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Interview with Salih Muslim Muhammad, chairman of the PYD, by KURDWATCH: Salih Muslim Muhammad (b. 1951, chemical engineer, married, five children) has been chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the Syrian branch of the PKK, since 2010. Out of fear of political persecution, he fled to Iraq in 2010, where he stayed at a…
By Mufid Abdulla: There is a common wise saying in our land that violence brings violence and whoever first started it must be blamed. This is a report about Turkey’s military operations in the south east of Turkey/North of Kurdistan. Shockingly the Turkish army and air force has used chemical weapons against PKK fighters. Furthermore, a…
By Kamal Chomani: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) can play a vital role in helping solve the Kurdish question in Turkey, but the KRG leadership needs to be smart to fulfill this role. It should be cautious about Turkish demands for help against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The KRG’s condemnation of the killing of…
By Mufid Abdulla: Turkey is waging another offensive against the PKK, using 10,000 troops, artillery and air strikes in north Kurdistan and across the Iraq border in south Kurdistan. It has asked for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) support and cooperation. KRG President Masud Barzani’s special envoy has been to Turkey to commiserate with the…
News and comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: Turkey has amassed 21,000 armed personnel on its border with south Kurdistan, sending thousands of troops across the border following the recent attack by the PKK. This is not the first time this has happened. In 2009 Turkey carried out a similar operation but the PKK emerged from…
News and comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: Following the growing unrest and security turmoil in Turkey, yesterday (19th October) more than 20 Turkish soldiers were killed by PKK fighters in the province of Hakari. Turkish President Gul has promised his nation to avenge the incident and the prime minister ordered a new bombardment of the border…
News and comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: Turkish troops and police have suffered big casualties in a series of attacks mounted by the PKK over the past 48 hours. At least 26 soldiers were killed in a four-hour assault conducted in eight locations in the Yuksekova and Cukurca districts of Hakkari province, NTV news channel…
By Dr. Aland Mizell: Introduction The conflict in Mindanao between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and Bangsamoro rebel groups has been going on more than three decades. The conflict has killed more than a hundred thousand people, displaced millions of natives, and prevented the development of the resource-rich southeastern part of the…
