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PKK encourages violence against the Iraqi army in Sinjar
A number of supporters of the Shangal Resistance Units (YBŞ), a branch of the PKK in Shangal/Sinjar, attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint and demanded the release of three members of the YBŞ arrested by the army. A clash broke out between them and army forces at the scene after the supporters set fire to the […]
Turkish Ministry of Defense tweeted: 6 PKK members were neutralized
“Our heroic commandos conducted another successful operation in the Peace Spring area,” the Turkish Defense Ministry said on its Twitter account. Six PKK / YPG. terrorists who tried to disrupt security and peace were thwarted.” The Ministry of Defense also shared a short video of the operation. In a separate move, the Mardin provincial gendarmerie […]
Death anniversary of Ismat Sherif Vanli; His views on Abdullah Ocalan
Ismat Sherif Vanli, a prominent Kurdish historian and politician, was born in 1924 in the Kurdish district of Damascus. He studied law and history in Syria, Lebanon, France and Switzerland, and dedicated his doctoral dissertation to the Iraqi Kurdish uprising led by Mullah Mustafa Barzani. He was one of the founders of the Kurdish Lawyers […]
Attacks by the Terrorist PKK Organization in the IKR
The United States strongly condemns the attacks by the terrorist PKK organization yesterday against Kurdistan Regional security officials in Iraq. We remain steadfast in our support for Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi and the Kurdistan Regional Government in their efforts to root out terrorism, and we extend our sympathy and condolences to the families of those […]
A letter to Massoud Barzani
To Mr. Massoud Barzani, Chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), As you know, this is not the first time that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has caused insecurity, instability and violence in the region, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The history of insecurity and violence by this organization dates back to 1980s, […]
Mesut Hakki Chashin: PKK send mercenaries to Karabagh
It has become known that seven sniper shooters, who were neutralzied during the anti-terror operations carried out in the south-east of Turkey against the PKK terrorist organization, were the special forces of the Armenian army, Turkey`s “Vatan” newspaper reported. Expert on terrorism, retired military, professor of Maltapa University, Mesut Hakki Chashin said that there is […]
A Kurdish expert: PKK is a terrorist group
Following the explosion of the Kurdistan Region-Turkey oil pipeline by the PKK negative reactions to this explosion are increasing. Dr. Ali Belo, an expert on oil affairs, says, “The explosion of the Kurdistan Region oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan by the PKK caused huge financial losses and it will take at least […]
ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM AND ARSON ATTACKS ON FORESTS BY THE PKK
SUMMARY In light of environmental terrorism, this report looks into the forest arsons commit- ted by the outlawed terror organisation PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and the rhetoric used to legitimize them. Throughout last summer, forest fires both in Turkey and across the world re- ceived wide coverage in the public media. As opposed to the […]
“When strategy collapses; the PKK’s urban terrorist campaign”
This is the title of a book by Murad Yeshiltash and Najdat Ozchelik at the Seta Foundation. This book has 5 chapters. In the foreward of this book, the authors name the PKK alongside terrorist groups such as ISIS and as a group identified as a serious threat to regional stability and security. The authors […]
EC report: Turkey suppresses Kurds / PKK is terrorist
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch(IKHRW), the European Commission in its latest report (2020) on Turkey has reviewed the latest developments in Turkey, both internally and externally, including human rights issues. The European Commission stressed in the report that EU-Turkey relations have been strained since Turkey’s military intervention in Syria and Libya. The […]