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[ September 27, 2016 ] Kurdish forces release footage of a recent attack on Turkish army in Sirnak Breaking
[ September 26, 2016 ] Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Şırnak Breaking
[ September 26, 2016 ] Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in Mardin Breaking
[ September 26, 2016 ] Turkish markets slide after Moody’s cuts Turkey rating to ‘junk’ Breaking
[ September 25, 2016 ] Turkish man kills five at Burlington Mall in Washington: police Breaking

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Kurdish forces release footage of a recent attack on Turkish army in Sirnak

Kurdish Gerilla TV has released footage of an attack that targeted the Guze Kurke outpost housing Turkish forces in Şırnak province on September 6. In a statement, HPG Press Office said the following: “Kurdish forces [...]
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Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Şırnak

Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Turkey’s Şırnak Six soldiers were killed in the Uludere district of the southeastern province of Şırnak on Sept. 26 during a clash with Kurdish defense [...]
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Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in Mardin

MARDIN (KDN) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were injured on Sept. 26 in an early morning attack carried out by Kurdish forces in the Derik district of the southeastern Kurdish province [...]
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Turkish markets slide after Moody’s cuts Turkey rating to ‘junk’

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish shares tumbled 4 percent while bonds and the lira also weakened sharply on Sept. 26 after ratings agency Moody’s cut Turkey’s sovereign rating to “junk,” triggering fears of an outflow of [...]
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Turkish man kills five at Burlington Mall in Washington: police

WASHINGTON – Washington state police on Sept. 25 arrested a suspect behind a deadly shooting at a mall in Burlington, identified as a man of Turkish origin, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. Arcan Çetin, 20, [...]

Kurdish forces release footage of a recent attack on Turkish army in Sirnak

September 27, 2016 0

Kurdish Gerilla TV has released footage of an attack that targeted the Guze Kurke outpost housing Turkish forces in Şırnak province on September 6. In a statement, HPG Press Office said the following: “Kurdish forces [...]
Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Şırnak

September 26, 2016 0
Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in Mardin

September 26, 2016 0
HPG: 26 Turkish soldiers killed in Siirt

September 25, 2016 0
Fixing Syria, Step 1: Arm the Kurds

September 24, 2016 0

Turkish markets slide after Moody’s cuts Turkey rating to ‘junk’

September 26, 2016 0

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish shares tumbled 4 percent while bonds and the lira also weakened sharply on Sept. 26 after ratings agency Moody’s cut Turkey’s sovereign rating to “junk,” triggering fears of an outflow of [...]
Turkish man kills five at Burlington Mall in Washington: police

September 25, 2016 0
Diyarbakır Bar Association receives International Hrant Dink Award in Istanbul

September 25, 2016 0
Veteran journalist Ahmet Altan arrested by Erdogan’s government

September 23, 2016 0
Kurds Can Take Raqqa Says Top U.S. General

September 23, 2016 0

Kurds in northern Syria hold population census

September 20, 2016 0

DERIK (AFP) – Syrian Kurds, who have unilaterally proclaimed a federal region in the country’s northeast, on Monday started carrying out a population census aimed at paving the way for local elections. Jihad Omar, a [...]
IDF chief denies links to Islamists after Druze MP said army backs Al-Nusra Front

September 18, 2016 0

The IDF has no links to Al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups in Syria, the Israeli army chief said, responding to accusations by a Knesset member. The military does, however, have contact with Syrian “militias” [...]
Nadia Mourad, Survivor of ISIS Atrocities, Named U.N. Goodwill Ambassador

September 16, 2016 0

23-year-old Kurdish Yazidi woman appointed Ambassador for Survivors of Human Trafficking Nadia Murad Basee Taha, who survived captivity by ISIS in Iraq to become an activist for her Kurdish Yazidi people, has been appointed as [...]

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In the Spotlight

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid leave it late, Leicester and Dortmund cruise

by KDN in Breaking 0

Real Madrid struck twice at the death to defeat Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund registered their biggest European away win and Leicester City were impressive victors in Bruges. Group C Manchester City 4-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach On [...]

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid leave it late, Leicester and Dortmund cruise

September 14, 2016 0

Real Madrid struck twice at the death to defeat Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund registered their biggest European away win and Leicester City were impressive victors in Bruges. Group C Manchester City 4-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach On [...]
Angelique Kerber wins first US Open title

September 11, 2016 0

Angelique Kerber did not disappoint in her first match as the new world No. 1, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win the US Open. Facing off against Pliskova, who had defeated top-seeded Serena [...]
Portugal beats France in Euro 2016 final to win first major title

July 11, 2016 0

PARIS (Reuters) – Substitute Eder’s thunderous finish deep into extra time secured Portugal’s first European Championship title after they overcame the early loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to snatch a 1-0 smash-and-grab victory over hosts France [...]
Griezmann double sends France into Euro2016 final

July 8, 2016 0

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Two-goal Antoine Griezmann fired France into the Euro 2016 final on Thursday when a smash and grab 2-0 victory over a territorially dominant Germany ended 58 years of tournament suffering at [...]

Video: Kurdish forces repel ISIS attack on Um Hosh

September 20, 2016 0

AL-BAB (KDN) – Kurdish forces have successfully repelled an ISIS attack on Um Hosh villages in eastern Afrin on September 19, Kurdish Hawar News Agency reported. According to report, Turkey-backed ISIS terrorists attacked Um Hosh [...]
The world remembers 9/11 victims 15 years after attacks

September 12, 2016 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans remembered the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on Sunday at a ceremony marking 15 years, with the recital of their names, tolling church bells and a tribute in [...]
Video: Turkish terror on Kurdish villages in Afrin

September 11, 2016 0

AFRIN– Turkish army randomly shelled Kurdish Sorke village in Rajo district of Afrin in northern Syria which killed 6 member of Self-Defense and Asayîş, and wounded 8 others including civilians on September 7, filmed by [...]

Kurdish forces take more ground east of IS-held Mosul

August 16, 2016 0

QARQASHAH, Iraq (AP) — The Kurdish fighters huddled in an abandoned home on the edge of Qarqashah, one of a dozen villages east of Mosul that was captured from the Islamic State group this week [...]
Iraqi Kurds advance near Islamic State-held city

August 14, 2016 0
KRG leader Barzani: Peshmerga forces will not enter Mosul

August 1, 2016 0
Kirkuk gives Baghdad ultimatum to begin return of IDPs to liberated areas

July 5, 2016 0
Karayılan: We are discussing creation of free Kurdistan

June 25, 2016 0

Kurdish forces release footage of a recent attack on Turkish army in Sirnak

September 27, 2016 0

Kurdish Gerilla TV has released footage of an attack that targeted the Guze Kurke outpost housing Turkish forces in Şırnak province on September 6. In a statement, HPG Press Office said the following: “Kurdish forces [...]
Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Şırnak

September 26, 2016 0
Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in Mardin

September 26, 2016 0
Turkish markets slide after Moody’s cuts Turkey rating to ‘junk’

September 26, 2016 0
HPG: 26 Turkish soldiers killed in Siirt

September 25, 2016 0

Fixing Syria, Step 1: Arm the Kurds

September 24, 2016 0

Chicago Tribune Editorial It’s hard for any entity involved in Syria’s brutal five-year civil war to cite consistent stretches of success. President Bashar Assad would be on the ropes if it weren’t for Russia’s intervention. [...]
Kurds Can Take Raqqa Says Top U.S. General

September 23, 2016 0
Video: Turkey-backed Failaq Al-Sham jihadist group tortures a child

September 23, 2016 0
Syria army announces offensive on jihadist-held Aleppo

September 23, 2016 0
YPG: Turkish military attacks Kurdish positions in northern Syria

September 22, 2016 0

Karayılan: We are discussing creation of free Kurdistan

June 25, 2016 0

BEHDINAN (ANF) – PKK Executive Committee Member Murat Karayılan answered Dengê Kurdistan Radio’s questions on the recent developments in Northern Kurdistan. Eights cities and towns in Northern Kurdistan have been burned and torn down by [...]
U.S. arrests Turkish businessman accused of evading Iran sanctions

March 22, 2016 0
Kurdish women celebrate Newroz in Hewreman, East Kurdistan

March 20, 2016 0
Unable to prevent Kurdish gains in Syria, desperate Turkey turns to Iran

March 3, 2016 0
Iranian moderates win majority in parliament, clerical body

February 29, 2016 0

Tarek Fatah: Free Kurdistan’s Mandela, Abdullah Ocalan

September 14, 2016 0

For nearly 18 years, the man who could bring peace between Turkey and the Kurds has been locked up in solitary confinement — 6,420 days in prison, and counting. His followers call him “Apo” or [...]
Rodi Hevi: Turkey messed with the U.S. by attacking Kurds in Syria

August 31, 2016 0

On August 24, dozens of Turkish tanks, accompanied by hundreds of soldiers and around 1,500 jihadists of Al Nusra Front, Sultan Mourad and other Islamic groups crossed into Jarablus, a northern Syrian town held by [...]
Jonathan Botan: Why I went to Syria to fight ISIS

July 27, 2016 0

I’ve wanted to come and help in this fight against Islamic State for a long time, because ISIS is all over the world. In all of our cities. About five-and-a-half months ago, I decided enough [...]
Cemil Bayik: Turkey wants to destroy Kurdish identity by settling Arab refugees in Kurdistan

July 7, 2016 0

KCK (Kurdistan Communities’ Union) Executive Council Co-President Cemil Bayık stated that Turkish president Erdoğan would go down in history as the biggest enemy of Kurdish people. He recalled that Erdoğan wants to place Syrian refugees [...]

A Road Unforseen: Kurdish Women Fight The Islamic State (Book)

September 21, 2016 0

In a remote corner of Syria, female fighters are taking the battle to ISIS and building a new society at the same time. BY ELIA GRAN – The Indypendent The Syrian civil war has produced [...]
PYD leader: The US and Russia have enough documents to bring Erdogan to ICC

July 7, 2016 0
Karayılan: We are discussing creation of free Kurdistan

June 25, 2016 0

Turkish markets slide after Moody’s cuts Turkey rating to ‘junk’

September 26, 2016 0

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish shares tumbled 4 percent while bonds and the lira also weakened sharply on Sept. 26 after ratings agency Moody’s cut Turkey’s sovereign rating to “junk,” triggering fears of an outflow of [...]
DNO looks to expand in Kurdish region with Gulf Keystone offer

July 30, 2016 0
Japan imports its first cargo of Kurdish oil

March 2, 2016 0
Bulgaria seeks to benefit from Russia-Turkey spat

February 3, 2016 0
Iran to buy 114 Airbus planes to revamp ageing fleet

January 24, 2016 0

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner makes near vertical take-off

July 11, 2016 0

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner amazed visitors of the ongoing Farnborough Air Show in the UK with a vertical takeoff. The Boeing 787-9 is designed for 290 passengers. The length of the aircraft is 63 meters, [...]
Everything you need to know about Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

February 21, 2016 0
Chinese company unveils first passenger drone

January 9, 2016 0
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 5 hits the market in South Korea

December 21, 2015 0

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