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“We want peace. But we will not surrender.”

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Freedom in the Mountains: Visiting the PKK in the Qandil Region
Over the past few months, Turkish media has reported repeatedly that hundreds of fighters have been killed during bombardments in the Qandil mountains, the stronghold of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK. The Qandil region straddles the borders between Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. We cannot deny feeling uneasy, as the driver of our vehicle navigates the tight switchbacks on the way to the guerrilla.
But images of hideous bombardments are not strong enough to tear our attention away from the awe-inspiring landscape. The Qandil mountains are by far the most beautiful region I have ever seen. Two guerrilla fighters stop us briefly, greet us, and send us on our way. Between crystal-clear mountain streams, green forests, and magnificent peaks, we see images of Abdullah Öcalan and Sakine Cansiz.
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Her War: Women vs. ISIS (RT Documentary)

FULL 60 Minutes: Kurdish Female Fighters against ISIS – FEMALE STATE (extended un-aired footage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lro62AJ6e7M

FULL 60 Minutes: Kurdish Female Fighters against ISIS – FEMALE STATE PART 2 (un-aired footage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O57eDDf_blU&feature=youtu.be

Kurdish Female Fighters – A Day in Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEwvfmk8Tc

Hunting ISIS With Kurdish Female Fighters [Documentary HD/Kurds]

 

 

YPS inflict heavy blow on Turkish special forces: 29 dead

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YPS General Command announced that at least 29 special operations officers died during the clashes and actions in Şırnak and Nusaybin on May 5

YPS General Command announced that at least 29 special operations officers died during the clashes and actions in Şırnak and Nusaybin on May 5. YPS stated that 29 special ops forces died in Şırnak and at least 1 died Nusaybin.
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PKK: Let’s enhance the struggle for ending AKP fascism

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PKK Executive Committee marked the execution of Turkish revolutionaries and called upon everyone that wanted to live freely to unite their forces and expand the struggle for ending AKP fascism during the new period of resistance.

PKK Executive Committee issued a written statement on the martyrdom of Deniz Gezmiş, Hüseyin İnan and Yusuf Aslan. In its statement, the PKK described freedom, equality, justice and moral-political values as the pillars of a society, and said that history has been comprised of the struggle between sovereign and colonial forces attacking these values and social groups and pioneers defending these values. PKK said that its members salute comrades Deniz Gezmiş, Hüseyin İnan and Yusuf Aslan on the 44th anniversary of their execution for their struggle against the Turkish state’s fascist barbarism.
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More than 20 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Derik

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HPG said more than 20 soldiers were killed in the action conducted by guerrillas on the Gendarmerie outpost in the triangle area between Qoser, Derik and Viranşehir last night.

HPG (People’s Defense Forces) Press Office has announced the results of the expansive action conducted by guerrillas in Derik district of Mardin last night in memory of Derik and Nusaybin martyrs.
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22 state forces killed and 2 tanks destroyed in Nusaybin

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YPS General Coordination announced that 22 state forces were killed and 2 tanks were destroyed during the actions of YPS/YPS JIN fighters in Nusaybin.

YPS stated that its members carried out a sabotage action in a house in the Martyr Gelhat neighborhood of Nusaybin on April 24, where 6 state forces died and many others were injured.
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