More than 3,000 Syrian refugees arrive in northern Iraq
Al Jazeera - 2019-10-19 16:03As a fragile ceasefire holds in northern Syria, Al Jazeera reports from northern Iraq on the plight of thousands of Syrians who have fled the fighting. ...
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As a fragile ceasefire holds in northern Syria, Al Jazeera reports from northern Iraq on the plight of thousands of Syrians who have fled the fighting. ...
President Trump says Kurds are ‘happy’ despite Turkish offensive
NBC News - 2019-10-19 16:02Despite a cease-fire brokered by President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kurds say they are facing “ethnic cleaning” and 250,000 people have already been forced from their homes. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for Weekend TODAY ...
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Thedailybeast - 2019-10-19 13:51International Experts Probing Possible Turkish Chemical Attack against Syrian Kurds
BAS News - 2019-10-19 11:17ERBIL— Experts of chemical weapons have launched an investigation into the alleged chemical attack by Turkey and its Syrian Islamist allies against Kurdish civilians, reports said. On Friday, photographs went viral on social media and in media reports by ...
Michael Jackson's death certificate proves the singer was buried following reports he was cremated | Daily Mail Online
Dailymail - 2019-10-19 08:32Syria cease-fire off to rocky start amid reports of fighting | WKRC
Local12 - 2019-10-19 03:50Clashes and Confusion Mar Attempt at Cease-Fire in Syria
New York Times - 2019-10-19 01:01A day after Vice President Mike Pence announced a pause in the battle between Turkish and Kurdish forces, there were conflicting reports of whether Turkish troops were advancing or holding fire. ...
Kurdish children may be victims of possible chemical attack in Syria
CBS News - 2019-10-19 01:01Fighting in Syria continued, despite a ceasefire deal maded between the U.S. and Turkey. Meanwhile, Kurdish children may be victims of a possible chemical attack. Charlie D'Agata reports from Iraq. ...
Oleg Deripaska-Linked Company Was Raided in U.S. Probe Sparked by Mueller Report, Bloomberg Reports
Thedailybeast - 2019-10-18 20:16Trump Says "Ultimate" Syria Solution Underway
BAS News - 2019-10-18 19:12ERBIL - US President Donald Trump has hailed the temporary ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, hinting on an "ultimate" solution for Syrian crisis. Trump's remarks come while there have been reports of civilian casualti ...
Turkey denies reports of attacks in Syria after cease-fire deal - UPI.com
UPI - 2019-10-18 17:48Turkish forces deny rescue, medical services entry to Ras al-Ayn — Kurdish agency
TASS - 2019-10-18 17:41Earlier on Friday, media reported that Turkish military attacks on Ras al-Ayn had resumed in spite of a temporary ceasefire deal struck with the US; the Turkish leader dismissed the reports as "disinformation" ...
Kurds accuse Turkish military of attacking civilians in Ras al-Ayn
TASS - 2019-10-18 15:05Turkish authorities have yet to comment on the reports ...
UPDATE 2-U.S. Says Reports of Killing of Kurdish Politician in Northeast Syria 'extremely Troubling' | Newsmax.com
Newsmax - 2019-10-18 10:59Kurd commander accepts ceasefire terms
CBS News - 2019-10-18 02:40Vice President Mike Pence announced that Turkish President Erdogan agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria. The president called it a "great day for civilization." Charlie D'Agata reports from Iraq. ...
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Usatoday - 2019-10-17 20:13Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of using banned weapons, media reports say
TASS - 2019-10-17 18:38According to the Rudaw media network, Turkish troops could be using "banned weapons containing phosphorus and napalm" ...
The stakes of the US retreat in Syria
CBS News - 2019-10-17 02:10CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams, who spent years covering the civil war in Syria, reports on the American drawdown and an alliance with the Kurds left behind ...
The stakes of the U.S. retreat in Syria
CBS News - 2019-10-17 02:10CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams, who spent years covering the civil war in Syria, reports on the American drawdown and an alliance with the Kurds left behind ...
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Dailymail - 2019-10-16 22:42Kurdish Journalist, His Wife and Son, Assassinated in Sulaymaniyah
BAS News - 2019-10-16 21:45ERBIL — Well-known Kurdish journalist and TV presenter Amanj Babani was assassinated Wednesday evening in central Sulaymaniyah. Babani was working with NRT news channel, which has confirmed his death after reports from police and medical sources. He was ...
North Korea projectile launch: South Korea says North Korea fired more unidentified projectiles into East Sea, reports of missile not confirmed - CBS News
Cbsnews - 2019-10-16 20:33Russia moves in as U.S. forces pull out of Syria
CBS News - 2019-10-16 02:02Turkey invaded northern Syria last week to flush out America's Kurdish allies after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to withdraw. Now thousands of people are on the run and one of America's biggest rivals is moving in. Charlie D'Agata reports from Iraq ...
Iraq's Provincial, Municipality Councils’ Activity Not Halted: MP
BAS News - 2019-10-15 01:32ERBIL - An Iraqi lawmaker revealed on Monday that the activities at the provincial and municipality councils have not been halted, refuting the media reports in this regard. A few days ago, Iraqi reports claimed that Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbus ...
U.S. says reports of killing of Kurdish politician in northeast Syria 'extremely troubling'
Yahoo - 2019-10-14 23:31U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria creates power vacuum
CBS News - 2019-10-14 15:40President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria not only opened the door to Turkey's attack on America's Kurdish allies, but it also created a major power vacuum. David Martin reports. ...
Trump defends Syria policy amid reports of rising violence against Kurds – live | US news | The Guardian
The Guardian - 2019-10-14 15:11Turkish strike on convoy including civilians and journalists kills nine, reports say - Middle East News - Haaretz.com
Haaretz - 2019-10-13 22:56Iraq Protests: Government Compensating Families of Victims
BAS News - 2019-10-13 21:09ERBIL - Iraqi government said on Sunday that it has started compensating those families whose members were either killed or wounded during the recent public protests in the country. An official from the Council of Ministers told Iraqi media reports that ...
U.S. State Department Says Reports Of Killing Of Kurdish Politician 'Extremely Troubling' | HuffPost
Huffpost - 2019-10-13 21:09Hundreds of ISIL prisoners escape Syrian camp, Kurds say
Al Jazeera - 2019-10-13 20:50Reports of breakout from facility in Ain Issa amid ongoing Turkish offensive and US announcement of troop pull-out. ...
State Department: Reports of Kurdish politician, captured fighters being killed 'extremely troubling' | TheHill
Thehill - 2019-10-13 20:39Reports: 5 ISIS Members Flee Jail After Bombing by Turkey
Theepochtimes - 2019-10-13 19:18U.S. says reports of killing of Kurdish politician 'extremely troubling'
Jerusalem Post - 2019-10-13 17:44...
U.S. says reports of killing of Kurdish politician in northeast Syria 'extremely troubling' - Reuters
Reuters - 2019-10-13 16:06U.S. says reports of killing of Kurdish politician in northeast Syria 'extremely troubling'
Reuters - 2019-10-13 15:56The United States has seen reports of the killing of a Kurdish politician and captured Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, a State Department spokesman told Reuters on Sunday, adding that it was looking into the incident. ...
Turkey's Proxy Forces Block Exit Road for Civilians in Northern Syrian Town
BAS News - 2019-10-13 13:41ERBIL — Turkey-backed Islamist fighters in the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Tel Abyad (Gire Sipi) blocked the exit route for civilians as the Turkish army pushes deeper into the area, local reports said. According to the information obtained by BasNew ...
Arab League calls on U.N to halt Turkey’s military offensive against Kurdish fighters
CBS News - 2019-10-13 01:23The Arab League is calling on the United Nations Security Council to force Turkey to halt its offensive attacks against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. It comes as Turkey pushes deeper into Syria. Charlie D'Agata reports. ...
Syrian Kurdish Political Leader Killed near Qamishli
BAS News - 2019-10-12 12:46ERBIL — The leader of Syrian Future Party, Hevrin Khalaf, was killed on Saturday near Qamishli, Syrian Kurdistan, amid the growing violence in the region. Initial reports claimed that Khalaf was killed in a Turkish airstrike. However, media outlets affil ...
Iraq Deploys Forces to Syrian Border to Foil Possible IS Infiltrations
BAS News - 2019-10-12 11:54ERBIL - Iraq has deployed forces to the border with Syria to foil possible infiltration of the Islamic State (IS), after reports said that a number of jihadists had broken out of prison due to Turkish bombardments near jails in northeastern Syria. After ...
US extracted spy from Putin's Kremlin: reports
Yahoo - 2019-10-12 04:02Netflix stock price drops today after streaming service reports first-ever decline in U.S. subscribers - CBS News
Cbsnews - 2019-10-11 23:13'We feel betrayed': Kurds in U.S. voice anger at Trump's troop pullback
Reuters - 2019-10-11 19:05Like many Kurds living in the United States, Lava Antar has had a hard time sleeping this week, waking often to check reports of Turkish jets and artillery pounding her northeast Syria homeland. Once, she learned her former neighbor's 30-year-old son was ...
“Turkish reports a miserable attempt to cover up the massacres”
ANF - 2019-10-11 19:02Gabriel refuted the Turkish media reports that shells were fired from Qamishlo into Nusaybin. ...
Netflix Reports First Drop in U.S. Users in Nearly a Decade - WSJ
WSJ - 2019-10-11 18:01Turkey Reports First Military Fatality in Syria Incursion
Time - 2019-10-11 11:08Turkey's Defense Ministry also said the total number of Kurdish fighters killed in the incursion now numbers 277 ...
Spain to Withdraw Air Defence Systems From Turkey If War on Kurds Escalates - Reports - Sputnik International
Sputnik - 2019-10-11 02:43CNN reporter vividly details scene after first Syria strikes
CNN - 2019-10-11 00:50CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Northern Syria as Turkey conducts military operations against US-backed Kurdish forces in the region. ...
Turkey ramps up fight against Kurds in Syria
CBS News - 2019-10-10 14:54The Turkish military is pushing deeper into northern Syria in its massive offensive against Kurdish allies of the U.S. Turkey accuses the Kurds of being terrorists. Charlie D’Agata reports from northern Syria. ...
The Latest: Reports: Turkish strikes hit civilians in Syria
Washington Post - 2019-10-10 14:51The Latest: Kurdish reports, war monitor say Turkish troops struck civilian convoy inside Syria, inflicting casualties ...
Turkey announces northern Syria invasion of ground forces; multiple civilians reported dead
FOX News - 2019-10-10 03:00Turkey announced Wednesday that its ground forces invaded northeastern Syria to fight against Kurdish forces just hours after launching an initial assault in the area, as the first reports of deaths emerged. ...
US counter-terrorism analyst arrested for leaking classified reports
BBC - 2019-10-10 02:38The defence agency analyst was reportedly in a romantic relationship with one of the journalists. ...
Turkey Starts Ground Operation in Syria
BAS News - 2019-10-09 23:10ERBIL - Only hours after an air operation against the Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on Wednesday afternoon, Turkey also declared a ground military campaign in the region. According to the local reports, the Turkish airstrikes and artillery shellin ...
Trump calls Turkey assault on Syria a 'bad idea' as Kurds report civilian deaths
FOX News - 2019-10-09 21:00President Trump is calling Turkey's ongoing military assault in Syria a "bad idea" Wednesday as reports are emerging of civilians being caught in the crossfire of a long-standing feud between Ankara and Kurdish forces. ...
Iran denies reports US downed its drone – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2019-10-09 12:36Reports of clashes after ISIS attack on SDF position in Raqqa
Turkey’s threat of an imminent incursion into North-East Syria has prompted the sleeper cells of ISIS in the region. ...
KRG’s statement on the recent developments across Western Kurdistan
Ministry of Peshmerga - 2019-10-09 01:43Media Center, Ministry of Peshmerga “The Kurdistan Regional Government is deeply concerned by the United States’ decision to withdraw from the safe zone in northeastern Syria and by reports of a potential unilateral military operation by Turkey. The gove ...
Iraq Protests: 165 People Killed in One Week
BAS News - 2019-10-09 00:28ERBIL - Iraq's Ministry of Health revealed in a statement on Tuesday that 165 people were killed during the one week of protests. A source from the ministry told Iraqi media reports that the majority of the victims were protesters, while part of them wer ...
Iraqi Kurdish Politicians Urge Russia To Protect Kurds In Northern Syria - Reports - UrduPoint
Urdupoint - 2019-10-08 22:36Turkey ‘launches airstrike’ against Kurds on Syria-Iraq border – reports — RT World News
RT - 2019-10-08 06:04Turkish jets flying at Rojava border
ANF - 2019-10-07 21:42Reports of Turkish military activity at the border with Rojava. ...
Israel officials met with Iraq counterparts, Israeli media reports – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2019-10-06 20:55Gandhi’s ashes stolen and photo vandalized after 150th birthday celebrations, reports say [Video]
Yahoo - 2019-10-06 13:16NYT reports there is a second whistleblower with 'more direct information' [Video]
Yahoo - 2019-10-06 02:31
Turkish parliament receives 71 enquiry reports against HDP deputies since July | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-10-06 01:21
Gibraltar denies Iranian reports that it is releasing oil tanker – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2019-10-05 19:24HPG reports Turkish military operation and clash in Dersim
ANF - 2019-10-05 16:05The Turkish army continues with its genocidal attacks in northern and southern Kurdistan. ...
Turkish paper reports: Saudi journalist's watch may have transmitted evidence of his death - CNN
CNN - 2019-10-05 15:48Iraq Refutes Reports Claiming President Salih Departed for Kurdistan Amid Protests
BAS News - 2019-10-05 12:49ERBIL - Iraq's presidential office has refuted the reports claiming that President Barham Salih departed for the Kurdistan Region amid the protests in the capital Baghdad and other major cities. A number of Iraqi reports claimed earlier that Salih had le ...
Anatomy of reports of an airstrike
Seth Frantzman - 2019-10-03 21:03An alleged airstrike on Albukamal (البوكمال) on September 9. How it unfolded in media provides lessons for media coverage and the role of social media. It also shows how information […] ...
Abqaiq drone strike: Escalation and questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ***This post was updated to include new information and will be updated at the bottom as new reports come in*** Drone attacks caused large fires at […] ...
China’s National Day military parade by the numbers
Seth Frantzman - 2019-10-03 21:03The 70th anniversary China National Day parade included some impressive numbers of soldiers and new technology on displace. According to reports President Xi Jinping inspected more than 15,000 troops and “more than […] ...
The Kurdish Human Rights Situation Report in August 2019
KMMK: This report on the situation of human rights in August 2019, in the east of Kurdistan is that the working population, human rights, Kurdistan, according to multiple reports, the human rights organization round is collected. It is noted that this rep ...
HPG reports guerrilla action in Avashin, clash in Cudi
Guerrillas continue hitting and inflicting blows on the Turkish invasion army in Kurdistan. ...
Halbusi Flown from Airport to Baghdad as Protesters Block Highway
BAS News - 2019-10-03 06:35ERBIL - Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi had to be flown from the airport to the presidential palace in Baghdad by a helicopter as the protestors have blocked the highway between the port and the capital city. Iraqi media reports said that Ha ...
Woman kidnapped, raped by taxi driver in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The kidnap and rape of an Iranian woman by an Erbil taxi driver earlier this month has once more laid bare the threat to women’s safety in Erbil, where reports of rape and sexual assault by taxi drivers continue to ...
US cyberattack brought down Iranian database used to target ships in Persian Gulf: reports
Gulan Media - 2019-08-30 00:05Fire engulfs second hand household appliance stores in Erbil
Rûdaw - 2019-08-29 11:34No reports of casualties as of yet ...
Car bomb attack in Tabqa
Reports of injuries after the violent explosion in central Tabqa. ...
The Iran ‘land bridge’: A history in maps and reports (with links)
Seth Frantzman - 2019-08-25 00:30By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Airstrikes in Iraq between July 19 and August 20 are attempts to interdict Iran’s “land bridge” that stretches across Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. This was […] ...
HPG reports continued Turkish attacks against South Kurdistan
ANF - 2019-08-24 17:33The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands. ...
Clash between al-Nusra and Syrian forces in Aleppo
Reports of fighting in two neighborhoods of Aleppo. ...
Social Reconciliation holds its periodic meeting
Al-Raqqa—Social Reconciliation Bureau of the al-Raqqa Civil Council held its regular meeting of its sub-committees in al-Raqqa and its countryside to discuss and read the monthly reports of the committees and listen to their opinions and requirements in r ...
When, If Ever, Can We Lay This Burden Down? - Rasmussen Reports®
Rasmussenreports - 2019-08-22 17:37Turkey: 30 detained in protest over elected mayors’ ouster
Seattle Times - 2019-08-21 16:37ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say police have used water cannons to disperse crowds protesting a government decision to oust three elected mayors in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish-populated southeast and replace them with government appointees. Th ...
Reports of killed, injured in airstrike on Iraqi Shiite militia base
The Iraqi Civil Defense reported that there were explosions at a munitions warehouse belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces at the Balad airbase north of Iraq. ...
Khan Sheikhoun falls, Turkish observation point surrounded
The Syrian regime and Russian forces haven’t taken full control of the area yet, reports say. Occasional clashes continue but the gang groups are withdrawing from the northeast of the town to the Maaraat Numan district. ...
Jeffrey Epstein 'signed will two days before death'
BBC - 2019-08-20 02:07The estate of the former financier was worth $577m (£475m) when he killed himself, reports say. ...
Damascus Claims Turkish Army Convoy Moving Towards Key Syrian Town - Reports - Sputnik International
Sputnik - 2019-08-19 11:29
Turkish airstrikes destroy 13 Kurdish targets in Northern Iraq - Reports
Uniindia - 2019-08-17 09:30
Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 13 Kurdish Targets In Northern Iraq - Reports - UrduPoint
Urdupoint - 2019-08-16 19:24Did Trump checkmate Netanyahu on Tlaib/Omar? A list of reactions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The avalanche of voices condemning Israel for barring two US members of Congress grew by the minute Thursday night, hours after reports indicated Israel would prevent […] ...
Serbia reports suspected African swine fever cases in backyard pigs
Yahoo - 2019-08-13 10:13The Kurdish Human Rights Situation Report in July 2019
KMMK: This report on the situation of human rights in July 2019, in the east of Kurdistan is that the working population, human rights, Kurdistan, according to multiple reports, the human rights organization round is collected. It is noted that this repor ...
India floods: At least 95 killed, hundreds of thousands evacuated
Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated amid flooding in southern and western India, reports say. ...
Explosion kills one, injures six in Azaz
An explosive laden motorbike was detonated in the city center, according to reports. ...
HPG reports guerrilla actions in Xakurke and Çukurca
Guerrilla forces hit Turkish soldiers as part of their Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Initiative. ...
ISIS gangs reorganize in rural Iraq
ANF - 2019-08-09 15:04ISIS gangs lost their last stronghold in March 2019 in the battle led by the SDF. Despite claims that the fight against ISIS is over, the most recent reports paint a different picture. ...
Dana Gas reports first-half profit hike - The National
Thenational - 2019-08-07 17:17Clash between occupation forces and HRE in Shera, Afrin
Reports of fierce clashes in three villages of Shera. ...
