Kurdish People's Protection Units

Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing

The Kurdish militant group TAK says it carried out Sunday's deadly attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara in revenge for 'military operations in the mainly Kurdish south-east'.

A surprise Kurdish win

An unexpected victory by the Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish elections; in fact, the HDP leadership itself seems somewhat taken aback by this surprising turn of events.

Former UK marine 'killed in Syria'

A former Royal Marine became the first Briton to be killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish militia

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing

The Kurdish militant group TAK says it carried out Sunday's deadly attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara in revenge for 'military operations in the mainly Kurdish south-east'.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

A surprise Kurdish win

An unexpected victory by the Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish elections; in fact, the HDP leadership itself seems somewhat taken aback by this surprising turn of events.

March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015

Former UK marine 'killed in Syria'

A former Royal Marine became the first Briton to be killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish militia