Category Archives: PJAK

I’m Kurdish, if I’m not political then what am I?

Kurdistan

By Veene Sulaivany: It goes without saying that, as Kurds, we are a highly politicized people. What I mean by this is, we are born into politics and become married to it at a very young age. How can we not be this way? And, in particular, how can those who have been and continue…

Kurds show revulsion at Turkish attacks & Barzani calls for calm

Shwan Zulal

By Shwan Zulal: A demonstration in Erbil, Kurdistan Region’s capital was underway today, condemning the Turkish air raids on Qandil mountains and PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) bases in Kurdistan. The banners were calling for justice for the innocent seven civilians killed by the Turkish air strike. They were calling on Turkey to stop its aggression…

PJAK resistance continues

PJAK fighter

By Harem Karem: The battle between PJAK and the Iranian army resumed on Monday morning and the Iranian regime continued shelling Kurdish villages on the Kurdistan-Iran border. Sources at Qaladze hospital told local newspaper ‘Hawlati’: “At 09:30 on Monday morning, Ms Manih Omer Ibrahim aged 27 from Suni village in the Pshdar area was injured as…

PJAK freedom fighters push back Iranian army

PJAK

By Harem Karem: PJAK spokesperson ‘Sherzad Kemankar’ this evening told local newspaper ‘Hawlati’: “The fighting between PJAK and Iranian army stopped at 15:00 on Sunday. After engaging in a heavy battle, PJAK has managed to push the Iranian army back to where they originally were”. More than 50 have died this weekend in clashes between…