, on the … Continue reading

August 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

Syriac Guerilla: Now Is The Time To Join The Revolution

(ANF) Sena İbrahim, a Syriac from Derik in Rojava, has spoken about her reasons for joining the guerillas and the need for others to do the same. Sena, who now … Continue reading

August 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

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