Turkey arrests scores for ‘terror propaganda’ as it presses Afrin assault

Turkish police arrested 91 people including a pro-Kurdish politician overnight for “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media about Turkey’s military operationmilitary operationmilitary operation against a Kurdish militia in Syria, state media reported on Tuesday. The police raids, which the state-run Anadolu news agency said were focused on the western province of Izmir, brought the number […]

SDF releases public statement in the face of Turkish aggression

In light of the recent attacks by Turkish forces on sovereign Kurdish land in the territories of Afrin and Manbij, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has released a public statement: We in the Syrian Democratic Forces are a peaceful movement focused on defeating Daesh and bringing stability to Syria consistent with UN […]

Turkish Airstrikes Pound Kurdish Held Town of Afrin

Turkey launched a reported 72 aircraft to begin an air and ground offensive against Kurdish fighters from the northern Syrian city of Afrin. The Turks reportedly hit 100 targets in and around the city according to their state-run news agency. The Kurdish YPG militia responded that it had no choice but to fight back and […]

The Kurds issue a press release on Turkey’s assault on Afrin in Syria

The AKP-MHP fascist rule in Turkey has begun the air and ground invasion operation against the Kurdish town of Afrin. This comes after months of threatening and targeting campaign. Turkey wants to destroy the democratic system which was established on the principle of brotherhood of Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen peoples. There are two main reasons […]

Turkey deploys military forces to Syrian border

Reports are coming through that a convoy of five tanks and multiple military vehicles have been dispatched to Turkey’s southern border with Rojava, northern Syria. This move by Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is presumably in response to the Kurds neglecting to heed his earlier threats of military response if they did not withdraw from the […]

Turkey shells Afrin as it awaits removal of Russian military observers

Turkey shelled Afrin on Friday amid reports Russian military observers were withdrawing from the Syrian-Kurd canton, in a move that would allow Turkish forces to launch a ground assault on Kurdish militants. Russia has based military observers in Afrin since 2015, and the subject of their removal was part of negotiations between Turkey and Russia […]

Turkish President Erdogen threatens Kurds with military action

The president of Turkey has made the bold statement that the country of Turkey was prepared to launch a major military operation on the Syrian cities of Afrin and Manbij within a week. This threat was made under the pretense that the Kurdish forces, SDF (Syrian Democratic forces), had until that time to withdraw all […]

US/SDF lead Kurdish border guard receives backlash

As we see the Islamic State‘s caliphate collapsing in the Middle East, the US-led coalition is planning to improve border security in northern Syria. The plan as of now is to equip the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) for this role, a Kurdish-led umbrella force for an alliance of sub groups in the region. Because the […]

The US explains why it created a new Kurdish-dominated force in Syria at the risk of Turkey’s wrath

The US-led coalition has set up a Kurdish-dominated “Border Security Force” in Syria. The move has enraged Russia, Iran, the Syrian regime, and especially Turkey. A US Defense Department spokesperson asserted that “The training is designed to enhance security for displaced persons returning to their devastated communities.” The US-led coalition in Syria acknowledged over the weekend that it’s […]

US says no military support for Kurdish YPG in Afrin

In the crisis that is growing along the Turkish-Syrian border, the United States has said, the Syrian Kurdish fighters known as YPG, which were armed and supported by the US-led coalition are no longer part of the war on the Islamic State and receive no support. These comments may calm some of the tensions between […]

US Says No Military Support for Kurdish YPG in Afrin

In the crisis that is growing along the Turkish-Syrian border, the United States has said, the Syrian Kurdish fighters known as YPG, which were armed and supported by the US-led coalition are no longer part of the war on the Islamic State and receive no support. These comments may calm some of the tensions between […]