Tag Archives: SDF

Mid-East war goes Orwellian: ISIS fighters (Kurds and their US allies) are now ‘terrorists’

Posted on 14 September, 2016 by

It may have been just lazy journalism, but a BBC Radio 4 news update stated how Turkey was now determined to beat both Daesh (Isis/Isil) and YPG “terrorists”. No qualification or caveat was added to that statement, in spite of the fact … Continue reading →

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Atrocity signals Turkey’s advance on Syrian city, liberated from ISIS by Kurdish-led SDF only weeks ago

Posted on 2 September, 2016 by

Reports have just emerged of unarmed civilians (including children) being killed in Dandania, Syria, by the Turkish military. This comes just a week after Turkey invaded Syria (with US air support) in order to push back one of the most effective forces currently fighting … Continue reading →

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As Turkish land/air offensive escalates, Kurdish militias (YPG/J) reject Biden-Erdogan ultimatum

Posted on 25 August, 2016 by

  Turkish armed forces have just crossed into Syria with US air support. But this was not an operation focused on pushing Daesh (Isis/Isil) out of the border city of Jarabulus, as some sources have insisted. Amid suggestions of ethnic cleansing against Kurdish … Continue reading →

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Turkey fears unified Kurdistan – ‘ultimatum’ to YPG: retreat or we invade Syria in next 24 hours

Posted on 14 February, 2016 by

Turkey has openly stated it is ready to invade Syria unless the pro-Kurdish SDF militias relinquish their recent gains of ISIS-held territory north of Aleppo. In taking this territory the Kurds are closer to uniting the cantons that make up … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: statement from Syrian Democratic Forces re. next steps to defeating ISIS

Posted on 23 December, 2015 by

The following statement was issued today by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of anti-ISIS armies led by the Kurds (YPG/YPJ). KOBANE, ROJAVA, Syria (December 23, 2015) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) which embraces all components of a free … Continue reading →

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Captured ISIS terrorist claims Turkey ‘funding jihadists posing as FSA’

Posted on 5 December, 2015 by

Allegations have been made by an ISIS jihadist, captured by Syrian Kurds/SDF, that he and other ISIS jihadists have been masquerading as a unit of the FSA (Free Syrian Army) funded by Turkey. If these allegations are correct, that begs … Continue reading →

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2/12/2015: reports from Kurd/SDF frontline | French airstrike cuts off water to Raqqa

Posted on 2 December, 2015 by

The British Parliament has just voted by a majority of 174 for airstrikes to be extended to Syria, so seeing the UK in a war that many believe may have no end. It is clear, however, that the UK has … Continue reading →

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