Jul 14, 2021Intra-PUK power struggle erupts: Bafel Talabani versus Lahur TalabaniOn Tuesday evening, security forces in Sulaimani raided media outlets affiliated to Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (iPLUS, a TV that was not on air yet) and Zhyan News (a news website). The raid was a clear confirmation of the tensions between Bafel Talabani and Lahur Talabani within the Patriotic Union…Puk5 min readPuk5 min read
Dec 19, 2020Syrian Kurdish leader says both Damascus and Syrian opposition opposed to Kurdish rightsERBIL (Kurdistan 24) — Former co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and senior PYD member Salih Muslim told Kurdistan 24 in an interview on Monday that both the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition that recently met in Geneva are not interested in dialogue with the Syrian…3 min read3 min read
Dec 19, 2020German court rejects ban on YPJ flagERBIL (Kurdistan 24) — The Bavarian Supreme Regional Court on Tuesday denied the German public prosecution’s appeal to prosecute a Kurdish activist who waved a Kurdish Women Protection Units (YPJ) flag during a protest. According to Neues Deutschland, the Munich public prosecution wanted to fine Kurdish activist Kemal G…3 min read3 min read
Dec 17, 2020Iranian Kurdish academic becomes victim of Iran’s hostage diplomacyIran on 13 December has sentenced the Kameel Ahmady, a British-Kurdish academic originally from the city of Naqadeh in Iran, to eight years in prison and fined for $727,000 USD on charges of attempting to topple the Iranian government. He is one of the many dual citizens that have become…4 min read4 min read
Dec 10, 2020Kurdistan’s ‘Hidden Beauty’ to be represented in London fashion show — Kurdistan 24ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) — Kurdish designers will be represented during a solo segment called the “hidden beauty of Kurdistan” during London Fashion week organized by the House of iKons on February 21 next year. Zarya Azadi created the segment. An experienced Kurdish catwalk model originally from Batman in Turkey’s Kurdish…4 min read4 min read
Dec 9, 2020Al-Qaeda-linked figures visit Turkish-occupied AfrinThe US-designated terrorist Sheikh Abdullah al-Muhaysini, a Salafi Jihadi Saudi cleric, and another prominent Saudi Jihadist Muslih al-A’layani visited Afrin last week on 1 December. Formed in 2012, the Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliated Nusra Front was one of the main extremist groups in Syria fighting the Syrian government and Kurds…Syria4 min readSyria4 min read
Oct 4, 2015Breaking: US to directly arm Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters, use Kurdish-controlled territories as a safe zone against the Islamic stateBREAKING NEWS: The US will directly arm Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters to fight the Islamic state (IS) in Raqqah reports the Washington Post last Friday. So far, more details have not been released yet. …ISIS5 min readISIS5 min read
Published in War Is Boring·Feb 9, 2015Islamic State Threatens Kurdish ClericsJihadi group tells religious leaders to join … or die by WLADIMIR VAN WILGENBURG Islamic State has threatened Kurdish Islamic scholars and politicians with beheadings, fearing they will turn Kurdish Muslims in Iraq against the extremist group. On Jan. 26, Islamic State released a video showing a Kurdish militant beheading a Peshmerga soldier. The executioner then threatened to cut off…7 min read7 min read
Jan 22, 2015Kurdish independence and its neighboursChristian Caryl and Micha’el Tanchum recently wrote in two separate pieces about the possibility of Kurdish independence. Although the Kurdistan region of Iraq is now semi-independent with its own Peshmerga army, foreign policy, and institutions, it still lacks international recognition. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 16, 2015New Dangerous Rivalry Between Kurds over ShingalBefore someone else writes it down, there is bigger ‘dangerous’ rivalry ongoing between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) over power-sharing in the Shingal (Sinjar), rather than between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and KDP, as suggested in a piece in the…2 min read2 min read
