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Quite some interesting information and news from the Kurdish regions – Bakur (Turkey), Başȗr (Iraq), Rojava (Syria) and Rojhilat (Iran) – is rarely, if ever, reported by the mainstream media.
The Kurdish Institute tries to fill this gap by reporting on a regular basis through its own news page recent facts and events, both from the Kurdish regions and from the rest of the world.
URGENT CALL! We are in Hunger Strike against IS attacks In Kobane – IS terrorist prepares for Grand Genocide in Kobane!
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...
Salih Muslim: Whoever is going to act should act now
PYD Co-President Salih Muslim has drawn attention to the intensifying ISIS attacks on Kobanê, saying: “whoever is going to act, should do so now. May our people rise up everywhere.” Muslim added they had informed all international bodies about attacks on Kobanê, and...
21st day of Kobanê resistance
The resistance of the canton of Kobanê in Rojava to ISIS gang attacks is now in its 21st day. While many gang members were killed in night-long battles, guerrillas prevented an attempt by the gangs to carry out an attack with a bomb-laden truck. There were fierce...
YPG: Hand-to-hand fighting in Mistenur
On the 20th day of the Kobanê resistance the YPG has said fierce hand-to hand fighting is continuing on the Mistenur hill. The YPG statement said that 86 ISIS gang members been killed, while 17 YPG/YPJ fighters had also died. The YPG (People's Defence Units) Press...
Kurds willing to make more sacrifices if Kobani falls, FRÉDERIKE GEERDINK
OVERVIEW The battle over de Kurdish town of Kobani, right at the Turkish-Syrian border, is in its second week now. What if Kobani falls? And why are Turkey’s hands still tied to take action against IS? PUBLISHED 3 HOURS AGO ‘These are the showers. Hot water 24 hours a...
URGENT CALL : ISIS gangs prepares for Grand Genocide in Kobane!
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 their...
TURKEY: PEN to observe sociologist Pýnar Selek’s hearing
On 3 October 2014, representatives from the American PEN Center, Danish PEN, PEN International and PEN Turkey will be present at the 15th High Criminal Court in Istanbul as Turkish sociologist and feminist Pýnar Selek faces trial for the fifth time in 16 years over a...
KNK: ISIS gangs prepares for Grand Genocide in Kobane !
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...
Turkey’s PKK peace process ‘at risk’ from Syria crisis, By Guney Yildiz (BBC News)
A top Kurdish politician has warned that Turkey's peace process with the Kurds risks collapsing in the face of Islamic State (IS) attacks on the Kurdish Syrian border town of Kobane. Speaking to the BBC from Brussels, a leading member of the Kurdistan National...
