Why Russia Protects the YPG in Syria
administrations for their support of the YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization, which poses a threat to Syria’s territorial integrity and a national security threat to Turkey.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality…
The Only Way Out for Russia Is to Let Turkey Weaken the YPG
The only possibility of such patrols for Russia would be to accept Turkish superiority in the region and to use Turkish strength against the YPG.
The YPG Myth Downplays a Danger For the West
Namely the continuation of a myth about the YPG.
Why Turkey Is Dismantling the YPG from Northern Syria
Understanding that diplomatic efforts with regional and international actors could not prevent the establishment of a planned corridor by the YPG terror group in northern Syria, Ankara decided to take a unilateral step towards eliminating the threats against its territorial integrity and national interests.
The YPG Has a Bloody History in Syria, But the West Turns a Blind Eye
-backing of the YPG/PYD has decreased at the U.
Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
ince groups such as the YPG and the SDF, extensions of the PKK terrorist organization, have started to gain international legitimacy and dominance politically and militarily, the Syrian crisis has become not only a regional problem for Turkey, but also an internal security threat.
YPG’s Retaliation Against the Press: Kurdistan 24 Case
n 2 September, 2019 the pro-Kurdish media outlet Kurdistan 24 stationed in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) released a public statement explaining that while they have previously worked in northeastern Syria with the permission of the local YPG administration, they were recently banned from doing so.
Why the YPG Can’t Fight Against Turkey
he Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey had informed the US and Russia about a planned military operation against the YPG (also known as the People’s Protection Units).
Masquerading the YPG Will Not Improve Turkey-US Relations
Without going into other details like depth and territorial control, the Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy for the International Coalition, James Jeffrey, made it clear that the YPG will have to withdraw from the zone leaving the areas to other forces, which have not yet been decided.
To Counter Turkey, Saudi Arabia Backs the YPG in Syria
In recent years, multiple states have provided support to the PKK-linked People’s Protection Units (YPG) to advance their own geo-strategic interests.
YPG’s Foreign Fighters: Volunteers or Terrorists?
All of these potential threats that the FTF returnees of a terrorist organization, say DAESH pose, apply to FTF returnees of the YPG - the PKK’s offshoot in northern Syria, without any exception.
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
” This line of thinking makes a couple of flawed assumptions starting with equating the PKK’s Syrian affiliate the YPG with Syrian Kurds in general.
US continues support to PKK/YPG in Manbij
forces in Syria’s Manbij have provided the PKK/YPG terror group with new construction equipment, allowing for terrorists to continue digging up trenches in the city center.
The YPG’s Child Recruits: An Accustomed Human Rights Abuse?
In another news report published on February 11, 2018, a boy aged around 12-14 stated that the PYD’s armed wing People’s Protection Units (YPG) forcibly gave military training to a group of children including him, and he fled after 12 days, adding that everyone he saw in the camp was forcibly recruited.
YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
vidence of the terrorist YPG/PKK using young children uncovered in the Turkish-led operation in Syria’s Afrin region confirms what many international rights watchdogs already reported: the terrorist recruitment of minors.
Some Myths about the YPG
It has become commonplace to describe the PKK-linked YPG as “American-backed Kurdish militias” or simply “Kurds” as if they represent the majority or all of Syrian Kurds.
The US must end Support to the YPG to repair Ties with Turkey
must end its military and political support to the YPG not only to repair ties with Turkey but also to bring long lasting stability to Syria.
Iran and the YPG: Friends or Foes?
policy priorities in Syria towards an attempt to limit Iranian influence by close cooperation with the YPG-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), questions have emerged regarding how realistic such policies would be.
US Support to YPG: Violation of US National Law
ashington’s indefinite policy in Syria and increasing active support to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and its variations violate U.
