The agreement between the Kurds and the Syrian Government has involved the sending of troops by Governor Bashar Al Assad with the aim of recovering the land that Turkey has occupied in Syrian Kurdistan. The Kurdish forces have regained control of the city of Serekaniye and the Kurdish militias have entered the city of Manbij, threatened by the Turks.
Meanwhile, there are already 160,000 refugees in Turkey since the start of the offensive, but the UN has said that “that figure may increase”. Land-based attacks and bombardments are continuing.
There are already many deaths, many civilians, and Hevrin Khalaf, one of the leading leaders of the Kurdish people, is one of the few who have died. The former Secretary-General of the Party for the Future of Syria has been executed by Turkish mercenaries, according to one of the leaders of the Syrian Democratic Force.
On the other hand, US President Trump ordered the withdrawal of all US military personnel in Iraq on Sunday. Turkey’s President, Erdogan, has threatened: The Turkish Government has decided to tighten steel tariffs, unless Turkey suspends the attack.
Turkish helicopters and fighter aircraft cover the sky in the Kurdish area in northern Iraq. The Turkish Air Force has bombed 381 sites in the major military operation in recent weeks in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region (DRC). The Turkish Ministry of Defence has stated that "the... [+]
Urtzi Urrutikoetxea nazioarteko kazetariarekin mintzatu gara Radio Kobanen, iaz idatzitako Kurdistan-Argi bat ekialde hurbilean liburuari buruz. Testuak azken urteetako gertakizunei erreparatzen die, eta atzerago ere begiratzen du herri kurduaren egoera politikoa eta... [+]