A Pending Threat for the West: Foreign Fighters in the YPG
any foreigners have joined the ranks of the PKK/YPG in order to fight against DAESH.
Russia’s YPG Strategy in Syria
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On the other hand, this initiative also includes the PYD/YPG - the Syrian branch of the PKK, which is accepted as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the US.
Cooperating with Assad Could Cost the YPG
he recent decision by the Manbij Military Council to hand over territories in western Manbij to the Assad regime to prevent attacks from Turkish-backed Syrian rebel brigades will have its long-term effects on the YPG dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.
Between Anger and Sympathy: European and North American Foreign Fighters in the YPG
Compared to DAESH’s recruitment of foreign fighters, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), could form a narrower pool of foreign fighters but enough to attract academic and journalistic attention.
Aleppo’s fall and the Role of Russian, Iranian, and YPG forces
The two steps of besieging Aleppo
The capture of rebel-held Aleppo would not have been possible without Russian air support, and simultaneous offensives by the PKK-affiliated YPG and DAESH that forced rebels to fight on multiple fronts.
Can Turkey, Russia, and Iran Bring Permanent Security to Syria?
presence in Syria with a quest to divide the country by empowering the PKK/ YPG terror group poses a common threat to Turkey, Russia, and Iran, even though their reasons and priorities diverge.
Russia, the Grain Deal with Ukraine, and the Global South Effect
Maintaining the Grain Deal will be very challenging for Ukraine, Turkey, and the UN.
The Tehran Summit: What Is Next for Turkey, Russia, and Iran?
Showing how determined Turkey is to clear the terrorist organization YPG/PYD, which operates in Syria, from the region, Erdoğan underlined the steps that need to be taken to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
How Turkey’s Opposition Demonizes Refugees
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There is a formula that Kılıçdaroğlu frequently resorts to in response to Turkey’s struggle against Daesh and the YPG in Syria: “My young handsome children will be martyred in Syria, while their youth will swim on our beaches, will show off, have fun, and stroll around freely.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
· The PKK/PYD/YPG, under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is a proxy of the U.
Stalking and Gender-Based Violence across the World
Read: Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
What does the “Will Smith incident” tell us?
A recent incident has revealed that people's attitudes towards violence are not consistent.
Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?
urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently disclosed Turkey’s intention to launch a new military operation along the country’s southern border to eliminate terrorist elements and strongholds of the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
Read: Can NATO Bypass the Security Complex Mentality?Sweden hosts a considerable number of FETO and PKK/PYD/YPG offshoots that facilitate these organizations’ work with wider Europe against Turkish interests through fundraising, propaganda, and conscription.
Why Turkey Is Conducting Operation Claw-Lock in Northern Iraq Now
VIDEO: Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG CaseThe compulsorily limited nature—both temporal and spatial—of the past cross-border operations provided the PKK with the manoeuvring space to bounce back even after devastating air and ground offensives by the TAF.
Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
Syrian Kurds who fled Afrin in 2018 with the YPG/PKK are now returning to Afrin from the Shahba region, controlled by the YPG/SDF, and the Syrian regime-held Aleppo and Erbil.
To Whom It May Concern: Turkey’s Counter-Spy Operations Send Messages
On the other hand, Turkey premises its desire to launch a new military operation against the YPG terror group in northern Syria as part of its counterterrorism strategy – an argument that has yet to convince Russia.
The EU and the PKK: Hypocrisy and Double-Standards at Large
In recent years, with the growing popularity of the Syrian branch of the PKK – the YPG – the PKK has managed to expand its base in Europe and established strong ties with the far-left.
Can Turkey’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Be a Game Changer?
, considering that in many cases, the interests of Turkey and global powers have clashed – for example, in the cases of the F-35s, the PKK/YPG, the S-400s, etc.
Kurdish Mothers Resist the PKK and Fight to Get Their Children Back
The video was sent to the parents and later published online with other visual recordings of children, aged 8 to 10, trained and being used as child soldiers by the PKK’s Syrian branch, the YPG, which according to the parents continues to recruit children.
Notturno: A Dark Purgatorial World in the Fertile Crescent
One sequence that does give more clues involves a group of women YPG militants holding guns and later retreating to their barracks, taking off their shoes.
