Turkey hit Kurdish city with internationally-banned Phosphorus bombs: activists

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Turkey hit Kurdish city with internationally-banned Phosphorus bombs: activists

NUSAYBIN – The Turkish army forces have reportedly used the internationally-banned Phosphorus bombs in its military campaign on the Kurdish city of Nusaybin, southeast Turkey, activists and eyewitnesses reported on Tuesday.This comes amid continuous military operations by the Turkish troops against the Kurdish city of Nusaybin, that have not stopped since 14 March.Medical sources in the war-torn city confirmed the army’s use of Phosphorus bombs against civilians.Nusaybin has been exposed to...

US concerned about lifting of immunity of Kurdish MPs in Turkey

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US concerned about lifting of immunity of Kurdish MPs in Turkey

ANKARA – The United States is concerned with the decision of the Turkish parliament to change the constitution to lift the immunity of more than 100 members of the parliament.“The United States is concerned about the Turkish parliament’s adoption today of a constitutional amendment,” Mark C. Toner, US State Department deputy spokesperson said on Friday.“A common tenet in democratic societies is equality before the law. However, we firmly believe that the freedom...

Leading FSA commander heavily injured in Manbij operation, moved to Iraqi Kurdistan for treatment

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Leading FSA commander heavily injured in Manbij operation, moved to Iraqi Kurdistan for treatment

MANBIJ – Ranj Talabani, a member of the Kurdish Zaniyari intelligence organization, confirmed that FSA commander Abu Layla was heavily injured on Friday during clashes with ISIS militants in the Manbij operation.Subsequent to his injury, the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) commander Abu Layla was reportedly moved to the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan for treatment. Speaking to ARA News, Kurdish journalist Mutlu Civiroglu, an expert on Syrian Kurds, confirmed that Abu...

Two Turkish Special Operation members killed in Wan

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Two Turkish Special Operation members killed in Wan

NEWS DESK – Reports of several casualties are coming through from the province of Wan (Van) after an armored vehicle of Turkish forces was hit by a blast Monday noon.The armored police vehicle was hit by a huge blast as it patrolled on Sürmeli Street in the Xaçort (Hacıbekir) neighborhood of the central Rêya Armûşê (İpekyolu) district in Wan.While Turkish sources say two police have died here, reports indicate...

Peshmerga forces repel ISIS attack northern Iraq

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Peshmerga forces repel ISIS attack northern Iraq

DUHOK – Kurdish forces of the Peshmerga on Wednesday repelled an offensive by militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) near the Wane district in the northern countryside of Mosul, military sources reported.“Two suicide bombers from ISIS have tried to infiltrate into a security zone for the Peshmerga in the Kafraj village of Wane district north of Mosul. The suicide bombers were trying to detonate their explosive belts among the Peshmergas, but...

Kurdish rebels attack Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Sardasht

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Kurdish rebels attack Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Sardasht

ERBIL ــ Under the banner “the Peshmerga of Iranian Kurdistan”, a Kurdish rebel group attacked key positions for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in several villages in the vicinity of the mainly Kurdish city of Sardasht north-west of the country, informed sources reported on Wednesday. Local Kurdish activists confirmed that the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iran attacked headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the villages of Hamran, Myouni, and Sartaja [administratively linked to...

Kurdish leaders plea to UN chief Ban Ki-moon to address human rights in Turkey

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Kurdish leaders plea to UN chief Ban Ki-moon to address human rights in Turkey

QAMISHLO – On Monday, the co-chairs of the Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) called on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to address human rights concerns during the First World Humanitarian Summit taking place in Istanbul on 23-24 May. “This summit is taking place at a time when the foundations of democracy and social peace are heavily undermined by authoritarian state violence in Turkey; when the war and humanitarian destruction in the...

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