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The Kurds as pawns on the political chessboard of Syria
By Hedwig Kuijpers The Complexity of realising Kurdish Unity Despite years of media suggesting otherwise, the Kurdish population do not have any unity, not between countries and not amongst themselves. In Turkey, the PKK has held the ‘Kurdish political monopoly’, as it was very careful not to let any other Kurdish parties grow. Up until […]
۷th anniversary of the Amuda Massacre
Today is the seventh commemoration of the Amuda Massacre committed on the 27th of june 2013, which was committed by the people’s protection Units (YPG) that belongs to the Democratic Union Party (PYD). YPG committed a massacre against unarmed demonstrators by shooting bullets at the crowd, followed by arrests, raids on KNC buildings and the […]
The peculiar story surrounding the tragedic death of Asrin Mohammadi
By Hedwig Kuijpers / https://medium.com At last, after two years of appealing by Iran-based Human Rights watchdogs, the silence on the fate of Asrin Mohammadi – lovingly nicknamed Sonia by her parents – is broken. Yet, the news of her death as published by PJAK raises new questions on her case. The 13-year old girl […]
Explaining leftist politics: ANTIFA, Israeli settlers’ history and PKK connect through a shared ideology
By Hedwig Kuijpers Since the Kibbutz movement in the early 20th century, and Murray Bookchin’s writings and influence in leftist circles from the ’60s untill today, early Zionist anarcho-communism has become a heritage that inspired both the Antifa movement in the West and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in the Middle-East, and has united them in […]
Erdogan’s neo-ottoman visions: out in the open now
There is certainly no shortage of writings on Turkey today regarding that country’s “drift” away from its Western orientation and floating towards pan-Islamism and Neo-Ottomanism, strengthening ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. While Turkey itself has launched an “Asia Anew” policy, the outsized focus on this and other alleged signs of Turkey’s “drift from the West” […]
STJ: SDF still recruiting child soldiers
The Geneva-based Human Rights Watchdog called Syrians for Truth and Justice have released a special report documenting cases of recruitment of minors in Syria. Operating in Northeastern Syria, the SDF has not yet shown full commitment to preventing child recruitment, even though, given the blessings of the Autonomous Administration, it had signed an action plan […]
Pentagon disgruntled: Syrian government and Russia ‘exploit’ Arab discontentment in North-East Syria
As you have read in my last article Damascus repaving the ground for its return to North-East Syria, the legitimate Syrian government is regaining popularity amongst the population of North-East Syria. Big ideological differences between the PKK-affiliated PYD and the local Arab majority are taking its toll on the long run. Discontment among the […]
Wikileaks publishes a US consulate report on corruption in the KRG
Who was behind Erbil’s construction boom? Almost ALL major infrastructure projects were done by 8 conglomerates which are: Diyar Group, Eagle, Falcon, KAR, Nasri, Sandi, Silver Star and Ster. According to Wikileaks: The “godfather” behind all these companies is: “Barzani clan”. Here is the Wikileaks report which is a cable from then US consulate in […]
ISIS prison negotiations
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported yesterday that the International Coalition instructed to construct “international court” in Syria for trying ISIS prisoners. According to SOHR sources, a hall will be constructed in the eastern neighbourhood of Al-Qamishly city in rural Al-Hasakah, with the full support of foreign countries of the International Coalition, including France […]
Tensions keep rising in North-Iraq as fears for Turkish invasion grow
Fears are growing of a major confrontation between Kurdish factions in northern Iraq, as tensions continue to rise between Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) over control of a strategic territory. Speculations say that KRG and the Turkish government are conspiring to drive the PKK out of its Qandil headquarters, […]