On December the 18th, SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 5B Turkish communications satellite. Less than 16 hours after launching a batch of Starlink broadband spacecraft. Turksat 5B lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The launch came despite calls from Greek and Armenian advocacy groups … Read more
With military operations being waged by Turkey in dozens of countries, drone warfare has become a key part of the regime’s arsenal. Azerbaijan, Southern Kurdistan, Northern Syria, Northern Kurdistan, Yemen and Libya are just some of the areas where Turkish drones have played an active role. These drone strikes have often targeted civilians, including women’s groups … Read more
A drone strike carried out by Turkish military forces has killed three Kurdish women as part of an attack targeting Kurdish feminist activists. The attack hit the village of Helîncê in Kobanê on the evening of Tuesday 23rd June. Reports suggest that three women including Kongra Star Fırat Region Coordination member Zehra Berkel were killed … Read more
An internationalist volunteer has spoken to The Canary about joining the armed resistance against the Turkish invasion of Afrin in northern Syria last year. In 2012, a revolution began in the majority-Kurdish region of Rojava in northern Syria. People organised themselves into communes, declared autonomy, and began practising stateless direct democracy. The revolution, however, was … Read more