KURDISTAN
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Government Plunders Properties, Churches And Monastries Of Syriac Community In Turkey
Turkish government has seized the properties of Syriac (Aramean) community in Turkey including churches, monasteries and cemeteries and given them to public institutions like Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), reported by Demokrat Haber on Thursday. According [...] -
Three Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish forces in Turkey’s southeast
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U.S.-backed forces seize Islamic State-held town near Syria’s Raqqa: monitor
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Breaking: Kurdish HPG says its forces downed Turkish helicopter in Sirnak
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Breaking: 13 Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Kurdish province of Sirnak
INTERNATIONAL
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Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar: close Al-Jazeera, curb ties with Iran, and kick Turkish army out
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations, demands [...] -
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Video: US-backed forces tighten noose around Raqqa’s city centre
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Breaking: US-led coalition shoots down Syrian jet over Tabqa to protect partner forces
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MIDDLE EAST
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The Guardian: Syria’s Kurds march on to Raqqa and the sea
Syria’s Kurds have revealed plans to redraw the northern part of the country by linking the Kurdish region of Rojava with the Mediterranean Sea, in a move that will infuriate neighbouring Turkey. In a further [...] -
Two towns liberated, 49 ISIS members killed in northern Raqqa
RAQQA (ANF) – The Operation Wrath of Euphrates by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces, continues in the 11th day of its fourth phase. Yesterday’s day-long clashes between SDF [...] -
U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds strike deal with Russia in Afrin
By Tom Perry | BEIRUT (Reuters) Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and will help train its fighters, the YPG said, a step [...]
In the Spotlight
Turkish court sentences German-Kurdish football player Deniz Naki to prison
AMED (ANF) – Amedspor player Deniz Naki had been sued with a demand for up to 5 years in prison on alleged charges of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation” in his social media posts [...]
KDN SPORT
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Turkish court sentences German-Kurdish football player Deniz Naki to prison
AMED (ANF) – Amedspor player Deniz Naki had been sued with a demand for up to 5 years in prison on alleged charges of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation” in his social media posts [...] -
Italian GS podium sweep, Myhrer wins final slalom
On the final day of World Cup racing in the 2016/17 season, Federica Brignone led an Italian podium sweep in the GS – the first time the Italian women have done so in World Cup [...] -
Vlhova, Hirscher win on penultimate day in Aspen
Marcel Hirscher won his third giant slalom race in a row to cap off the season where he held onto the discipline title despite advances from a number of competitors. In the come-from-behind race victory, [...] -
Shiffrin wins back-to-back in Squaw, takes slalom title
Mikaela Shiffrin locked up the 2017 slalom discipline title on Saturday with her second win in as many days at Squaw Valley (USA). She was joined on the podium by Czech skier Sarka Strachova in [...] -
Sofia Goggia takes career first win at Jeongseon downhill
JEONGSEON, KOREA – After securing nine World Cup podium results and a World Championships bronze medal this winter, Italian Sofia Goggia secured her career first victory at Jeongseon, South Korea, at the test event downhill [...]
