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US-backed Syrian Kurdish unity talks to resume amid mounting distrust
Although talks are set to resume this week, the prospects of a Syrian Kurdish unity deal seem more elusive than ever, with plenty of sticking points threatening to sink the effort. Rival Syrian Kurdish parties are expected to resume US-backed “unity talks” this week, but prospects of a deal seem more elusive than ever despite […]
An Iranian member of PJAK dies of COVID-19; IKHRW already predicted
Quoting local sources, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) has recently reported that Haval Hamza, an Iranian member of the PJAK terrorist group, had been infected by COVID-19, but PJAK leaders prevented him from medical treatment. Since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak, the IKHRW had warned on the lack of hygiene in the PKK/PJAK […]
Why Masrour Barzani Should Resign From Leading Iraqi Kurdistan
The region cannot survive incompetent governance. by Michael Rubin Kurds once billed themselves “The Other Iraq,” a region where democracy and security thrived, but today Iraqi Kurdistan is on fire. Security forces gun down protestors, Kurdish civilians return the favor, and protestors burn political party flags and even photos of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) founder […]
PJAK leader becomes Kobani History Teacher and other examples of the PKK Shadow Government running ‘Rojava’
By Hedwig Kuijpers The much-praised ‘Rojava’ project in North-East Syria has ridden most of its popularity in the West through their fight against ISIS and their ideology ‘Democratic Confederalism’, that promotes a form of grassroots governing by local people on the ground, structured from neighbourhood ‘communes’, to ‘city councils’, all the way up to ‘cantons’. […]
Understanding Iran; an Impenetrable Bulwark Strategically Located between West and East
Iran as a Mountain Bulwark To properly understand Iran’s position in the Middle East, one must not only look at its religion, internal affairs or its complex foreign politics, but simply its topography and history. One look at the map shows you several important facts about the country. Iran is a vast country, it measures […]
ISIS IN AL-TANF. PROPAGANDA OR REALITY?
Written by Hedwig Kuijpers exclusively for SouthFront Many questions remain unanswered about the al-Tanf United States base in the Syrian desert, that is called illegal by the Syrian government and Russia. Why is al-Tanf so important to the US? What are the US soldiers still doing there? Who else are hosted in the al-Tanf pocket? […]
What Biden can and cannot do for the Kurds
Yerevan Saeed Biden may have sympathies for the Kurdish cause, but as US president, he will not always act in the Kurdish interest. Many Kurds across the Middle East welcomed Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the recent elections in the United States. The former vice president is known to be sympathetic to the […]
Turkey is taking Biden for a testride
“We may come there overnight, all of a sudden,” Turkish president Tayyip Recep Erdogan said on Friday, when asked about a possible upcoming Turkish operation in Sinjar. This is the same phrase he has used before invading North-Syria. “Turkey is always ready to carry out joint operations against the PKK with Iraq but we cannot […]
The (forced) recruitment of four underaged boys in Ney village, Mariwan, Iranian Kurdistan
Reports have stated that four underaged boys, one of them with a mental disability, from Ney village, in Mariwan, Iranian Kurdistan have been deceived into joining ‘Party for a Free Life Kurdistan’ or PJAK. After spending two days and nights in a hiding place near the village, the boys were sent to the Asos mountain […]
US justice department marks YPG as a sub-affiliate of the PKK
“YPG is a sub-affiliate of the Kurdistan’s Working Party (PKK), which is designated by the United States government as a Foreign Terrorist Organization”, was stated in a report released by the US department of Justice on the arrest of a Tallahassee American national. Federal law enforcement agents arrested Daniel Baker of Tallahassee for transmission, in […]