Author Archives: Editor

Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt – A Yezidi Humanitarian Mission

By a Correspondent: Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt, an outstanding leader of the Yezidi community from the Haweri clan, has become a shining figure in the world of humanity. Amid the brutality imposed by ISIS in 2014, Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt emerged as a true hero passionately dedicated to the well-being of his people. He provided…

The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, the Shadow of the Ba’ath Party, and an ambiguous figure in Iraq

By Arian Mufid: The Naqshbandi Army, more commonly known in Arabic as Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshbandi (JRTN), is an Iraqi organisation formed under the influence of Baathist and Islamist political ideals with the main goal of resisting the American-led coalition in Iraq. The group’s insurgency movement formed in late 2006 in areas that were traditionally…

Hamas, Islam and the Conflict with Israel

By Ali Aziz: To the sound of the TAKBIR “Allahu Akbar: God is Greatest,” Hamas fighters with long, thick beards put a naked Israeli female in the back of a pick-up truck with their feet on her while holding machine guns and shouting “Allahu Akbar.” The incident was violent and embodies the full meaning of…

Why Does the Shiite Axis Focus on Hostility to Israel?

By Ali Aziz: Along with a religious and ethnic mosaic, the Islamic and Arab world is divided into numerous Islamic sects. There are two large sects that represent majority of Muslims: Sunnis and Shiites. The Sunnis are the majority, and according to many sources, the Sunnis constitute more than 85% of Muslims, while the Shiites…

Kurdistan – A Viable State

By Arian Mufid: Introduction For the last two decades Kurdish nationalism has remained more alive than at any other time in the history of the Kurdish struggle. Strategies to establish our own country have never been far away. The slogan of an independent Kurdish state has never been relinquished. More than a century ago, Sheik…

Atatürkian Ideology Remains Toxic for Turkey

By Ali Aziz: Summary: The succession of crises in Turkey reflects its shaky foundations. Ataturkian ideology[1] holds that there is no such thing as a distinct Kurdish people, but this ideology undermines the strength of the state and its true philosophy from the beginning. In his 1991 book Turkey and the Middle East, Philip Robbins called…

Paris Assassination .. of Kurdish Leaders

By Arian Mufid: France has been notorious for political assassinations since the 1970s. In January 2013 Turkish Intelligence plotted the political assassination of PKK leaders Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez in Paris. The three women are described by their comrades as remarkable woman who were incredible models for the woman’s movement in Kurdistan…

Erdogan Stands in the Shadow of Adolf Hitler

By Arian Mufid: Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, was in power from 1933 to 1945. He dictated Germany into the Second World War, during which he invaded Poland and committed the atrocity of the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were murdered. Before assuming his position as leader of Germany he attempted a…

Mazlum Kobane Speaks Out on Migrant Tragedy

KT News: A statement was issued by Mazlum Kobane, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, following the death of fifteen people from Rojava in the Algerian sea on their way to take refuge in Europe. He asked the international community to protect and help the self-ruled Rojava area in Syria, in order to ensure such…

The Influence of the Human Being on the Pollution of the Environment

Dr Sidduque Shex Mahmoud Barzngy

KT Book Review: In the light of recent pollution and environmental disasters in the Kurdistan region, it is useful to visit a highly esteemed book on these issues by prominent Kurdish scientist and environmentalist Dr Sadiq Shex Muhaidin Barzingy. The book was published in 2021 and since, Dr Barzingy has been awarded an honours PhD…

Chemical Weapons: Kurds Demand the OPCW Investigates Turkey

KT News: Thousands joined a protest in The Hague yesterday, calling on the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), headquartered in the city, to investigate the mounting evidence that Turkey has used chemical weapons against Kurdish guerillas and civilians in South Kurdistan / northern Iraq. The evidence includes compelling video and photographs from…

Iranian Mullahs Should Face Justice for Atrocities Against Their Own People

By Arian Mufid: During the Second World War, Hitler’s atrocities were carried out by tens of thousands of war criminals and in the end some of them were brought to the Nuremberg court in 1945 and sentenced according to their crimes. The Israeli state later captured some who escaped justice at Nuremberg, bringing them to…

Iran United and Mullahs Falling

By Arian Mufid: The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) represents an Islamic model of totalitarianism and torture. Its history is littered with criminal activities such as assassinations and kidnappings of its opponents both inside and outside Iran since 1979. There has been little regard internationally for the regime’s persistent human rights violations identified by outside…

Turkish State Seeks to Annihilate Kurdish Aspirations

By Arian Mufid: As the PKK enters its 42nd year of guerrilla warfare against the Turkish state, Erdogan continues to use their resistance as an excuse to install the Turkish military junta in the Kurdistan Regional Government. 1984, 1986 and 1987 saw several attacks made against the PKK by the Turkish military. However, the PKK…

The Failures of the Turkish State to Move Away From Genocidal Policies

By Arian Mufid: Turkish leaders have occasionally boasted about learning from their violent history of grave injustice towards indigenous minorities, however ‘Operation, Claw-lock’ (endorsed by the Kurdish KDP) has exposed how empty those claims are. On the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and following Turkey’s latest military operation in Kurdistan, it is worth reflecting on…