
While nominally working against a common enemy—the Islamic State (ISIS)—the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a U.S.-designated terrorist group, has occupied a number of Christian Assyrian villages in Iraq. The Marxist group has also invaded a home owned by a commander of the anti-ISIS Christian militia Dwekh Nawsha.
by Frances Martel4 Dec 2015, 5:20 PM PST0

Contents: Burundi follows the genocidal path of Mugabe’s Zimbabwe; Turkey’s PKK militants end ceasefire after Erdogan vows to ‘liquidate’ them; Turkey plans major winter operations against both ISIS and PKK
by John J. Xenakis7 Nov 2015, 7:24 AM PST0

Contents: Egypt’s army starts ‘The Martyr’s Right’ operation in North Sinai; Turkey’s troops enter northern Iraq to hunt PKK after terror attacks; Violence spreads in cities across Turkey; Pro-government mobs in Turkey storm Hurriyet offices for alleged Erdogan misquote; Turkey appears to be approaching civil war.
by John J. Xenakis9 Sep 2015, 6:14 AM PST0

The Turkish government has denied that it has targeted civilians in its airstrikes against the Islamic State and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq. Kurdish officials in bot the PKK and Iraqi Kurdistan have condemned the deaths of civilians in Turkish attacks.
by Frances Martel3 Aug 2015, 10:40 AM PST0

Contents: Big losses expected Monday when Greece’s stock market reopens; Puerto Rico to default on Tuesday; Venezuela’s collapsing economy receives $5 billion from China; Venezuela in border dispute with Guyana; Turkey returns to war with the Kurdish PKK
by John J. Xenakis3 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Iraq’s Assyrian Christian population is seeking to reclaim territory they have lost to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) since they overtook the region last summer and to create an autonomous region for themselves–in a free Kurdistan.
by Adelle Nazarian15 Jul 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official told a panel at the Middle East Institute that Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is seeking to break away from Baghdad in an “amicable way,” adding that the independence process is ongoing.
by Edwin Mora9 Jul 2015, 1:50 PM PST0

Germany is expected to train a Yazidi force in northern Iraq to seize back their homeland from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), German television channel N24 reports.
by Edwin Mora23 Jun 2015, 3:17 PM PST0

Five men, who reportedly confessed to playing a role in detonating a car bomb on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) outside the U.S. consulate in the capital of northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, have been arrested by Kurdish authorities.
by Edwin Mora29 Apr 2015, 9:49 PM PST0

A committee investigation the involvement of Kurdish officials in illegally smuggling cars, food, and fuel across territories held by ISIS, largely seen as engaging in a business relationship with the Islamic terrorists organization, has implicated them in the trade and will decide
by Adelle Nazarian22 Jan 2015, 11:17 AM PST0