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-On Sunday night, the northern mountains of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq came under heavy bombardment from Turkish warplanes and howitzers, and Turkish helicopters ferried in soldiers as Turkey launched its anticipated attack on the PKK’s guerrilla bases. But it is not only the guerrillas in their mountain tunnels that are under attack. The Kurds and the Kurdish freedom movement are under attack a...

Sarah Glynn takes a look at this week's ongoing brutal campaigns against the Kurds in Syria, Turkey and Iraq as Turkey gears up for fresh military actions in N. Iraq and Assad targets Kurds in Aleppo.

Last Sunday, as progressives tried to come to terms with Viktor Orbán’s decisive re-election as prime minister of Hungary, Turkey’s President Erdoğan telephoned his congratulations and discussed hopes for further enhancing bilateral relations, including in the defence industries. Orbán and Erdoğan are members of a growing group of right-wing authoritarian populists, and both Erdoğan’s supporters a...

Another HDP MP loses parliamentary immunity for exercising their freedom of expression.

Sarah Glynn looks at how the US displays a complete absence of support for NE Syria in fighting ISIS, noting that they still remain silent about Turkey's continued attacks on the region although it is clear Turkey itself supports ISIS.