Among Kobane’s displaced, growing numbers seeking safety in northern Iraq, eastern Syria This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 10 October 2014, at the Palais...
There are dramatic changes and challenges in Western Kurdistan: also called Rojava (North Syria), after heavy attacks by IS terror organisation which has surrounded the Kurdish city Kobane since 15 September. These attacks are against the Kurdish Democratic Autonomous...
On the evening of 1 October 2014, ISIS gangs have launched an intense attack, aiming to take over the the city centre of Kobane, in Western Kurdistan (Syria) from west, south and east fronts. With the help of heavy artillery and tanks, ISIS gangs have advanced...
INDEX News: • Saleh Muslim calls on world public to break down the wall of silence • Arınç: All authority regarding process is with PM • DBP: Process of resolution must be intensified • UN: At least 1,420 killed in Iraq in August • Thousands met for...
By the editors of Bloomberg, 20/08/2014 In Iraq, the U.S. is fighting in a de facto alliance with one group on its list of terrorist organizations — the Kurdistan Workers Party, also known as the PKK — against another, Islamic State. This odd situation...
YPG and PKK did the right thing in Sinjar If we are looking for any signs of hope in the long-running tragedy of the people of Iraq, suffering from the rapaciousness of outside powers and the tyranny of sectarian party rule, we should pay close attention to recent...
