Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)

U.S. Airdrops to Kobani Kurds Mark New Stage in ISIL Conflict

By Jim Lobe
The U.S. air drop Sunday of new weapons and supplies to Kurdish fighters in the besieged border town of Kobani marks an important escalation in Washington’s efforts to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

PKK Leader Calls for Ceasefire in Turkey

By AJ Correspondents
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish rebel leader, has issued a long-awaited ceasefire declaration that would be a major step towards ending a 30-year conflict that has cost around 40,000 lives in Turkey.

Kurdish Rights Back in Focus in Turkey

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
After over a year without accountability for a Turkish aerial bombing that killed 34 Kurdish men and boys, Turkey has come under heavy criticism for what many say is a widespread culture of impunity, especially when it comes to the treatment of its Kurdish citizens.


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