Herald Tribune 28.07.2008-Three women wrapped in explosives killed dozens in Iraq on Monday, shaking the country as chaos and ethnic violence erupted in the volatile northern city of Kirkuk, where tensions had already run high between majority Kurds and ethnic Turkmens.All told, at least 61 people were killed and 238 wounded, nearly all of them Kurdish political protesters in Kirkuk and Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad. It was one of the bloodiest days in a year in which violence has dropped strikingly.
DER SPIEGEL 15.07.2008 -For months, German authorities have been moving against Kurdish radicals in Germany. Now, the rebels from the PKK have made good on their warnings and struck back. Are last week's kidnappings on Mt. Ararat the beginning of a wider campaign?All it took was two words, nothing more. At times, those two words were
enough to drive hundreds, even thousands, onto German streets and
market squares. Last December in Düsseldorf, more than 10,000 people
took to the streets in the name of those two words: "Êdî bese!"
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Mission in EU warning for new complications if the a
ANP –08.06.2008- The United Nations (UN) Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has presented its first report regarding Iraq and Federal Kurdistan’s disputed districts and internal boundaries.
AFP 02.03.2008 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader said Turkey had failed to achieve its aims with its military operation against his guerrillas in northern Iraq, in a telephone interview on Saturday.
The Diyarbakır prosecutor’s office has launched a probe into a rally that was held yesterday by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Diyarbakır to protest a ground operation being conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in northern Iraq against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) camps.
Turkey withdraws troops from northern Iraq, military says
Guardian 29.02.2008 The Turkish military said the withdrawal was because the army had achieved its objectives and had nothing to do with any foreign influence, despite heavy international pressure to bring a swift end to the incursion.
Kurds Should Take A Leaf Out of UK Direct Actions!
Kurdish Info 28.02.2008 Today, a group of UK activists walked into the British Parliament, climbed up the stairs and wandered through some corridors to find the fire escape door which they climbed out of and onto the roof.
Kurdish-American communities demonstrate against Turkey's aggression
Kurdish Info 28.02.2008
This week, several Kurdish-American communities and supporters across the United States are expected to demonstrate again in several cities in response to the recent invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan by the Turkish military. Kurdish-American communities in each city have coordinated with one another to launch demonstrations during the same week in order to express a unified opposition to months of bombings by the Turkish military and the recent invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan.
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AFP 02.03.2008 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader said Turkey had failed to achieve its aims with its military operation against his guerrillas in northern Iraq, in a telephone interview on Saturday.
The Diyarbakır prosecutor’s office has launched a probe into a rally that was held yesterday by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Diyarbakır to protest a ground operation being conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in northern Iraq against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) camps.
Guardian 29.02.2008 The Turkish military said the withdrawal was because the army had achieved its objectives and had nothing to do with any foreign influence, despite heavy international pressure to bring a swift end to the incursion.
Kurdish Info 28.02.2008 Today, a group of UK activists walked into the British Parliament, climbed up the stairs and wandered through some corridors to find the fire escape door which they climbed out of and onto the roof.
Kurdish Info 28.02.2008
This week, several Kurdish-American communities and supporters across the United States are expected to demonstrate again in several cities in response to the recent invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan by the Turkish military. Kurdish-American communities in each city have coordinated with one another to launch demonstrations during the same week in order to express a unified opposition to months of bombings by the Turkish military and the recent invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan.