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Kurdish Affairs Analyst | DeVerified by Musk || Closely Monitoring #YPG #SDF #Afrin #Kobane #Adiyaman #Rojava #Yazidi #KRG #Turkey #Syria #Iran | #Pressfreedom

Afrin, Diyarbakir, Kobani, DC
Joined January 2010
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Tonight in N. Syria while US forces are withdrawing ‘Thanks for US People but Trump Betrayed Us’
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Emotional interaction of a Kurdish woman from Kobane with American soldiers
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Kurdish Dance :))
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Heartbreaking moments while US forces are ordered to leave N. Syria leaving behind defenseless Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs, Yezidis #SaveKurds
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Sources in N. Syria are telling me that tearful American soldiers were as upset as them while leaving and they responded to SDF fighters and to people with military salute #SaveKurds
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Izmir'deki yerel secimler ile ilgili enteresan bir kamuoyu arastirma sohbeti :)
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To clarify: The girl was very very sick—not dead. Mother says dead. In Kurdish the Arabic term ‘janaza’ is also used in the meaning of ‘nearly dead’ Woman’s husband is missing and her daughter is dying. The context was lost in the translation. Video is genuine! Report by K24 TV
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I am sad to learn that Kurdish journalist and photographer Vedat Erdemci was killed in Serêkanîyê ( Ras al-Ain) I met him near Baghouz in February. He was a talented photographer and working on a documentary on Yezidis. RIP! @pressfreedom @RSF_inter
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An angry #Kobani resident to Russians: “Our children are dying. U r their partner. U r murderers like them. U r fascists like them. U must stop this useless guy! U must ask him ‘What do u want from these kids’?’ Enough, these mothers are suffering. Where’s humanity & justice?”
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A new video from Qamishlo where homes in residential neighborhood of Bashiria was hit. This is where Kurds and Syriac Christians live together
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Happy Traditional Kurdish Costume Day 😊
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President @realDonaldTrump has a message from the people of N. Syria who have been under attacks for 10 days "We Are Not Terrorists" @LindseyGrahamSC @ChrisVanHollen @SenatorRomney @timkaine @SenatorShaheen @marcorubio #SaveKurds
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Protesters in Iran are tearing up posters of Qasem Soleimani via @TrouskaSadeghi #IranProtests2020
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Amazing moments when a group of Raqqa civilians finally rescued from ISIS by YPG-led SDF fighters @MAturkce @CENTCOM @brett_mcgurk
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Moment of explosion in Istanbul from an amateur camera!
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Message of #Mandela for the Kurds: “I’m a part of the Kurdish struggle I am one of you.” | “Ez beşekî têkoşîna Kurdan im. Ez yekî ji nav we me.” | “Ben Kürtlerin mücadelesinin bir parçasıyım. Ben sizlerden biriyim.”
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After the defeat of the Islamic Republic of Iran national team against the #USA and eliminating from the #FIFAWorldCup people in Kurdistan and major cities in Iran took the streets to celebrate. Here is the Kurdish city of Sine (Sanandaj) 😃
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German footballer @MaxKruse_10 made a marriage proposal live after Germany’s Olympic win over Saudi Arabia. His Kurdish girlfriend Dilan reportedly said ‘Erê’ which means yes. Kruse’s t-shirt reads ‘I love you. ‘Would you like to marry me’ in Kurdish ❤️ 💕
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Amerikan Başkanı Biden bugün Beyaz Saray’da bir Newroz resepsiyonü düzenleyerek 21 Martı daha resmi düzeyde kutlayan işk başkan oldu. Suriye Demokratik Meclisi Washington Temsilcisi Sinem Muhammed de resmi davetliler arasındaydı
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After Erdoğan showed Republican senators a video depicting U.S.-allied Kurdish forces as terrorists in a meeting at the White House Senator @LindseyGrahamSC says he told Erdoğan: “Do you want me to get the Kurds to play a video about what your forces have done?” @FaceTheNation
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Today is the World Kobane Day. Some of the brave Kurdish who liberated #Kobani from ISIS #WorldKobaneDay
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Qaramokh village, east of #Kobane where villagers protest Turkish forces
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Kurds in Erbil, Kurdistan Region protest the operation of Turkey on N. Syria. People chant ‘Long Live Rojava’ #StandWithTheKurds
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3 years
I have an important visitor today. @MylesCaggins We had Kurdish breakfast today and had lengthy discussions about the fight against ISIS and the situation in the region
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4 years
Innovative way of protecting from #coronavirus :)
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Tonight in N. Syria, Kurds showing their reaction to US forces who are ordered to withdraw. Emotional signs pointing out how people left defenseless #SaveKurds
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6 years
Trump: “Kurds are great people, great fighters, I like them a lot. We are trying to help them a lot. Don’t forget that’s their territory.They fought with us, they died with us, we lost tens of thousands of Kurds fighting ISIS. They’re great people and we have not forgotten.”
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Today is the World Kobane Day. Some of the brave Kurdish who liberated #Kobani from ISIS #WorldKobaneDay
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After Erdoğan showed senators a video depicting Kurdish forces as terrorists in a meeting at White House Senator ⁦ @LindseyGrahamSC ⁩ says he told Erdoğan: “Do you want me to get the Kurds to play a video about what your forces have done?” ⁦
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4 years
Talented Kurdish musician @hejanetirk singing a folkloric song
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Large number of Americans gathered at the #UnionSquare in NYC to protest Turkish military operations on N Syria
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In South Africa protest was held in front Turkish Embassy in Cape Town in support Syrian Kurds. Activists handed over petition to embassy demanding withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria. ‘In spirit of #Mandela , 🇿🇦 ppl stand in solidarity with people of Rojava’ @rojavafrica said
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President @realDonaldTrump has a message from the people of N. Syria who have been under attacks for 10 days "We Are Not Terrorists" @LindseyGrahamSC @ChrisVanHollen #SaveKurds
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8 years
An SDF fighter comforts a civilian who was freed from ISIS in Manbij. Photo by Rodi Said of @Reuters
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Trump: “Kürtler harika insanlar, harika savaşçılar. Onları çok seviyorum. Onlara yardımcı olmaya çalışıyoruz. Unutmayın ki orası onların toprağı. IŞİD’le savaşırken onbinlerce Kürt öldü. Bizimle birlikte öldüler, bizim için öldüler. Bunu unutmayacağız, bunu unutmayacağım.”
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Many Kurds fought in WW 2 against Hitler with Soviet army. Most of these Kurds were Yezidis expelled from their hometowns in the Ottoman Empire. Most famous of them was Samand Aliyeviç Siyabendov (Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов, Semendê Elî Sîyabend) who was a celebrated national hero
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Dave Eubank of the Free Burma Rangers reporting from the last night’s Turkish airstrike in Derik, NE Syria that killed 11 civilians
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I talked to number of Syrian Kurds to see what they think about the ‘ceasefire’ the announcement @VP Pence. Here is the mood: “This is not a ceasefire, but a imposition of ‘surrender’ as almost Kurdish towns are in 0 to 5 km border line. / Turkey is willing to annex Kurdish lands
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Tonight N. Syria. Abondoned Kurds show their disappointment and anger to American forces who were ordered to withdraw. One sign reads ‘Tell your children that the children of the Kurds were killed by the Turks and you did nothing to protect them" #SaveKurds
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Local sources say with the Turkish forces approaching Tal Tamir city people fleeing the area. City was the first point of refuge for displaced residents of Ras al-Ain and its hospital is very important for the region. Tal Tamir is outside of so called ‘safe zone’ of 32 km depth
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Kurdish villagers protests Turkish soldiers with throwing shoes a d rotten tomatoes during a joint patrol with Russians in Dirbesiye region today
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Dance with the Kurdish :))
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Iraqi FM Hussein says Turkey instead of fighting PKK, it’s occupying and attacking villages & attacking civilians. He says Turkey should stop all the military operations on Iraq's soil immediately & they will take this issue to UN Security Council & use other diplomatic channels
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Ahmet Kaya: Ben Adıyaman’lıyım kardeşim ve allahına kadar Kürdüm... #AhmetKaya
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4 years
Kurdish Flag in Rhode Island, America. Friends of the Kurdish people hoist this flag and send their greetings to all of you 😊 👊 😊 ✌️ 👋
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Xwepêşandana Kurdan li pêş Qesra Sipî
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Here legendary Abu Layla of SDF strictly warning fighters against looting & stealing during Manbij operation. “No stealing anything from ppl, not even from families of ISIS. Their wives & sisters are to be respected like your own. You’ll all be held accountable for your actions”
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Angry Turkish man smashing iPhones with sledgehammer to protest of #USA & Trump !
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Washington Kadinlar Yürüyüşü Yukardan Bakış View from above #WomensMarch in Washington @KerryGFleming
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I came across a photo of SDF chief @MazloumAbdi in a Washington mall today
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Leader of the Alevi Kurdish Dersim Uprising (1937-1938) Seyit Riza was hanged 83 years ago today. He was buried in a secret place and its whereabouts is still unknown!
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36 years ago today renowned Kurdish actor, director, screenwriter Yilmaz Guney passed away #TwitterKurds RIP! #YilmazGuney
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Speaking at a live press conference SDF senior official @RedurXelil says the operation to kill Baghdadi was revenge for the people of Kobani, Khabur Basin, Kirkuk, Khanaqin, Makhmour and especially for the Yezidi women who suffered most from ISIS.
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This is what leadership is about: responsibility, safety and caring for others @foxnews
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YPJ General Command Statement on the ‘Capture and Inhuman Treatment of YPJ fighter Çîçek Kobanê’ “Our injured comrade’s life is in the great danger. This is obvious from the brutal videos which have been spread by the jihadist gangs completely openly before the eyes of the world
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SDF Chief General @MazloumAbdi presented a plaque to @DaveEubankFBR of the @FreeBurmaRangrs for their service today. He also extended his condolences for the loss of FBR team member Zau Seng
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ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı @HDPgenelmerkezi ‘nin kapatılması girişimleri ve MV @gergerliogluof ’nun milletvekilinin sonlandırılması ile ilgili açıklamada Türk hükümetinin seçmenin iradesine saygı gösterme çağrısı yapılmakta, Washinton’un durumu yakından takip ettiği belirtilmekte
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Sources in N. Syria are telling me that tearful American soldiers were as upset as them while leaving and they responded to SDF fighters and to people with military salute #SaveKurds
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Iraqi Kurds in Erbil also protest US forces ordered to withdraw from N. Syria
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Today a group of Americans held a protest in front of the @WhiteHouse in support of the Syrian Kurds
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Urgent! Reliable soyrces report US forces near Kobane have had to redeploy to combat Turkish backed FSA groups. They are being directly targeted. Their security and saftey is in danger!
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Kurds adopting their dances after #coronavirus No more hand touch ⚠️
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These Kurdish women fought on the frontlines against ISIS. Now they’re the No. 1 target in Syria
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Unfortunately I am under severe spamming attack only for reporting, reporting accurately and with balance! #JournalismIsNotACrime
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A group of Kurds and Finnish rally in Helsinki to support Kurds in Syria #WorldRojavaDay
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Good overview of the Kurds and their decades long struggle for political, social and cultural rights ‘Their struggle for a country of their own has lasted for almost a century’ @dwnews #Kurdistan
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Rojbûna te Pîroz be Apê Mûsa #musaanter100yas ında
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Met with senior Syrian Kurdish politician @ilham_ehmed who is invited to Washington. Ms. Ehmed says hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Arabs, Christians, Yezidis face ‘ethnic cleansing’ & it’s moral responsibility of the US to protect these peaceful people who have luved in harmony
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Massive #Newroz celebration in Diyarbakir/Amed #NewrozPirozBe
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General @MazloumAbdi speaking to Richard Engel about the details of the operation that killed Baghdadi
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Time for some Kurdish folk dance #KurdishDance
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General @MazloumAbdi and Ambassador David Brownstein celebrating #Newroz #HappyNewroz #NewrozPirozBe
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SDF says they so far killed 175 ISIS members (160 attackers & 15 prisoners who tried to escape) & the Al-Sina'a prison is under its control. SDF also says 27 of its fighters lost their lives
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Diyarbakır mayor @SelcukMizrakli MPs @RemziyeTosunHDP @Feleknasuca @Dersimdagg @GaroPaylan dance at the World Peace Day celebration in Diyarbakir
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Mayor of Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality @SelcukMizrakli releases a video message appealing to international community ‘to take action against the unlawful suspension of democratically elected mayors’ @KatiPiri @hrw @amnesty @UNHumanRights #TwitterKurds
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After 4 years, sound of music is heard in Raqqa. YPG fighters singing during the break from fighting
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A group of Finnish Kurds gathered in front of the US Embassy in Helsinki to protest Erdogan’s visit to Washington and show support for Syrian Kurds
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Today city of Van!
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Urfalı Mustafa bi Kurdî Distire :)
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Heartbreaking videos and photos coming from Qamishli where 2 rockets hit a neighborhood with many civilians in it. 1 kid is killed, 1 other severly injured. Number of civilians confirmed injured including 1 senior past unconfirmed dears #StandWithTheKurds
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From Kurdish social media world: Self quarantined due to #Coronavirus some Kurdish men are trying gain a new skills 😁
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Marine Sgt. Joe Jenkins: “Every Marine knows that...you don’t leave an ally behind...That’s not right. How long can America keep relying on others when we turn our backs?” A new ad by @democracydefend in support of Syrian Kurdish allies
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Protest of Tigray community in Washington, DC #Tigray
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Outspoken #HDP MP @gergerlioglueng detained in parliament. HDP Sirnak MP @avhuseyinkacmaz says Gergerlioglu was detained while he was about the pray & police took him with his pajamas! After status of @gergerliogluof revoked earlier he refused to leave parliament @kisadalgamedya
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Kurds and Baluchis are two of the most oppressed groups in Iran. Kurdish protestors in Sinê (Sanandaj) announce their support for the Baluch people. “Honor of Baluch people is the honor of Kurdish people’ the voice in video says. #JinaAmini #JinaMahsaAmini #MahsaAmini
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