Category: Article
Terror as a Tactic: YPG’s new Modus Operandi in North-Syria
Translated from German by IKHRW This article tries to shed light on the terroristic tactics YPG has adopted in North-Syria – after the Turkish illegitimate invasion – shown by statistics collected between july 2018 and november 2019. The YPG has changed their tactics from direct military invasion to primarily hit-and-run-style assassinations and carbombings, showing the […]
Tell Abyad’s demographics are changing for the second time
At the 2004 census, the Tell Abyad district had a population of 129,714. The majority of inhabitants were Sunni Arabs, with considerable Sunni Kurdish and Sunni Turkmen minorities. The western part of the district was mainly inhabited by Kurds, the Turkmens were mainly concentrated south west of Suluk and the town itself and the rest […]
۷ Reasons why a Kurdish Enclave in North-Syria is not a good idea
In this article, I will present a few simple, clear reasons WHY a kurdish enclave in North-Syria should be unwanted, as PYD/SDF claims to turn a big part of the country into a confederal state, and attempts to annex Syrian land are illegitimate, undemocratic, and could lead to great instability. You should know, these are […]
Havoc in Afrin; an analysis
Two years ago, during January 2018, Turkey threatened to launch a major operation in northwestern Syria’s Afrin region. Eventually Turkey did launch the operation, leading to tens of thousands fleeing the Kurdish area. Syrian rebels, some of them linked to religious extremists, vow to defeat the mostly Kurdish fighters who have been working with the […]
US nurses threatened by authorities
A COVID-19 unit nurse says she resigned Monday after being told she couldn’t wear an N95 mask. She warns, “nurses are not being protected.” Stories about medical staff without proper protection are getting more and more common in the US, as the COVID-19 virus spreads through the country. The Trump-administration, has spent the last two […]
The dire fate of Syrian mercenaries in Libya
On January 2, 2020, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a one year mandate in order to deploy troops in Libya. On 5 January, Turkey started to deploy troops in Libya. Engaged in two wars simultaneously in Syria and Libya, Turkey appears far from achieving its stated objectives on both fronts. The Syrian battlefield […]
COVID-19 crisis in North-East Syria leads to military take-over
A health worker from Qamishlo – who urgently requested to stay anonymous – reported that the leadership of SDF in North-East Syria has switched the management of the Corona Virus Emergency Committee to the classic (most strict) security leadership of HAT (Security SWAT) instead of the civil and medical affairs, after the situation worsened quickly […]
Women in the PKK: ideology or strategy?
PKK pretends to have freed the Kurdish women and tries to portray them as an example so as to export its ideaolgy to the Western countries. The following analysis is on the real situation on the women in the PKK and its branches: The PKK/KCK, seeing the benefits of involving women in its terror campaign, […]
Terrified SDF betting on two horses
Many experts have insisted on the Kurdish dependence on the US in Syria as being used as an instrument. An analysis on the latest situation of the Kurds headed by Syrian Democratic Forces is as follows: The last few days have been quite turbulent in North-Syria, especially in Idlib, things have escalated rather quick. The […]
Idlib; Turkish hidden Agenda
Berwari, a Kurdish analyst in Iraqi Kurdistan, says “Turkey has been claiming that it’s involvement in Syria particularly in Idlib province is for humanitarian reasons, to protect people from being killed by Assad’s military force, and to avoid refugee crisis at it’s door.” The writer continues as saying “Ultimately, Turkey says it’s humanitarian mission in Syria […]