Istanbul bombing: 46 detained as Turkey minister blames Kurdish separatists Six people died and 81 were injured when Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare İstiklal Avenue was hit by a bomb attack The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022
Factbox-What is the Syrian Kurdish YPG? Turkey has said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia were responsible for a blast on the historic Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on Sunday that killed six people, an incident that recalled similar attacks in years past. Reuters · Nov 14, 2022
Turkish police arrest female suspect over deadly Istanbul bombing Turkey has accused Syria-based Kurdish militant groups over the attack The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
Istanbul terror suspect captured in same hoodie as 2005 London bomber in dramatic raid Police bodycam footage showed anti-terrorism officers pinning down the female suspect, wearing a purple hoodie inscribed with the words 'New York', as they raided her home last night Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022
What we know about who is behind the Istanbul explosion Initial findings indicate that Kurdish fighters were responsible for the deadly attack, the interior minister says. Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2022
Istanbul bomber believed to have Kurdish links but Islamic State ties possible -senior official Turkish authorities believe the person who carried out a bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday is linked to Kurdish militants but they are not ruling out Islamic State ties, a senior Turkish official said. Reuters · Nov 14, 2022
Iran targets "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan - Fars Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted on Monday what the semi-official Fars news agency reported as "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan region with missile and drone strikes. Reuters · Nov 14, 2022
Rocket attack near Iraq's Erbil kills one, wounds 10 - mayor At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded on Monday after rockets hit the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish party in the city of Koye, near the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Erbil, the mayor of Koye Tariq Haidari said. Reuters · Nov 14, 2022
Türkiye Detains Syrian Suspected Bomber, Accuses Kurdish Group of Istanbul Attack Türkiye on Monday accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul, saying a Syrian woman was in custody suspected of planting the device. The bombing killed six people and wounded 81 others in the popular shopping street of Istiklal Avenue on Sunday… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 14, 2022
Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb. Reuters · Nov 14, 2022
Turkey accuses PKK over deadly Istanbul blast, Kurdish groups deny involvement Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing. France 24 · Nov 14, 2022
Protesters ask Turkey to stop alleged chemical weapons use Thousands of people have demonstrated in the German city of Düsseldorf against Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons in the Kurdish region The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022
Scotland fans set for extra protection in Turkey friendly with a police offer for every two travelling Tartan Army It's the first time the nations will have met in 62 years with the match taking place in the Kurdish stronghold of Diyarbakir. Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022
EU’s Gilmore Criticizes Houthis, Demands They Stop Violations against Yemenis The EU’s special representative for human rights stated that Iran’s intransigence is preventing a positive role it could play in achieving peace in Yemen. The envoy also reviewed new EU measures to punish Iran for killing civilians and the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. Eamon Gilmore voiced concern about what… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022
Reuters · Nov 9, 2022 Iran's army issues warning to 'rioters' as security forces struggle to suppress unrest Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said on Wednesday that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a tougher crackdown on nationwide protests, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 9, 2022 Erdogan Announces New Meeting on Sweden's NATO Bid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday. Kristersson was hoping to persuade Türkiye to drop its opposition to Sweden joining the US-led military alliance, with Ankara accusing…
Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2022 Turkey demands Sweden take concrete steps prior to NATO approval Ankara is demanding that Sweden and Finland extradite Kurdish rebels before lifting a veto on their membership bid.
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Sweden's leader courts Turkey's support for NATO membership A top Turkish official says Sweden has “many steps to take” before winning Turkey's approval for its NATO membership bid
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 8, 2022 Tehran Toughens Stance against Protesters, Judiciary Threatens Capital Punishment Iranian officials have sharpened their threats against anti-regime protesters with the country's hardliner Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Ejei announcing on Monday his support for delivering the death penalty against demonstrators. “The deputy head of the judiciary and the public prosecutor are following up on a daily basis the files of key…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 8, 2022 Record Number of Foreigners Repatriated from Syria Camps this Year Repatriations of foreign woman and children affiliated to ISIS from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday. Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to Syria to live in ISIS’ so-called "caliphate" until 2019, when US-backed Kurdish forces snatched…
Reuters · Nov 8, 2022 Record number of foreigners repatriated from IS camps in Syria this year Repatriations of foreign woman and children affiliated to Islamic State from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022 Syria Cholera Outbreak Worsened by Regime, Türkiye, Says HRW Human Rights Watch Monday accused the government in Damascus and Türkiye of exacerbating Syria's deadly cholera outbreak by restricting aid and water-flow to the country's Kurdish-held northeast. Syria has recorded 81 deaths and more than 24,000 suspected cases of the extremely virulent disease since September, according to the World Health…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 6, 2022 Iran Lawmakers Demand Severe Punishment for ‘Rioters’ as Protests Rage Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the country struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. Widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in September after the death of young Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by morality…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 5, 2022 G7 Denounces ‘Brutal’ Iran Protest Crackdown Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations condemned on Friday Tehran’s response to a wave of protests in Iran sparked by the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. They threatened the Iranian regime to continue to use all available diplomatic measures to hold the authorities accountable,…
Reuters · Nov 5, 2022 Sweden to distance itself from Kurdish groups in bid to join NATO Sweden's new government will distance itself from the Kurdish YPG militia as it tries to win Turkey's approval to join NATO, Sweden's foreign minister told Swedish Radio on Saturday.