Why Is the Syrian Civil War Still Raging? [UPDATES]
After nearly seven years, the war in Syria continues to defy attempts at resolution. It may continue for years.
After nearly seven years and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the war in Syria continues to defy attempts at a resolution, and it has reached a new level of intensity in recent weeksâŚ
RELATED UPDATE: Aydar at EP: Kurdish movement is the most appropriate alternative
Speaking at the Conference 'The EU, Turkey and the Kurds', Zubeyir Aydar, Executive Council Member of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK),
RELATED UPDATE: Battle rages for last Islamic State Syria enclave
BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) - Falling bombs raised smoke over Islamic State's last enclave in east Syria on Sunday, obscuring the huddle of veh
RELATED UPDATE: Battle for Islamic State's last enclave
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Rest in Power Anna Campbell. Ĺehid namirin! đťđšđż
"International Commune of Rohava confirmed that Campell was killed on March 16. The commune tweeted: âOur friend Helin (Anna Campbell) became Ĺehid fighting in #Afrin. We will always remember her brave and unbreakable spirit of resistance. She was also the voice of our video against G20, and now her message became an immortal call. Ĺehid namirin! (Martyrs are immortal)â.
Anna Campbell is the first British woman martyr of the internationalist battalion."
https://anfenglish.com/rojava/british-women-fighter-killed-in-turkish-airstrike-in-afrin-25584
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âOur hearts are heavy with sadness today as this weekend we learned of the death of our friend and comrade, Anna Campbell. Â Anna was killed in a missile strike in Afrin while fighting with the YPG. Anna was a core member of the Empty Cages Collective and an active organiser in many anti-prison projects and campaigns, including Community Action on Prison Expansion, Smash IPP as well as Bristol Anarchist Black Cross. She made organising a joy. Â She was a dedicated anarchist deeply committed to fighting for liberation. Her list of engagement in social struggles is long, from hunt sabotage to student occupations. She was a passionate feminist and proudly queer. Like, Louise Michel, her favourite historical anarchist, social revolution was the deepest of her desires and is what took her to Kurdistan. Â Anna died on the frontlines where she wanted to be - defending a revolutionary movement. She will be deeply and desperately missed by friends and family. Her courage inspires us to keep fighting for liberation, and for the destruction of the state and its prisons. "We revolutionaries aren't just chasing a scarlet flag. What we pursue is an awakening of liberty, old or new. It is the ancient Communes of France, it is 1703; it is June 1848; it is 1871. Most especially it is the next revolution which is advancing under this dawn."
- Louise Michelâ
Empty Cages Collective, https://www.facebook.com/EmptyCagesCollective/posts/941264632691177
The Kurdish YPJ, Women's Protection Units, is an all-female Kurdish fighting force. The YPJ may be the first all-female combat unit in the w
The YPJ is an acronym whose translation means âWomenâs Protection Units.â It is the all-female brigade of the YPG, the armed forces of the Syrian region of Kurdistan, known as Rojava (meaning Western) KurdistanâŚ
RELATED UPDATE: Al-Qaeda in Idlib? Examining bonds between Syriaâs largest jihadi groups
Connections between al-Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria demand close scrutiny
RELATED UPDATE: Statement and call to action by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava
Less than a year after the start of the criminal war of aggression against the canton Afrin, the people of North-Eastern Syria are again con
RELATED UPDATE: One year of Turkish occupation in Afrin
In Afrin, a human tragedy has been taking place before the eyes of the world. Cases of destruction, kidnapping, ransom, sexual violence and
RELATED UPDATE: Is Trump More Concerned With ErdoÄan Relationship Than With Kurdish Lives?
The future of Rojavaâs secular, feminist democracy is increasingly unclear.
RELATED UPDATE: Turkeyâs Overreach in Syria: Erdogan Is âPlaying with Fireâ
In a recent Foreign Policy article, Steven Cook and I highlighted how Turkey may be overplaying its hand in Syria. With events evolving rapi
RELATED UPDATE: Patrice Franceschi: If Kurds lose, we all lose
Researcher and writer Patrice Franceschi told ANF that Western democracies are currently relatively weak and Turkey's NATO membership compli
RELATED UPDATE: Update from the Kurdish Liberation Movement
Trumpâs connections to Russia began more than 35 years ago and didnât end on Election Day 2016. Attorney Steven J. Harper and the producers
Trumpâs connections to Russia began more than 35 years ago and didnât end on Election Day 2016âŚ
05/10/2016 Panama Papers Leak: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Others on the List
Certain entities will use shell companies to avoid paying taxes on income, launder money or hide evidence of misconduct. Here is a look at s
On Monday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a searchable database of its Panama Papers. The database allows users to search through the Panama Papers and other records for individuals and corporations that might be using foreign shell companies and offshore accounts to keep financial information privateâŚ
Aug 17, 2016 Shady Foreign Lobbying Effort Implicates Trump AND Clinton Campaign Chairmen
Campaign chairmen for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have ties to a multi-million lobbying effort for a pro-Vladimir Putin group.
Donald Trumpâs campaign chairman Paul Manafort reportedly helped route more than $1 million in secret from a pro-Russian group in Ukraine to a Washington D.C. lobbying firm co-founded by Hillary Clintonâs campaign chairman, John PodestaâŚ
08/19/16 Podesta Group retains outside counsel over Manafort-related scandal
The Podesta Group lobbied in Washington until 2014 for positions favored by the pro-Russian political party.
A prominent D.C. lobbying firm has hired outside counsel over revelations that it may have been improperly involved in lobbying on behalf of pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians who also employed former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul ManafortâŚ
Sunday 16 October 2016 As Donald Trump made clear, smart businesses know only idiots pay tax
The revelation that the US presidential candidate paid no federal taxes for 18 years will come as no surprise to the global corporations who
The revelation that the US presidential candidate paid no federal taxes for 18 years will come as no surprise to the global corporations who funnel billions through tax havensâŚ
13 December 2016 Rex Tillerson: an appointment that confirms Putin's US election win
The president-elect has chosen Exxon Mobil CEO as secretary of state but experts say Senate may bridle over realpolitik choice that would be
The president-elect has chosen Exxon Mobil CEO as secretary of state but experts say Senate may bridle over realpolitik choice that would benefit RussiaâŚ
Dec 19, 2016 Follow The Money: Panama Papers Motherload of Ties Between Trump and Russian Mobster Oligarchs
Uncover allegations of Trumpâs deep business links with Russian elites in this detailed Panama Papers investigationâread more inside.
This lengthy but enlightening article with a forward by David Cay Johnston and written by James Henry, shows just how important the Panama Papers were, if people had wanted to delve into the links between Russian oligarchs and Trump. Too bad people were all focused on âtrade dealsâ that werenât there to haunt us. All of this information should have been front and center. These people have been Drumpfâs business cohorts for decades. Some of them are apparent family friends. The kids hang out with them, too. Itâs a long article and the source allows one free article, so take your time and read it. If only investigative journalists had been doing what James Henry has done and not gone for that shiny objectâŚe-mails. There should be a massive Church Commission to investigate these relationships. Crimes and misdemeanors look like shiny objects to meâŚ
24 January 2017 We broke the Panama Papers story. Here's how to investigate Donald Trump
We were successful because we collaborated with other journalists. Now it is time for the media to join forces once again â especially given
We were successful because we collaborated with other journalists. Now it is time for the media to join forces once again â especially given the threat Trump posesâŚ
February 2 2017 The Russian 'philosopher' who links Putin, Bannon, Turkey
The Russian ultra-nationalist dubbed âPutinâs Rasputinâ by Breitbart News when it was run by President Donald Trumpâs chief strategist, Stev
The Russian ultra-nationalist dubbed "Putin's Rasputin" by Breitbart News when it was run by President Donald Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has emerged as an unlikely foreign-policy fixer for the KremlinâŚ
FURTHER READING:
Trump And Putin: A Love Story
The Trump-Russia-Ukraine Timeline
https://www.justsecurity.org/trump-russia-timeline/
Trumpâs connections to R
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[13 MAY 2014] Did Turkey Arm Boko Haram? [UPDATES]
Seldom is there such a divergence between a countryâs reputation and the reality of its policy than with regard to Turkey. For too many in t
Seldom is there such a divergence between a countryâs reputation and the reality of its policy than with regard to Turkey. For too many in the White House and Congress, Turkey remains a model for the Middle East, but in reality, Turkey has become an engine for regional instability and the promotion of radicalism. Indeed, when extremists took over northern Mali and gave al Qaeda free rein, a Turkish ambassador tweeted his endorsement of al Qaeda and condemned the French for interveningâŚ
RELATED UPDATE: Jihadist Mill
Despite the ousting of the Islamic State from its last controlled territory in Syria, the Jihadists have not been defeated there. This is no
RELATED UPDATE: How a Vermonter's radical politics laid the groundwork for revolution in Rojava
Murray Bookchin's vision for democracy, based largely on Vermont's, laid the groundwork for a Kurdish ideological revolution.
RELATED UPDATE: Turkey in new arms trafficking row after Nigeria weapons report
TURKEY found itself at the centre of a new arms trafficking scandal today after a major study found weapons manufactured there are being use
RELATED UPDATE: France to ban Turkish âGrey Wolvesâ after defacement of Armenian memorial
France is to ban a Turkish ultra-nationalist group known as the Grey Wolves, the interior minister said Monday, after a memorial to victims
RELATED UPDATE: France to ban Turkish ultra-nationalist Gray Wolves group
France plans to ban Turkish far-right nationalist group known as the Gray Wolves, which is closely linked to the Nationalist Movement Party
RELATED UPDATE: Rojavaâs Experiment in Radical Democracy Braces for Turkish Invasion
After a decade of building feminist democracy, the Rojava revolution faces an existential threat.
RELATED UPDATE: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq Needs âJin, Jiyan, Azadiâ Too
RELATED UPDATE: 13 years ago, the Rojava Revolution
On 19 July 2012, the Kurds found their own âFreedom Dayâ when the people of Kobane took control of their own destiny, repelling Assadâs Syri
[13 DEC 2015] Syriac Christian women take up Kalashnikovs to fight Islamic State [UPDATES]
Newly formed battalion of 50 women sees first major action fighting with coalition of forces to overtake strategic town of Hol
Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind her two children and her job as a hairdresser to join a Christian female militia battling against Islamic State in SyriaâŚ
RELATED UPDATE: âFemale Protection Forces of the Land Between Two Riversâ: All-female Syrian Christian fighters take on Isis
The new battalion of 50 women follow in the footsteps of Kurdish Womenâs Protection Units group
RELATED UPDATE: Christian female soldiers of Female Protection Forces battle ISIS on border of Syria, Turkey
"The Female Protection Forces of the Land Between Two Rivers" is comprised of roughly 50...
RELATED UPDATE: Itâs Not Too Late for Rojava
The Trump administration betrayed the Kurds in Syria. But there is still time to turn things around.
RELATED UPDATE: Dozens of journalists named as terrorists and spies in criminal probe in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt
RELATED UPDATE: Classified as a threat in Germany, Grey Wolves at the height of their power in Turkey
A study conducted by Professor Kemal Bozay from the University of Cologne for the Berlin office of the American Jewish Congress (AJC) found
RELATED UPDATE: Do Turkeyâs Grey Wolves Deserve Terrorist Designation?
Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nevada), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defens
RELATED UPDATE: Erdogan Gets His âLeader of the Muslim Worldâ Moment
Turkeyâs president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has come full circle and then some on Syria. At the dawn of the Erdogan era, Turkeyâs then-prime m
FURTHER READING:
[13 DEC 2015] Syriac Christian women take up Kalashnikovs to fight Islamic State [UPDATES]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/13/syr
