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Turkey – Kurds – Conflict – Academics – Education – Unrest - Arrest Turkey Arrests 18 Academics over ‘Pro-Kurdish’ Petition

Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:14:18

Turkish police on Friday detained at least 18 academics who signed a petition criticizing a military crackdown in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, triggering new alarm about freedom of expression in the country.

Turkey – Attacks – Kurds – Conflict Turkey Claims Attacking ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq in Retaliation for Istanbul Attack

Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:18:14

Turkish ground forces pounded ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria after a suicide attack blamed on the extremists killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, in a significant escalation of Ankara’s fight against the group.

Turkey’s Dangerous Game in Syria, What Erdogan Should Do to Exit Isolation

Tue Dec 29, 2015 19:14:51

When the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Turkey was one of the earliest countries to invest heavily in the overthrow of the Assad government. Although Erdogan is more eager to hold back the Kurds than he is to defeat ISIS.

Turkey Conflict – Kurds – ISIS Turkey Police Kill Two ‘Female Terrorists’ in Istanbul: Reports

Tue Dec 22, 2015 13:47:34

Turkish police killed two female Kurds in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday on a cell of suspected militants in Istanbul, media reports said.

ISIS Terrorists Lost 14 Percent of Their Territory in 2015: Report

Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:23:53

The ISIS terrorist group lost around 14 percent of its territory in 2015, while Syria’s Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane’s said on Monday.

Turkey – Kurds Conflict Toll ‘Tops 100' as Turkey Presses Major Offensive against PKK

Sun Dec 20, 2015 15:18:44

The number of Kurdish militants killed in a massive huge Turkish military offensive in the restive southeast has jumped to 102, a security source told AFP on Sunday, as the operation entered its fifth day.

Video, Death Toll Reaches 25 as Turkey Continues Crackdown on Kurdish Towns

Thu Dec 17, 2015 21:20:53

The Turkish authorities claim 25 people described as “terrorists” have been killed in a big clean-up operation ongoing in a part of Diyarbakir and two border towns, Cizre and Silopi, in the Kurdish south-east of the country.

Daesh Executes 10 Iraqi Citizens in Kirkuk

Mon Dec 14, 2015 15:28:55

Local sources have said that Daesh terrorist group has killed 10 civilians in Iraq’s Northern province of Kirkuk.

VIDEO & PICS, 115 Killed and Injured in Triple Car Bombs in Syria Tell Tamer

Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:21:20

Three car bomb explosions in the town of Tell Tamer in Syria's northeastern Al Hasakah province killed 15 and injured over 100 people on Thursday.

Turkey Warplanes Attack Kurds in Iraq instead of ISIS Positions amid Tension between Baghdad & Ankara

Thu Dec 10, 2015 12:18:20

Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said on Wednesday. The action comes in the wake of rising tensions between Ankara and Baghdad over the deployment of Turkish troops in Iraq.

Asia, Europe Will Back Iraq in UN over Turkey Incursion

Thu Dec 10, 2015 09:59:32

Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, has said that if Iraq decides to complain in the UN Security Council about Turkey it is expected that the countries of Europe and Asia to side with Iraq.

NATO-Member Turkey Supporting ISIS While Killing Kurds

Thu Nov 26, 2015 18:13:22

Since the creation of the Turkish state in 1923, the Kurdish people have suffered egregious human rights abuses from Ankara – from massacres to the denial of their very existence as a race. Today the killing continues under the guise of fighting terrorists in Syria.

ISIS Threatens Erdogan, Ocalan, Barzani

Mon Nov 23, 2015 15:47:53

In a newly released ISIS propaganda video the extremist group threatens Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and Kurdistan region President Masoud Barzani.

Syrian Kurds Militants Enter Iraq’s Sinjar to fight ISIS

Sun Oct 25, 2015 16:28:47

Hundreds of Syrian Kurdish militants have entered the northwestern Iraqi town of Sinjar in a bid to participate in the fight against ISIS Takfiri terrorists, a report says.

US Intelligence Chief Revealed Country’s Secret Policy in Iraq and Syria

Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:28:18

Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said Thursday in a frank assessment that isn’t heard today.

PKK Supporters Rally in Istanbul against Crackdown on Kurds + Video

Fri Aug 28, 2015 17:42:17

The supporters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey have launched a rally in the city of Istanbul to protest against Ankara’s growing crackdown on Kurdish militants, Press TV reports.

Turkey: Airstrikes Kill 400 PKK Members

Sun Aug 9, 2015 18:46:33

Some 400 fighters belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have reportedly been killed in Turkey’s airstrikes in northern Iraq over the past two weeks.

Arab League Condemns Turkish Airstrikes on Kurds in Iraq

Thu Aug 6, 2015 16:48:07

Turkey must respect Iraq’s sovereignty and suspend its airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq, the Secretary-General of the Arab League said in a statement, Al-Alam News Network reports.

23 Killed, 17 Injured in Female Suicide Bomber Attack in Fallujah

Mon Jul 27, 2015 16:20:03

Two dozen takfiri terrorists were killed as a female suicide bomber blew herself up among ISIL militants in Fallujah, Al-Alam News Network reports.

ISIS Release New 'Jihadi John-Style' Beheading Video

Tue Jun 16, 2015 17:12:50

In a new ISIS video a masked militant beheaded a prisoner in the latest barbaric execution by the so-called “Islamic State” terrorist group.