Türkische Expansionskonzepte und Westliche Interessen schuldig der Kobane angriff
Große Teile von Sirnak dem Erdboden gleichgemacht
Bekannt sind die Bilder von Kobanê, der kurdischen Stadt in Rojava/Nordsyrien, die 2015 vom IS fast eingenommen worden wäre, aber von den kurdischen Volksverteidigungseinheiten YPG/YPJ zurückerobert wurde. Der erfolgreiche Kampf der Kurden um diese Stadt wurde weltweit gefeiert, abgesehen von der türkischen Regierung, die sich nicht nur rausgehalten hat, sondern den IS laut vieler Indizien mit Waffen und Support unterstützt hat. https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Tuerkei-Grosse-Teile-von-Sirnak-dem-Erdboden-gleichgemacht-3505854.html
Why Turkey issued arrest warrant for this Kurdish leader
As Turkey continues with its stance in claiming the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and actors in Rojava (the term Kurds use to refer to western Kurdistan in Syria) are one in the same, Co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim was accused of involvement in the Feb. 17 bomb attack in Ankara. Along with key PKK names, including Cemil Bayik, Murat Karayilan, Fehman Huseyin, Zubeyir Aydar and Remzi Kartal, now there is also an arrest warrant for Muslim. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-syria-issue-arrest-warrant-for-pyd-chief-muslim.html
46 DBP Co-Mayors have been arrested and 38 Co-Mayors have been dismissed so far. Also, 7 Co-Mayors have been issued arrest warrants and 35 trustees have been appointed to DBP municipalities. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/46-dbp-co-mayors-arrested-so-far
Turkey accused of planning assassination of Kurdish activists abroad
The Turkish government is accused of planning plots to kill Kurdish officials abroad.
The German media reported that the state prosecutors office in Bremen had initiated an investigation into a Turkish agent conspiring to kill two people active in the Kurdish community outside Turkey.
One of alleged targets of the murder plot was Yüksel Koc, a Kurdish activist based in Bremen. The second was Remzi Kartal, who lives in Brussels and is the chair of the Kurdish organization Kongra-Gel, reported The Local newspaper. http://aranews.net/2016/11/turkey-accused-of-planning-assassination-of-kurdish-activists-abroad/
Antep is the second stronghold for ISIS after Raqqa
THE ISIS MEMBERS WHO COMMITTED THE MASSACRES WERE EXECUTED SO THEY WONT TALK ANTEP IS THE CENTER OF ISIS TURKEY ORGANIZATION http://anfenglish.com/features/antep-is-the-second-stronghold-for-isis-after-raqqa
Occupant Turkish soldiers and affiliate gang groups are attacking Olaşa village 29 kms to the west of Manbij with Katyusha missiles and artillery.
Violent clashes broke out when Manbij Military Council fighters responded to the attack. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-hits-olasa-village-with-missiles
Will Iraq's Sinjar become new base for PKK?
In its quest to become part of the Mosul operation, the Turkish government has been warning that the predominantly Shiite volunteer Popular Mobilization Units will ethnically cleanse Sunnis from Mosul and its environs. But since that argument has not yielded the desired results of being able to intervene in Iraq, Ankara is now using the argument that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has turned Sinjar into a base. By declaring that Sinjar is on the way to becoming a new Qandil, we cannot allow that, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made Turkeys position clear. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-syria-iraq--shengal-become-second-qandil.html
Im Windschatten des Krieges
Im Windschatten des Krieges gegen den IS vertreibt die von Berlin unterstützte Kurdische Regionalregierung im Nordirak arabischsprachige Bewohner und zielt damit auf die Arrondierung eines klar kurdisch dominierten Herrschaftsgebiets. Das zeigen Recherchen von Human Rights Watch. Demnach lässt sich für 21 Dörfer und Städte im Nordirak zeigen, dass die kurdischen Peschmerga gezielt Häuser arabischsprachiger Sunniten zerstören, während Häuser in kurdischem Besitz unversehrt bleiben. Hintergrund sind Bestrebungen der Kurdischen Regionalregierung unter Präsident Masud Barzani, die kurdische Autonomieregion vom Irak abzuspalten und ihr zuvor noch möglichst weite Gebiete einzuverleiben, darunter die besonders ölreiche Region Kirkuk. Barzani und sein Clan arbeiten seit Jahrzehnten eng mit bundesdeutschen Politikern zusammen und haben Berlin Zugriff auf die reichen Ölvorräte der Autonomieregion angeboten. Im Gegenzug unterstützt Deutschland im Krieg gegen den IS vor allem die Peschmerga und verweigert der Regierung in Bagdad ähnliche Hilfe. Darüber hinaus sieht die Bundesregierung über die faktische Vertreibung der arabischsprachigen Bevölkerung aus dem kurdischen Herrschaftsgebiet hinweg. http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59487
German arms company stops supplying weapons to NATO-member Turkey
German defense manufacturing company Heckler & Koch will stop providing arms to Turkey.
We only want to deliver to reliable countries, also not countries that are unequivocal democratic, not corrupt, and are part of NATO or close to NATO, an anonymous employee of the organization told the German newspaper Die Welt.
Turkey as a result was removed from the customer list. http://aranews.net/2016/11/german-arms-company-stops-supplying-weapons-nato-member-turkey/
What do Kurds expect from Trump?
Turkeys Kurds are calling on US President-elect Donald Trump to follow up on the remarks he made in his July 21 interview with The New York Times: It would be ideal if we could get them [Kurds and Turks] all together. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-united-states-trump-policy-on-kurdish-issue.html
Did IS kill Turkish troops in Syria?
The veil of mystery has yet to be lifted over an alleged airstrike on Nov. 24 against Turkish-backed opposition rebels in northern Syria that left at least four Turkish soldiers dead and several others wounded. The incident, which under normal circumstances would have led to a torrent of indignant chest thumping by Turkish leaders, appears to have been quietly buried, with no mention of it in todays headlines. Its absence prompts the question, Why? http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/turkey-backed-opposition-syria-air-attack-ypg.html
Turkey scrambles to cut its losses in Syria
Amberin Zaman reports that Turkeys outsize ambitions in Syria lie in shreds as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad press on to assert control over the rebel strongholds that remain in Aleppo. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-policy-kurds-aleppo-russia.html
Kurdish authorities harming recovery of Iraq's Yazidis: HRW
Kurdish restrictions on the movement of goods are harming the recovery of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was targeted for genocide by the Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
It said restrictions imposed by the autonomous Kurdish government "disproportionate to any possible security considerations are causing unnecessary harm to people's access to food, water, livelihoods, and other fundamental rights".
It said the restrictions affected the Sinjar area, the main hub of the Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking religious minority whose faith is despised by jihadists.
The area is theoretically under the authority of the central government in Baghdad, but it is largely controlled by the forces of the autonomous Kurdish region. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/kurdish-restrictions-harm-recovery-iraqs-yazidis-hrw-522184451
What's brewing between the Kurds, Syrian regime?
Among all the complex alliances and shifting loyalties in Syria, the Kurds seem caught in the middle. Common sentiment is that the Kurds are now at a critical threshold of relations with the Damascus regime, and the outcome could be cooperation or, just as easily, combat. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-kurdish-knot-sheikh-maqsoud.html
Is Turkeys fight against Syrian Kurds enabling Assad?
Turkeys policy aimed at preventing Syrian Kurds from gaining a swath of territory along the Turkish-Syrian border has totally trumped its desire to see the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Developments show that Turkey at this point is even enabling Assads drive to regain control of Syria. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-drive-against-syrian-kurds-enabling-assad.html
Doppelte Standards für Salafisten
Berlin und andere EU-Staaten planen Maßnahmen gegen die Einreise salafistischer Prediger aus Saudi-Arabien und anderen arabischen Golfstaaten. Dies geht aus Medienberichten hervor. Demnach schlagen deutsche Geheimdienste Alarm, weil die auf gut 10.000 Personen angewachsene deutsche Salafistenszene von Missionsvereinen vor allem aus Saudi-Arabien systematisch gefördert wird. Mit einem weiteren Erstarken sei, so heißt es, zu rechnen. Tatsächlich ist eine saudische Einrichtung in Bonn jahrelang eines der wichtigsten Zentren des deutschen Salafismus gewesen; aus dem Milieu rekrutieren sich so gut wie alle deutschen Jihadisten. Riad betreibt seine weltweite salafistische Mission seit den 1960er Jahren an der Seite der westlichen Mächte; Hintergrund war zunächst das gemeinsame Vorgehen gegen dem Westen nicht willfährige und der saudischen Monarchie feindlich gesinnte politische Kräfte. Riads Mission hat maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, Länder, deren Islam als traditionell friedlich galt, für jihadistischen Terror zu öffnen, darunter Afghanistan und Mali. Während die Bundesregierung die Salafismusförderung im eigenen Land verhindern will, nimmt sie sie in anderen Staaten billigend in Kauf oder stärkt ihr - wie in Syrien - sogar den Rücken. http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59503
Erdoğans Kurdish gangs
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (RTE) doesnt only have gangs made up of secret soldiers brought from Eastern Turkistan and Kyrgzystan and Central Asia. He also has a secret gang of Kurds. These gangs made their name when they attacked Aleppos Eşrefiye neighborhood in 2012. Since that day, these gangs have been emerging under different names. Most recently, these people have been seen in the plan to invade Syria named Euphrates Shield.
After the Rojava Revolution, a secret gang group of Kurds RTE got his hands on through some forces was formed. This gang is activated occasionally and discarded when the deed is done.
RTE chooses the men he picks, turns into gangs and discards from Azaz, Rai, Exterin, Shehba and Bab.
These people were made to form two groups named Azadi and Selahattin around Aleppo first. These groups formed in the beginning of 2012 first made their name heard by attacking the Kurdish neighborhood of Eşrifye. Then they took part in the so-called FSA in Qestel, Cindo, Tel Hemis, Tel Birak, Serekaniye and many other places and attacked Kurdish people, cities, towns and villages. http://anfenglish.com/features/erdogan-s-kurdish-gangs
Bilgen: TAF(turkische armee force)given a mission for minesweeping in Syria
Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen held a press conference in the party headquarters on the recent developments.
Ayhan Bilgen first criticized Turkeys Syria policies and said: The policy in Syria has been wrong from the start, and now Turkey is paying for that mistake. They first negotiated with ISIS, and dubbed them an indignant crowd. When international reaction towards ISIS grew stronger, they continued their relationship over Al Nusra. Our deputies stated numerous times in the parliament that the relationship built with Al Nusra will cost Turkey greatly. Al Nusra was deemed a terrorist organization in Russia, but state officials have made comments that they dont see it as such. The whole world knows how moderate an opposition the FSA is. We will soon see the organizations under the FSA structure dubbed terrorist organizations. http://anfenglish.com/news/bilgen-taf-given-a-mission-for-minesweeping-in-syria
Is Turkey recruiting militants evacuated from Aleppo?
Although the Syrian armed opposition has lost its six-year war to declare Aleppo the capital of the revolution and the Syrian equation has changed drastically, the curtain is not yet down on this act of the bloody play. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/turkey-syria-ankara-recruit-militants-from-aleppo.html
Erdoğan, once again: We won't allow a Kurdish state in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again confessed that Kurds were the target of their Syria policy.
Speaking at the DEİK General Assembly meeting in Istanbul, Erdoğan said the followings regarding the aim of the Kurds in Syria:
What they aim is to found a new state in North Syria. It must be known that we will not allow such a state to be founded. Without doubt, we are deeply hurt by our martyrs in this process but we must know that there is a need for martyrs and veterans in order for a land to exist. http://anfenglish.com/news/erdogan-once-again-we-won-t-allow-a-kurdish-state-in-syria
Rojava leader: Turkey cannot stop Kurds from advancing in Syria
Fawza al-Yusuf, a Syrian Kurd from a modest family, left northern Syria as a teenager and student in 1991, fearful of arrest for her political activities. She joined the uprising that broke out in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey in 1977 and remains ongoing, calling herself Zakho Zaghrous after Zakho, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, and Mount Zaghrous, which dominates the mountain range between the Iranian- and Iraqi-ruled Kurdish regions. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/syria-kurds-uprising-turkey-federal-raqqa.html
Pressure mounts on PKK over Sinjar presence
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the United States recently reiterated their opposition to the continued presence of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Sinjar region. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/pkk-iraq-sinjar-turkey.html
HPG: Nobody can push us out of Shengal
HPG said they forces went to Shengal for a human and moral mission, and that HPG, whose 230 freedom fighters were martyred there, won't leave Shengal as long as the threat against the people remains. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-nobody-can-push-us-out-of-shengal
YBŞ: HRW report not true, we invite them to the battle front
HRW claimed in a report two days ago that armed groups affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have recruited boys and girls, and that these groups sent children into direct combat, placing them at risk by training them in areas that Turkey has attacked with airstrikes in its conflict with the PKK, such as Iraqs Qandil mountain area.
Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ General Command released a statement which denied the report and said it was aimed to defame the YBŞ. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-hrw-report-not-true-we-invite-them-to-the-battle-front
Record time for genocidal operations in Turkey during 2016
In this past year in Turkey, thousands of people were massacred for a one-man regime, cities were torn down, tens of thousands of people have been arrested for having different opinions than the government. http://anfenglish.com/news/record-time-for-genocidal-operations-in-turkey-during-2016
»Niemand kann sich mehr sicher fühlen«
Gespräch. Mit Sakine Esen Yilmaz. Über fehlende Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der Türkei, Imame, die in Schulen ein- und ausgehen, und ihren Antrag auf Asyl in Deutschland http://www.jungewelt.de/2017/01-07/064.php
Foreign volunteer unit fights to save lives in Syria
In September, when northern Syria was still hot enough for sand flies to bite, John Harding sat at a makeshift table of plywood and concrete bricks at a former dairy that is now a base for the Peoples Protection Units (YPG). He was telling his favorite story from his second tour serving as a volunteer alongside YPG and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting IS.
The Syrian city of Manbij had been liberated from IS in mid-August after months of fierce fighting, and the Tactical Medical Unit (TMU), also known by its Kurdish name Yekineyen Bijiski Taktiki a group of around half a dozen mostly Western volunteers was approached by a local who was holding one of the many IS mines left in the city. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/northern-syria-foreign-medical-volunteers.html
YPG releases balance sheet of war for 2016
YG said 2016 was a year of great importance for the Rojava Revolution as their forces fulfilled a defense mission along all border lines and joined the operations Wrath of Khabur, Elin and Cudi, Manbij and Wrath of Euphrates within the body of SDF. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-releases-balance-sheet-of-war-for-2016
YPG announces the death of two volunteers from the UK and Canada
YPG announced that British volunteer fighter Ryan Lock and Canadian volunteer Nazzareno Antonio Tassoned have died in the ongoing fight against ISIS near Raqqa. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-announces-the-death-of-two-volunteers-from-the-uk-and-canada
Kurds may be the victim of the Russian-Turkish cooperation
Lyon II University faculty member and Washington Institute fellow Middle East expert Fabrice Balanche published an analysis in Le Figaro on the aggreement signed among the regime and the groups they are in conflict with by the mediation of Russia, Iran and Turkey. Balanche underlined that there is a risk that the Kurds may be sacrificed as a result of the Russian-Turkish cooperation.
The analysis was published with the title Syria: Why the ceasefire doesnt announce the end of the war and in it Balanche argues that Turkey has joined the Russia-Iran alliance in a tactical move and that the ceasefire was so far a success.
Balanche pointed out that the ceasefire doesnt include regions under Fatah Al Sham (previously known as Al Nusra) control and foresaw Bashar Asad staying in power until 2021, and stated that the withdraw of Asad mentioned in the agreement was just to lure the West and the Gulf countries to the table.
Balanche stated that the Ahrar Al Sham gang was added to the agreement with Turkeys imposition and the radicals in the gangs are opposed to it. Balanche foresaw that the agreement may increase the divide and divisions among the anti-regime groups, primarily Ahrar Al Sham, and underlined that that was in line with the military goals of the Asad regime. http://anfenglish.com/news/balanche-kurds-may-be-the-victim-of-the-russian-turkish-cooperation
Iraqi Kurdistan oil a slippery issue
Iraqi Kurdistan has been shipping oil to Turkey without Baghdad's knowledge, resulting in Iraq violating an OPEC agreement, according to accusations leveled Jan. 3 by Iraq's prime minister. Also, Iraq recently confirmed that a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) minister had offered to sell oil fields to Turkey for $5 billion, again without consulting Baghdad.
Meanwhile, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh plans to visit Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi next week to discuss cooperative projects related to oil and gas. Chief among these is the establishment of an oil pipeline from the province of Sulaimaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan to Iranian territory. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/iran-iraq-turkey-oil-ceyhan-sulaymaniyah-barzani.html
Kurdish President hosts Turkeys PM, discuss PKK withdrawal from Sinjar
Turkeys Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Sunday met Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, to discuss recent developments in the region.
The withdrawal of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and affiliated groups from the Yezidi region of Shingal/Sinjar in northern Iraq was at the top of the Erbil meetings agenda.
Barzani and Yildirim have also discussed the developments of the fight against ISIS.
Turkeys PM also stressed the importance of the Turkish-Kurdish cooperation in the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq. http://aranews.net/2017/01/kurdish-president-hosts-turkeys-pm-discuss-pkk-withdrawal-from-sinjar/
Êzidîs call upon the PKK and the worl
The Democratic Êzidî Society Coordination had held a meeting, with the participation of more than 60 delegates from across Kurdistan, Europe, Russia and Armenia, on Mount Shengal between December 25-28. The coordination issued the final declaration of this meeting, where it described the PKK as the hope of Êzidî people and called upon the guerillas to not withdraw from Shengal.
MASSACRES ARE NOT OUR FATE
In its declaration, the coordination emphasized that massacres are not the fate of Êzidî people, who now want to put an end to massacres. For this purpose, the coordination underlined the importance of learning lessons from the latest 74th massacre and drew attention to the necessity of unity and solidarity. The coordination called for initiatives that would unify Êzidî people and achieve a platform and mechanism that represents the will of Êzidîs.
CALL TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORCES
The Democratic Êzidî Society Coordination described Shengal as the motherland of all Êzidîs and called upon Êzidî people to prioritize Shengal in all of their efforts. The coordination called for material and moral support to Shengal, and described the recent debates on Shengal as disturbing and painful. The coordination said Those that have nothing to say to Êzidî people are claiming to take control of the Êzidîs in Shengal and are using the support of the AKP government, who is an enemy of Kurds and Êzidîs. After abandoning Êzidîs to ISIS, they act like nothing has happened and try to establish their rule over Shengal. We demand that the UN, EU and other international organizations function as guarantor parties, and that the PKK, which is an effective national force in the fight against ISIS, continues to defend our society. PKK asked nobody when it came to our rescue, and nobody was able to prevent it then. They came with a humane and national responsibility We call upon the PKK: If you had not come to our rescue, we could have been wiped or Shengal could have been abandoned if survivors migrated from the city. With your arrival, you became the hope of our people, who have seen you as their security and decided to stay and resist under the most difficult conditions. Many of these peoples problems, such as security and administration, have not yet been resolved. We think that you still have a responsibility and, although you have not made an official statement or attempt, we do not think that it would be right for you to withdraw from Shengal. We believe that this society needs you and that you will be sensitive on this issue.
SHENGALS AUTONOMY WILL BE THE BASIS http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ezidis-call-upon-the-pkk-and-the-world
'The victims of Syrian ceasefire are the Kurds'
Although the announcement of a fragile ceasefire on 30 December brought some respite to the majority of people across Syria, the tides have been turning in a different direction for some groups in the war-torn country.
The truce, backed by Turkey and Russia acting as guarantors, involves the return of the warring sides to negotiations in Astana, after nearly six years of fighting and before the revival of the Geneva peace process on 8 February.
The ceasefire also involves a deal that was struck between Russia and Turkey, and a tightening of ties that has meant that rebel groups have lost out on support from Ankara. Yet the biggest loss seems to lie among the Kurds in northern Syria. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-kurds-fall-victim-syrias-ceasefire-1014698144
Ceremony for fallen American YPG member Israel in California http://anfenglish.com/news/ceremony-for-fallen-american-ypg-member-israel-in-california
Ceremony for fallen Canadian YPG member Tassoned in Ottowa http://anfenglish.com/news/ceremony-for-fallen-canadian-ypg-member-tassoned-in-ottowa
AKP starts employing paramilitary forces
The chaos and crisis created by the dirty war policies implemented by the AKP regime continue to expand. The palace regime failed to take hold in the face of the war concept they implemented and are now trying to save face by increasing the number of village guards in the region. The regime has started giving incentives to people to be village guards under the guise of security, and they are forming paramilitary forces.
The project aims to employ 30 thousand new counterguerilla units, and it will be implemented in Kurdish cities. Officially, 15 thousand of them will be registered as village guards and the other 15 thousand people will go down in the records as volunteer village guards. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/akp-starts-employing-paramilitary-forces
Turkey awards the family of Taksim suicide bomber in Jarablus
The family of the ISIS member and Taksim bomber are members of the Jarablus assembly established by Turkey. Turkey has awarded several pro-ISIS members of the family of Nebil Fadli, who had massacred 11 people in Taksim, Istanbul. http://anfenglish.com/special/turkey-awards-the-family-of-taksim-suicide-bomber-in-jarablus
7,500 liras in 12 installments for 33 lives taken in Suruç
33 revolutionaries were killed in Suruç. But the District Police Chief of the period was sentenced to just a 7500 lira fine. The fine was divided into 12 installments and the Police Chief never saw the inside of a court room. http://anfenglish.com/news/7-500-liras-in-12-installments-for-33-lives-taken-in-suruc
New inquiry request on the Paris murders: Turkey gave the order
On January 9, 2013, PKK founding member Sakine Cansız, KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan and Kurdish youth movement member Leyla Şaylemez were murdered with 3 bullets to their heads in Paris. The only arrested suspect in the case, hitman Ömer Güney, died on December 17, 2016 under suspicious condiions. According to the suspects lawyers, Güney died of a lung infection. It was also said that the suspect had a brain condition, but there were no statements up to date that his health was getting worse. There is no official statement on the cause of death yet. But this death happened just weeks before the trial was scheduled to start. The trial was supposed to start on January 23 and continue until February 24. http://anfenglish.com/news/new-inquiry-request-on-the-paris-murders-turkey-gave-the-order
We don't want dictator Erdoğan in Geneva demo in front of the UN http://anfenglish.com/news/we-don-t-want-dictator-erdogan-in-geneva-demo-in-front-of-the-un
Cyprus Conference to begin with the slogan Dictator Erdoğan
Turkish President Erdoğan will be protested in front of the UN building at the time the conference will start.
The first phase of the Cyprus negotiations that started with the talks between Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic President Mustafa Akıncı and Greek Leader Nikos Anastasiadis on January 9 in the UN Geneva Offices were completed yesterday when the parties submitted their maps to the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General Espen Barth Eide. http://anfenglish.com/news/cyprus-conference-to-begin-with-the-slogan-dictator-erdogan
Hogtie torture in Van Type T Prison
The torture and rights violations in the Type T closed prison in Vans Tuşba district have peaked. Ferit Hasçelik was tortured in Van Type T Closed Prison, which almost looks like it has been picked as a pilot prison for torture. Hasçelik called his family on Monday and informed them of the torture. http://anfenglish.com/human-rights/hogtie-torture-in-van-type-t-prison
We demand an autonomous and free Shengal http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ezidi-youths-we-demand-an-autonomous-and-free-shengal
"KDP must explain why Barzani was silent on Turkish PM's comments"
Reaction against KDP Leader Masoud Barzani staying silent against Binali Yıldırıms comments of PKK and PYD are terrorists is on the rise.
PUK Iraqi Parliament member Mihemed Osman stated that PKK and PYD are legitimate parties of the Kurdish freedom movement, and said: If PKK and PYD are terrorists, then I am too. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-must-explain-why-barzani-was-silent-on-turkish-pm-s-comments
KRG speaker: Independent Kurdish state complex issue
When Yusuf Mohammed Sadiq took up the position of speaker of the Kurdish parliament at the age of 36, the political circles in Iraq, and in particular the Kurdish ones, were shocked, as having a young man in this senior position was an unexpected development. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/kurdish-parliament-speaker-iraq.html
Turkeys war on Syrian Kurds under scrutiny
The Turkish Army announced the death of 291 Kurdish fighters of the Peoples Protection Units (YPG) during military operations in northern Syria.
The death toll, declared by Turkey on 7 January 2017, included Kurdish casualties since Turkey launched its operations in Syria last August.
The Kurdish YPG leadership condemned Turkeys attacks on their positions, arguing that Turkeys offensive on their headquarters came in support of jihadist groups in Syria. http://aranews.net/2017/01/turkeys-war-on-syrian-kurds-under-scrutiny/
Talk of Kurdish autonomy still makes Syrians squirm
At the Syrian Ministry of Information, where I and a fellow reporter recently were seeking authorization to travel to Qamishli, we were told we would also need the permission from the Political Directorate. The directorate is the press and information unit of the General Staff that controls the movements of foreign media inside Syria. A brigadier general behind the desk asked, Why do you want to go to Qamishli? http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/turkey-syria-seems-to-softened-its-opposition-to-kurds.html
Kurds release 74 Turkey-backed rebels north Syria
Syrian Kurdish forces of the Peoples Protection Units (YPG) and Asayish police released 74 Turkey-backed rebels, although the rebels have repeatedly attacked Kurdish positions near Afrin in Aleppo Governorate, officials said on Saturday.
The Turkish-backed rebel groups in Syria have not confirmed the release.
Jaysh al-Thuwar, a multi-ethnic armed rebel coalition in Syria affiliated to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday announced they released 74 prisoners affiliated to Turkey-backed rebels that had attacked Kurdish headquarters. http://aranews.net/2017/01/kurds-release-74-turkey-backed-rebels-north-syria/
IHD reports 46,292 human rights violations in the Kurdish region in 2016
Human Rights Association (IHD) Amed Branch announced its yearly report on human rights violations committed in Northern Kurdistan during 2016 in a press conference in its branch building today.
IHD Deputy President and Amed Branch President Raci Bilici read out a press statement, and IHD Regional Representative Abdusselam İnceören announced the figures of human rights violations in the Kurdish region.
DEATHS AND INJURIES
In its report, IHD said police and gendarmes executed 304 people without due process and 131 people were wounded this way.
6 people died in prisons, 6 people were killed in unidentified murders, and 11 people died due to official mistakes and negligence.
IHD stated that hundreds of soldiers, police officers, guerrillas and civilians were killed and 1,159 others were wounded during armed confrontations over the past year.
36 died on the border lines and 13 people, 9 of whom children, were killed in unidentified explosions of bombs.
16 men, 8 women and 2 children were victims of suspicious deaths.
On the other hand, 11 women committed suicide. 30 women and 8 children lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. 11 women died and 6 others suffered sexual abuse in social sphere.
IHD noted that bodies of several guerrillas were not given to their families, and shared the following figures of right violations in the Kurdish region of Turkey during 2016: http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ihd-reports-46-292-human-rights-violations-in-the-kurdish-region-in-2016
37 teachers detained in İzmir and two jailed journalists held in isolation
37 teachers member to Eğitim-Sen Union were detained in İzmir while two journalists jailed in Istanbul are held in isolation. http://anfenglish.com/news/37-teachers-detained-in-izmir-and-two-jailed-journalists-held-in-isolation
Minor injured in Adana prison fire dies
Jailed minor Ferhat Kaya who got injured in the fire that broke out in an Adana prison last week, has died after 8 days of struggle for life. http://anfenglish.com/news/minor-injured-in-adana-prison-fire-dies
Barzani participates in Davos Economic Forum in Turkey
.......................It is scheduled for Barzani to meet with Turkish President ,Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister , Ahmed Davutoglu to discuss the issue of facing ISIS organization and export the oil of the region to world markets via Turkey.
The first sessions of the forum begins on Monday with a speech by Turkish President , Erdogan to begin the Forum acts, followed by a session titled "Understanding the dynamics of power in the region, by the management of Turkish Energy Minister , Taner Yildiz as a speaker with the participation of the President of Kurdistan Regional Government , Nechirvan Barzani.
The Minister of Natural Resources of Kurdistan , Ashti Hawrami will deliver a speech during the same meeting. http://www.shafaaq.com/en/En_NewsReader/b50e7ffd-31ad-48e8-af62-a12a5a0df1ed
SDF: Excluding Kurds from Astana a violation of our right and sacrifices
The General Command of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement about Astana congress held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.
The SDF statement said:
Despite the victories of our forces against the terrorists that represent ISIS in every campaign that we launched and are still launching, and despite the sacrifices of all the components to liberate our area from the hands of terrorists and solidify safety, we were excluded and pushed away from all the congresses that were held until now for the sake of Syrian crisis solution. http://anfenglish.com/news/sdf-excluding-kurds-from-astana-a-violation-of-our-right-and-sacrifices
Syrian opposition calls Kurdish fighters terrorists, regime rejects federalism
Syrias Kurdish parties were not impressed by the statements being issued from Astana. Opposition representatives called for the Peoples Protection Units (YPG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) to be listed as terrorists, while the regimes delegation explicitly rejected federalism. http://aranews.net/2017/01/syrian-opposition-calls-kurdish-ypg-fighters-terrorists-regime-rejects-federalism/
YPG fighter from the US martyred in northern Raqqa
YPG Media Center announced that YPG fighter Paolo Todd (Kawa Amed) from the US fell a martyr during clashes with ISIS on January 15. In its statement, YPG emphasized that the war against ISIS represents not only a battle against terrorism, but a battle to protect human values, saying: If there is value such as freedom, democracy, brotherhood, women's rights, children, etc. ISIS and its supporters want to destroy them. That is why the resistance in North Syria and Rojava is growing because it fulfills the role of protecting the common values of the people. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-fighter-from-the-us-martyred-in-northern-raqqa
Former US official urges Trump to arm Syrian Kurds, help Turkey to fight PKK
Antony J. Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama administration, called on Trump to directly arm Syrian Kurds to take Raqqa, regardless of Turkeys opposition.
However, Blinken also urged President Donald Trump to help Turkey to take al-Bab city in northern Syria and to kill the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). http://aranews.net/2017/02/former-us-official-urges-trump-to-arm-syrian-kurds-help-turkey-to-fight-pkk/
CIA chief visits Turkey to discuss Kurds, Gulen, and ISIS
The CIA head Mike Pompeo is visiting Turkey on Thursday to discuss the US-led coalition support to the Syrian Kurds, and the Fethullah Gulen movement that Turkey accuses of orchestrating the failed military coup in the summer of 2016.
Pompeos visit was reportedly decided during a 45-minute telephone conversation between US President Donald Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Tuesday, where both discussed their shared commitment to combatting terrorism in all its forms, and in which Trump welcomed Turkeys contributions to the anti-ISIS campaign. http://aranews.net/2017/02/cia-chief-visits-turkey-discuss-kurds-gulen-isis/
Turkish districts ban film by Kurdish 'traitor' director
The mayors of two Turkish municipalities have slapped screening bans on the latest film by renowned Kurdish director Mahsun Kirmizigul, calling him a traitor and saying the movie lampooned national values.
The film Vezir Parmagi, or the Viziers Finger in English is a comedy set in Ottoman times and had its countrywide release on 25 January.
Mehmet Ture, the mayor of Anamur district in the southern province of Mersin, who is from the right -wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said he wouldnt allow the film to be screened in his district since he wasnt willing to provide a stage for a sympathiser of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
As long as I am around, a film like Vezir Parmagi or something similar by someone like Mahsun Kirmizigul will never hit the screens within the boundaries of Anamur, Ture was reported as saying by local media. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-municipalities-ban-movie-kurdish-traitor-director-130880214
Police attack the families of Ankara massacre victims during hearing http://anfenglish.com/news/police-attack-the-families-of-ankara-massacre-victims-during-hearing
Turkish soldiers kill two civilians, injure five others near Rojava border http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-kill-two-civilians-injure-five-others-near-rojava-border
Southern Kurdistan youth continue to join the PKK ranks http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/southern-kurdistan-youth-continue-to-join-the-pkk-ranks
British anti-ISIS volunteers condemn UK support for Turkey, demand support for Kurds
The British government secured a multi billion pound fighter jet deal with Turkey after a visit by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to Turkey last Friday.
British volunteers in anti-ISIS forces in Syria YPG and SDF say that Turkey only bombs the Kurds in Syria, and that the Kurds need more support.
During his meeting with Theresa May in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim asked for more support for the Turkish army and rebel operations in northern Syria, whose fighters also attacked the Kurds.
In response, the UK Prime Minister said that the United Kingdom would support the Turkish army. http://aranews.net/2017/01/british-anti-isis-volunteers-condemn-uk-support-turkey-demand-support-kurds/
What did the PYD and Russia discuss in Moscow?
PYD Representative to France Xalid İsa, who was in the committee that met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, said "We stated that a democratic Syria could only find peace through the project we propose. The efforts of some of our Russian friends were positive."
PYD Representative to France Xalid İsa spoke to ANF on the meeting they attended in Moscow. http://anfenglish.com/news/what-did-the-pyd-and-russia-discuss-in-moscow
Why did Russia offer autonomy for Syrias Kurds?
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised the Russian-brokered Syria talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, which ended Jan. 24, as a concrete step toward implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions dealing with Syria, commending Russia, Turkey and Iran for setting up a mechanism to ensure compliance with the cease-fire announced last month.
Russias diplomatic blitz did not end in Astana, however. On Jan. 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Syrian opposition parties in Moscow for further discussion of a Russian draft of a new Syrian Constitution that had been offered in Astana. While representatives of the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian opposition and the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces refused to attend, the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Turkey had excluded from the Astana talks, participated in the Moscow meeting. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/russia-offer-kurds-syria-autonomy-turkey-islamic-state.html
Hope and fear for Syria's Kurds
What happens when a black rat mates with a white rat? The question prompted nervous giggles in a classroom in northeastern Syria. A dark-haired girl in a white hijab hazarded a guess: All their babies will be born black."
Of the 23 teenagers attending the evening biology prep course at Taleyah lycee in the town of Derik, only three are boys. Most boys their age are either fighting Daesh or have fled the country, teacher Shiwan Jamil explained during a brief pause in the lesson. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/northern-syria-kurds-rojava-ypg-turkey-kurdistan.html
Ceremony in Rojava for YPG's fallen British fighter Ryan Lock
A ceremony was held in Rojava, West Kurdistan for British YPG fighter Ryan Lock who fell martyr during the Raqqa operation on 21 December, 2016. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ceremony-in-rojava-for-ypg-s-fallen-british-fighter-ryan-lock
Rojava and disinformation
This accusation is one of the most recurring and often repeated. These allegations against the Kurds of Rojava date from yesterday and came mainly from Turkey, which is also a specialist in ethnic cleansing against the Kurds by razing to the ground in the 1990s between 3000 and 4000 Kurdish villages. They became institutionalized when Amnesty International published a report which accused the main Syrian Kurdish party PYD of practicing ethnic cleansing against Turkmen and Arabs. This report was largely repeated. Yet many questions arise in view of its realization process. Let's start with one of its editors are close to the AKP, the Islamist Party of Erdoğan known for its ability to produce large amount of intoxication. Then the question of sources arises quickly. In the video of Amnesty that accompanies his report. Vice News then went to see the "victims" of forced displacements in Turkey. It is clear that its members support Daesh.Before telling you about my work there, it is important to look at the charges and the context. http://anfenglish.com/features/rojava-and-disinformation
Die türkischen Flüchtlinge
Bis zu einer halben Million Kurden wurden im letzten Jahr durch den Krieg im Südosten des Landes vertrieben
Die Türkei stellt sich als das Land dar, das den Großteil der syrischen Flüchtlinge aufgenommen hat. Auch die Bundesregierung argumentiert so, wenn der Flüchtlingsdeal gerechtfertigt oder als erfolgreich geschildert werden soll. Was dabei untergeht, ist der Fakt, dass die türkische AKP-Regierung selbst durch den Krieg im Südosten des Landes gegen die PKK bzw. gegen Kurden Flüchtlinge schafft (Der Krieg der türkischen Militärs im Südosten des Landes). https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Die-tuerkischen-Fluechtlinge-3641706.html
IS überlässt türkischen Truppen Al-Bab
Die Syrien-Politik der Türkei gegen die Interessen Russlands und der USA und das Stillehalten Deutschlands https://www.heise.de/tp/features/IS-ueberlaesst-tuerkischen-Truppen-Al-Bab-3639476.html
Türkei und USA wieder auf Konfrontationskurs
Die unter hohem Druck stehende türkische Regierung versucht, die USA zu einer Entscheidung für oder gegen die syrischen Kurden zu zwingen https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Syrien-Tuerkei-und-USA-wieder-auf-Konfrontationskurs-3643342.html
Top US general visits Kurdish-led SDF troops amidst ongoing Raqqa operation
General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. Central Command, visited Kurdish headquarters at the Kobani and Raqqa frontlines on Friday to discuss the final phase of the Euphrates Wrath campaign to capture Raqqa in another sign of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces. http://aranews.net/2017/02/top-us-general-visits-kurdish-led-sdf-troops-amidst-ongoing-raqqa-operation/
Syrian Kurdish delegation arrives in Washington for talks on Rojava Peshmerga
A delegation from the Kurdish National Council (KNC) arrived in Washington on Monday, after being invited by the US State Department, officials said.
Majdal Delli, a member of the Kurdish Yekiti Party, told ARA News that the KNC-leader Ibrahim Biro (Yekiti party), Kamiran Hajo (KDP-S), chairman of the KNC foreign relations office and Siamand Hajo (Future Movement), a representative of KNC foreign relations office arrived in Washington. http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-delegation-arrives-in-washington-for-talks-on-rojava-peshmerga/
US struggles to maintain two key allies in Syria: Kurds and Turkey
The Pentagons top military officer on Thursday underlined that one of the complex challenges the US will face in the future is how to navigate the animosity between the two key US allies in Syria: Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. http://aranews.net/2017/02/us-struggles-to-maintain-two-key-allies-in-syria-kurds-and-turkey/
Turkish fascists attack participants of the Long March
Internationalist activists from 15 countries and representatives of Kurdish institutions in Europe continue their march to Strasbourg which they launched from Luxembourg on February 1 with the motto 'Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan' in protest at the international conspiracy that targeted Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan on February 15, 1999. http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-fascists-attack-participants-of-the-long-march
British anti-ISIS volunteers condemn UK support for Turkey, demand support for Kurds
The British government secured a multi billion pound fighter jet deal with Turkey after a visit by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to Turkey last Friday.
British volunteers in anti-ISIS forces in Syria YPG and SDF say that Turkey only bombs the Kurds in Syria, and that the Kurds need more support. http://aranews.net/2017/01/british-anti-isis-volunteers-condemn-uk-support-turkey-demand-support-kurds/
Liberated Manbij city institutionalizes its self-administration
Co-presidents of the self-administration of the liberated Manbij city stated that the people of Manbij, who are ruling themselves for the first time, will heal the wounds of ISIS cruelty with their democratic and egalitarian self-administration. http://anfenglish.com/features/liberated-manbij-city-institutionalizes-its-self-administration
The Turkey-backed Euphrates Shield rebels in Syria attacked positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Wednesday afternoon. This comes just one day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to attack Manbij after completing the al-Bab operation. http://aranews.net/2017/03/pro-turkey-rebels-attack-us-backed-sdf-forces-near-manbij-jeopardizing-raqqa-operation/
AKPs Syria police gathered from FSA, Al Nusra and ISIS
AKPs political and military institutionalization in line with their Turkifying concept to become permanent in the cities they invaded continue. Most recently, they have formed a police organization. Volunteers gathered from Ankara, Antep, Kilis and villages of Jarablus, Rai, Azaz and Shehba are paid 200 dollars and taken in for training. The trainees are called police, and some 400 of them have been sent to Jarablus, 250 to Rai and 300 to Azaz. There are still hundreds in training by Turkey in Ankara, Antep and Kilis.
Many of these people trained by Turkey as police are understood to be part of FSA, Al Nusra and ISIS previously. They are selected from among those placed in Sultan Murad gang in the body of Turkish intelligence MİT with the Turkish states invasion operation. Now the same people are on duty with police uniforms. Here are some examples: http://anfenglish.com/special/akp-s-syria-police-gathered-from-fsa-al-nusra-and-isis
Reports say Turkey Behind Airdrop To ISIS in Tal Afar https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77e_1488193631
Can fragile Ankara-Moscow friendship survive Russian strike?
Despite Turkey's fast-developing political and economic ties with Russia and the cooperation between the two countries in Syria, doubts are emerging on the Turkish side. Russian statements also show that the relationship is not a bed of roses. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/turkey-russia-syria-cast-shadow-erdogan-putin-romance.html
Russia: We do not view the PKK and YPG as terrorist organizations
Russian Foreign Ministry official Aleksandr Batsan-Harçenko stated that they do not view the PKK and YPG as terrorist organizations. http://anfenglish.com/news/russia-we-do-not-view-the-pkk-and-ypg-as-terrorist-organizations
KDP provocation in Shengal
A group affiliated to the KDP called 'Rojava Peshmerga' has attempted to forcibly enter the Xanesor town of Shengal under the control of Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ).
The group accompanied by heavy weaponry and armored vehicles has reportedly started to form positions and dig a trench around where they forcibly stationed. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-provocation-in-shengal
Rival Kurdish groups clash in Iraq's Sinjar region
Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani's close ties with Ankara blamed for clashes between Peshmerga and YBS fighters.
.......Friday morning's clashes came after Barzani's official visit to Turkey. YBS forces suggested that by deploying troops to the Sinjar area, the KRG was trying to force out the group affiliated with the PKK to please Ankara.
"These efforts [by KRG affiliated Peshmerga] that comes after Barzani's visit to Ankara is not a coincidence. It is a provocative attempt, based on an order from Ankara," YBS said in a statement published by the Kurdish news agency Rudaw. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/rival-kurdish-groups-clash-iraq-sinjar-region-170303071119811.html
Die Rojava Peshmerga , der trojan Pferd von KDP in Rojava http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-peshmerga-forces-not-part-free-syrian-army-officials/
Civilians take up arms in Shengal in response to the attacks
Clashes have erupted this morning after a so-called Rojava-Peshmerga group affiliated to the KDP of South Kurdistan forcibly attempted to enter the areas held by Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ in Xanesor town of Shengal.
The people staying in tents in Serdest region on Mount Shengal are voicing strong reaction to the attacks and some have taken up arms in response. KDP forces are also trying to hinder the activity of civilian population.
PESHMERGAS REFUSING TO FIGHT ARE ABDUCTED
In the meantime, reports suggest that around 80 peshmergas who refused to take part in the fighting have been taken to an area by KDP's intelligence service Parastin, and they are reportedly facing a risk of execution. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/civilians-take-up-arms-in-shengal-in-response-to-the-attacks
YBŞ/YJŞ Command: KDP should withdraw its forces immediately
YBŞ/YJŞ (Shengal/Women's Resistance Units) Command said that that the instructions for the Rojava Peshmerga to enter the Xanesor area were developed after Barzanis visit to Ankara where he met with Turkish officials. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-yjs-command-kdp-should-withdraw-its-forces-immediately
Free press member Nujiyan Erhan and a cameraman accompanying her have rushed to Shengal to cover the fighting that erupted after KDP-affiliated groups started to attack Xanesor and Sinune towns of Shengal in the early hours of the morning. The two press members were subjected to a targeted attack http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/journalist-nujiyan-erhan-severely-wounded-as-result-of-a-targeted-attack
Increased conscription of Kurdish youth in Kobane facing widespread criticism
The increased conscription of Kurdish youth in the town of Kobane in northern Syria has caused a widespread criticism, leading to the local administration to temporarily suspend the campaign until 15 April, after 400 military aged men were conscripted.
The local administrations of Rojava-Northern Syria, led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), started to implement the law of Mandatory Self Defence Duty relatively late in Kobane compared to the canton of Cezire (Hasakah), where Kurdish youth between 18 and 30 were conscripted already in 2014. http://aranews.net/2017/03/increased-conscription-of-kurdish-youth-in-kobane-facing-widespread-criticism/
Über aranews.net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_News , auf meine meinung... aranews mann kann lesen um sich zu Kurdistan zu informiren , meine Meinung nach , die Politische Richtung von aranew aus wetlische orentiert , vielleicht mehr nach der USA ....
YBŞ/YJŞ: We have the power to respond to every attack on our soil
Shengal/Women's Resistance Units (YBŞ/YJŞ Commands released a statement about the attack of KDP forces on Shengal.
The statement said the followings:
On March 2, a group of gangs, called "Roj Peshmergas" led by ENKS, made their way from Sihelan and Duhok to Shengal. These groups of gangs came to Khanesor at 13:30. Our forces talked to this group to find out why they came here. It was understood from the talks that this group wanted to occupy Shengal and control other areas in the hands of our forces.
When our people in the region heard the arrival of these groups of gangs, they disagreed with them, standing against them and all the children, women and elderly people expressed their anger. At the same time, our forces took measures to prevent this group from progressing and for no other tension to take place.
On the other hand, our efforts continued for this group to go back. But despite all our efforts, in the morning of March 3, these groups of gangs attacked our forces simultaneously from many sides with 30 Humvees, armored vehicles and all kinds of weapons. For this reason, our forces responded to the attack in the framework of defense and clashes began.
The clashes lasted approximately 3 hours, in which seven of our comrades reached martyrdom and 20 of our comrades were injured. Two of our fallen comrades are HPG fighters. These comrades were also martyred because they did not want to get involved and fight.
It is very strange and meaningful that this attack was launched after the Ankara talks. It is very clear that these attack plans were planned during those talks. These aggressive gang groups were directly trained and financed by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT). In this framework, these groups of gangs are used everywhere for the interests of Turkey. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ybs-yjs-we-have-the-power-to-respond-to-every-attack-on-our-soil
YPJ: We are ready to protect our people in Shengal
YPJ described the KDP attack on Shengal as a conspiracy of AKP and Erdoğan, stressing that: We are ready to protect our Êzîdî people in Shengal against these attacks like we did in 2014. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypj-we-are-ready-to-protect-our-people-in-shengal
KDP forces forming emplacements on the road leading to Shengal
KDP-affiliated groups are conducting emplacement works on the road leading to Shengal center. http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kdp-forces-forming-emplacements-on-the-road-leading-to-shengal
PJAK Co-President: Barzani is serving the colonialists
PJAK Co-President: KDP and affiliated Rojava peshmergas did not fight against the ISIS in Shengal one single day, but they are attacking Shengal today. Barzani is serving the gains and interests of the colonialists. http://anfenglish.com/features/pjak-co-president-barzani-is-serving-the-colonialists
So , ist klar das Barzani Spiel mit den "Rojava Peshmerga" https://twitter.com/masrour_barzani/status/821677065611124737 um die PYD zu besiegen, deshalb ihren reise nach Washington http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-delegation-arrives-in-washington-for-talks-on-rojava-peshmerga/ , Erste Ziel ist Sinjar aber seine Traum , Rojova ... aranews hat vor einiger Tage ein Artikel über "Rojava Peshmerga" geschrieben http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-kurdish-peshmerga-forces-not-part-free-syrian-army-officials/ die weit von der Realität ist http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/two-armed-assailants-captured-in-shengal-turn-out-to-be-isis-members , es war dieses "schöneheit" zu ihnen nur einiger tage vor der angriffe nur "Zufall" , wie heute dieser Artikel zeigt http://aranews.net/2017/03/yezidis-call-on-kurdish-parties-to-fight-isis-not-each-other/ ich denke nicht.... sie versucht gleich zeit beiden schuldig machen , wenn die Realität war , die "Rojava Peshmerga" , YBŞ/YJŞ Gebiet angegriff hat....