From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison
Rapper Saman Yasin was imprisoned and says he was tortured for his involvement in anti-regime protests in Iran. Now, speaking ...
The Straits Times29d
Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
The Syrian Kurdish groups established a system of governance shaped by Ocalan's ideas in Kurdish-majority regions of the north. The YPG's influence expanded as it allied with the U.S.-led ...
CNN29d
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Ocalan’s statement could also have far-reaching regional implications, especially in Syria, where a PKK-affiliated Kurdish militia called the People’s Protection Units (YPG) forms the backbone ...
The Hindu4d
The complex struggle for ‘Kurdistan’
The story of the Kurdish people is as complex as their existence ... for all the groups and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), formed in 2012 during the Syrian civil war, serves as the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs28d
Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says
The PKK has not yet reacted to the call, but the Syrian Kurdish YPG, the spearhead of a key US ally against Islamic State in Syria that Ankara views as an extension of the PKK, has said Ocalan's ...
Yahoo News Canada29d
Erdogan says new phase started in efforts for 'terror-free' Turkey after Ocalan call
The PKK has not yet reacted to the call, but the Syrian Kurdish YPG, the spearhead of the key U.S. ally against Islamic State in Syria that Ankara views as an extension of the PKK, has said Ocalan's ...
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YPG not exempt from Ocalan’s message: Bahceli
who initiated peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), said on Sunday that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) is not exempt from Abdullah Ocalan’s call to ...
Middle East Eye13d
Turkey returns fire on Kurdish YPG in northern Syria
Turkish forces retaliated with artillery fire overnight and destroyed Kurdish YPG militia targets after YPG fighters opened fire on Turkey-backed forces in northern Syria, the Turkish military ...
The Star29d
Factbox-Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
BORN IN CIVIL WAR After the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, a Kurdish armed group - the People's Protection Units (YPG) - established control over Kurdish areas of northern Syria, along with ...