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Rund 150 Menschen protestieren in Berlin mit einem Demonstrationszug vom Alexanderplatz zum Brandenburger Tor gegen das seit 1993 bestehende Verbot der Kurdischen Arbeiterpartei (PKK) in Deutschland.
In Reden wird darauf hingewiesen, dass insbesondere die Schwesterorganisationen der PKK, die YPG und YPJ in der nordsyrischen Provinz Rojava einen unschätzbaren Dienst im Kamp gegen Daesh leistet. Dies sogar im Zusammenspiel mit den USA.
Zudem sei Deutschland neben der Türkei das einzige Land, in dem die PKK verboten sei.
MEPs condemned the violence carried out by the so-called Islamic State, also known as Daesh, and called for more support to help its victims. Because of the continuing conflict 12.2 million Syrians were in need of humanitarian assistance by January 2015. During the debate on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq on 11 February, MEPs also called for action on EU citizens joining jihadi groups and for more cooperation with other countries.
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Diyarbakir (Amed), Fête du Newroz 2015. Cette année, la fête de Newroz qui marque le nouvel an kurde, symbole de renaissance et de résistance pour ce peuple, se déroule dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Depuis décembre 2015, l'était turc assiège et bombarde des quartiers entiers de villes kurdes, où populatins civiles comme militants sont indistinctement massacrés, et soumet l'ensemble de la population kurde à un violente répression. D'un autre côté, la peur d'un attentat suicide de daesh est dans toutes les têtes. Malgré tout, même si ils sont moins nombreux que les années passées, les Kurdes se rejoignent à Amed, capitale du Kurdistan, pour fêter Newroz et célébrer leur résistance.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
Iraqi security forces receive a shipment of more than 70 up-armored Humvees at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 28, 2015 as part of 150 Humvees acquired through foreign military sales to assist in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The receipt of the vehicles was supervised under the direction of the 310th Advise and Assist Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (Photo by Capt. A. Sean Taylor/Released)
3 August 2014 will remain the day the life of the yazedis has changed. Up to 200,000 yazedis people have been displaced from their homes in Sinjar City and the surrounding towns and villages when ISIS arrived by surprise .
The islamist group asked the residents to convert or die...Hundreds of Yazidis were executed as they refused. Most of the people left the village on time, fleeing on foot in the mountains, without nothing and most of the time without water or food , under a 50 degrees temperature. They walked for 7 days, including the babies and the elders. Many were killed, wounded or captured on the way. Now thousands are in Duhok in Kurdistan, and towns like Zoar when they have found a shelter for the winter. Some still have contacts thanks to the mobile phones with the relatives captured or trapped in Sinjar, but many do not have any news of their relatives and fear the worst...Until now, the town od Sinjar is seized by ISIS, where hundreds of Yazidis remain stranded months after fleeing their homes.But Kurdish peshmergas have regained lot of the ground lost to ISIS with the help of the U.S. air strikes. Sinjar is a strategic place as it would put the peshmergas on three sides of Mosul, the largest city under ISIS rule in northern Iraq.
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Carved relief from the ancient Assyrian royal palace of Nineveh (Mosul in modern Iraq) detail of one of the many relief panels that once lined the walls now in the British Museum.
Many of these scenes depict the hunting of animals and are as cruel as they are beautifully rendered; this often makes me question my enjoyment of these stunning artworks when beautiful animals like lions and horses are seen to be suffering in them.
The site of Nineveh has been attacked by Daesh barbarians over the last two years of jihadi occupation, demolishing most of the few remaining structures and destroying 3000 years of history. It is located in the centre of Mosul which is currently a battleground as Iraqi forces attempt to reclaim their city. Whether any of the last vestiges of ancient Nineveh survive the liberation of the city remains to be seen, fortunately most of its more important sculpture is safe in museums like this.
"Depuis le 15 juillet, les gangs armés de l’Etat islamique (EI ou Daesh en arabe) lancent des offensives sur trois fronts contre le canton de Kobanê, utilisant des armes lourdes saisies en Irak et en Syrie...."
Gazi, Istanbul. Le 22 février 2015, la police a exécuté deux militantes du MLKP, parti de la gauche révolutionnaire turque, soupçonnée d'avoir posé des bombes fisant un journal pro-daesh et un camion de police. Le 23, les funérailles des militantes ont lieu dans le quartier de Gazi, bastion des révolutionnaires turcs et kurdes. A cette occasion, la brache armée de l'organisation fait une apparition publique pour saluer ses martyrs.
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
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Mehrere Dutzend Menschen haben sich an einer Kundgebung am Fuße des Berliner Brandenburger Tores beteiligt, um die Belagerung und die Angriffe der türkischen Polizei auf die Stadt Silvan zu verurteilen. Zudem wird Freiheit für den PKK-Führer Abdullah Öcalan gefordert.
Die Protestierenden sehen die Auseinandersetzungen in Silvan in einer Reihe mit Angriffen des türkischen Staates auf Kurden und kurdische Organisationen seit Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogans AKP ihre absolute Parlamentsmehrheit verloren hatte. Im Gegenzug hat auch die kurdische Arbeiterpartei PKK ihre Waffenruhe aufgekündigt und turkische Einrichtungen angegriffen.
Auf der Kundgebung wird auch dem Schicksal der Jesiden im irakischen Shingal gedacht. Die Jesiden sehen sich massiver Gewalt ausgesetzt, seit der sogenannte Islamische Staat ihr Gebiet im Irak überrannt hat. Zur Zeit versuchen kurdische Milizen den IS mit einer Großoffensive aus dem Shingal zurückzudrängen.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on Daesh and Genocide in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
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"Depuis le 15 juillet, les gangs armés de l’Etat islamique (EI ou Daesh en arabe) lancent des offensives sur trois fronts contre le canton de Kobanê, utilisant des armes lourdes saisies en Irak et en Syrie...."
MEPs condemned the violence carried out by the so-called Islamic State, also known as Daesh, and called for more support to help its victims. Because of the continuing conflict 12.2 million Syrians were in need of humanitarian assistance by January 2015. During the debate on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq on 11 February, MEPs also called for action on EU citizens joining jihadi groups and for more cooperation with other countries.
Read more @ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150211...
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Mehrere hundert Syrer protestieren in Berlin anlässlich des fünften Jahrestages der syrischen Revolution in Berlin gegen das Regime von Baschar al-Assad und seinen engsten Verbündeten, den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin.
Nach einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ziehen die Demonstranten in die Nähe der russischen Botschaft und wieder zurück. In Reden bekennen sich die Teilnehmer zu Demokratie und Freiheit und fordern ein Ende des syrischen Regimes als Voraussetzung für eine positive Zukunft Syriens.
Der Aufstand der Syrer gegen Diktator Baschar al-Assad begann vor fünf Jahren am 15. März 2011, als Jugendliche "Das Volk will den Sturz des Regimes" an eine Wand in Daraa sprühten, verhaftet und gefoltert wurden. Die anschließenden, friedlichen Demonstrationen im Zuge des "Arabischen Frühlings", wurden vom Regime blutig beantwortet.
In den letzten fünf Jahren haben nach Schätzungen rund 280.000 Menschen ihr Leben verloren, Millionen sind auf der Flucht, viele Städte zerstört, Zehntausende nach wie vor in den Foltergefängnissen des Regimes und Teile des Landes in der Hand der Terrororganisation Daesh.
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MEPs condemned the violence carried out by the so-called Islamic State, also known as Daesh, and called for more support to help its victims. Because of the continuing conflict 12.2 million Syrians were in need of humanitarian assistance by January 2015. During the debate on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq on 11 February, MEPs also called for action on EU citizens joining jihadi groups and for more cooperation with other countries.
Read more @ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150211...
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on Daesh and Genocide in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Carved relief from the ancient Assyrian royal palace of Nimrud (near Mosul in modern Iraq) detail of one of the many relief panels that once lined the walls now in the British Museum.
Many of these scenes depict the hunting of animals and are as cruel as they are beautifully rendered; this often makes me question my enjoyment of these stunning artworks when beautiful animals like lions and horses are seen to be suffering in them.
The site of Nimrud itself was attacked by Daesh barbarians in mid 2015 destroying 3000 years of history and leaving the site and its priceless sculptures over 80% destroyed.
Nimrud was liberated earlier this week after two years of mistreatment and destruction and the scale of the disaster is now becoming clear. We must therefore be thankful that most of the major sculptures were long ago moved from the site to other museums in Baghdad, London (which holds the largest collection of sculptures and reliefs) and elsewhere and have thus survived this horrific onslaught against ancient Assyria. Significant fragments appear to have survive on the site and have been photographed since its liberation, and hopefully more will be recovered and identified in the coming weeks.
What now for Nimrud? The site is virtually destroyed, reconstructing it to its previous condition will be extremely difficult using just the remaining fragments. Perhaps a better option would be to bring together casts or 3D scanned and printed exact copies of all the pieces that have been dispersed to foreign museums, reuniting all the great sculptures of Nimrud with what little survives on site and incorporate them in a reconstruction of at least part the palace complex. This way not only could the Daesh barbarity be undone to some extent but Nimrud would rise again more magnificent than before.
I made a gallery of the site as it remained until the recent Daesh occupation of northern Iraq made all art and culture a target for its barbarity.
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A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer from the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires near Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2017. The strikes were conducted to support the Iraqi security forces' operation to liberate West Mosul from ISIS. A global Coalition of more than 60 regional and international nations has joined together to enable partner forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Campo com mais de 20 mil refugiados Yazidi, uma minoria de cultura politeista anterior ao islamismo, principais vitimas do Estado Islamico.
Viagem com Talita Ribeiro para o Curdistao Iraquiano.
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
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160922-N-JW440-142 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 22, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sept. 22, 2016. The 22nd MEU embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rawad Madanat/Released)
KABUL, 06 February 2017 - The United Nations called on all warring parties in Afghanistan to take urgent steps to halt the killing and maiming of civilians, as a new UN report issued today recorded the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year, including record figures for children killed and injured in 2016.
The report documents 11,418 conflict-related civilian casualties, including 3,498 killed and 7,920 injured. Of these, 3,512 were children - 923 dead and 2,589 injured, up 24 per cent on the previous highest recorded figure. The figures, recorded by UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), are the highest since the UN began systematically documenting civilian casualty figures in 2009.
“The killing and maiming of thousands of Afghan civilians is deeply harrowing and largely preventable,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. “All parties to the conflict must take immediate concrete measures to protect the ordinary Afghan men, women and children whose lives are being shattered.”
Anti-Government forces, mainly the Taliban, were responsible for almost two thirds of the casualties while pro-Government forces were responsible for almost one quarter.
The report notes that as in 2015, ground engagements between Anti-Government Elements and Pro-Government Forces, particularly in areas populated or frequented by civilians, remained the leading cause of civilian casualties, followed by improvised explosive devices (IED), suicide and complex attacks, as well as targeted and deliberate killings.
The report also documents the increase in attacks perpetrated by Daesh/ISKP (Islamic State Khorasan Province), particularly targeting Shia Muslims. UNAMA documented 899 civilian casualties (209 deaths and 690 injured), a ten-fold increase from last year. The majority of the casualties caused by Daesh/ISKP occurred in three large-scale attacks on the Shia Muslim community.
Airstrikes carried out by Afghan and international forces caused 590 civilian casualties (250 deaths and 340 injured) nearly double that recorded in 2015 and the highest since 2009.
Yamamoto, who is also head of UNAMA, condemned the unrelenting and devastating impact of ground engagements on civilians, as well as of the increasing number of large-scale suicide attacks that intentionally targeted civilians.
“Yet another record year of civilian suffering in Afghanistan,” he said. “Unless all parties to the conflict make serious efforts to review and address the consequences of their operations, the levels of civilian casualties, displacement and other types of human suffering are likely to remain at appallingly high levels.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said the casualty figures painted a picture of the most vulnerable sectors of society paying the highest price. “Children have been killed, blinded, crippled – or inadvertently caused the death of their friends – while playing with unexploded ordnance that is negligently left behind by parties to the conflict. Women continue to be brutally punished in parallel so-called ‘justice’ processes while religious minorities are targeted as they pray in their mosques,” Zeid said.
“And the consequences of each act of violence ripple through families and entire communities that are left broken, unable to sustain themselves and largely failing to obtain any semblance of justice or reparation. After nearly 40 years of constantly evolving armed conflict in Afghanistan, a Daesh franchise has now surfaced as an additional, deadly component. It is about time the various parties to the conflict ceased the relentless commission of war crimes and thought about the harm they are doing to their mothers, fathers, children and future generations by continuing to fuel this senseless, never-ending conflict,” said Zeid.
Yamamoto and Zeid called on all parties to minimize the use of explosive weapons in areas populated by civilians and to ensure explosive remnants of war are removed. They also stressed the need for accountability and justice for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law.
“The continuation of attacks targeting civilians and indiscriminate attacks by Anti-Government Elements – in particular, IED and suicide attacks in civilian-populated areas − is illegal, reprehensible and, in most cases, may amount to a war crime. It is imperative that the perpetrators, whoever they are, be held accountable for such acts,” the report states.
Photo by UNAMA / Fardin Waezi.
Diyarbakir (Amed), Fête du Newroz 2015. Cette année, la fête de Newroz qui marque le nouvel an kurde, symbole de renaissance et de résistance pour ce peuple, se déroule dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Depuis décembre 2015, l'était turc assiège et bombarde des quartiers entiers de villes kurdes, où populatins civiles comme militants sont indistinctement massacrés, et soumet l'ensemble de la population kurde à un violente répression. D'un autre côté, la peur d'un attentat suicide de daesh est dans toutes les têtes. Malgré tout, même si ils sont moins nombreux que les années passées, les Kurdes se rejoignent à Amed, capitale du Kurdistan, pour fêter Newroz et célébrer leur résistance.
Camp de Maxmur, Irak. "Ma mère" dit le tatouage. Zerdest a rejoint la guerilla après la 1ère année d'université. Sa mère est allé en prison, son père aussi. Lui a préféré rejoindre les montagnes. Sa famille, qu'il n'avait pas revue depuis deux ans, est venu le visiter. Ils ont pu passer 3 jours ensembles, avant qu'il ne rejoigne la ligne de front contre daesh au Rojava.
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Rund 800 Türken versammeln sich am Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, um gegen Terror zu protestieren. Gemeint sind dabei Gruppen wie die PKK, die syrisch-kurdische PYD und Daesh. Die Teilnehmer waren überwiegend glühende Anhänger des türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dieser wurde auch in den Redebeiträgen gelobt. Vereinzelt wurde von Teilnehmern der Wolfsgruß der ultra-nationalistischen, rechtsradikalen Grauen Wölfe gezeigt.
Die Polizei sperrte den Bereich ab, um ein Aufeinandertreffen mit einer zeitgleich stattfindenden kurdischen Gegenkundgebung zu verhindern.
Rund 150 Menschen folgen in Berlin einem Aufruf unter dem Motto "Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien", um gegen den Einsatz deutscher Soldaten in Syrien und die NATO, USA, und alles mögliche zu demonstrieren. Nachdem die angekündigten rechtsaußen Redner Kathrin Oertel (Ex-Pegida) und Jürgen Elsässer (Compact) nicht kommen konnten oder wollten, trat u.a. Christoph Hörstel auf. Dieser tourt seit Jahren als Werber für das syrische Regime von Baschar al-Assad durch das Land und trat auch auf der antisemitischen, iranischen Propaganga-Show des Al Quds Marsches in Berlin auf.
Der Protestzug zieht vom Vorplatz des Hauptbahnhofes zum Brandenburger Tor. Während des Zuges sprechen diverse Teilnehmer u.a. aus Erfurt und Halle, dabei wird die Bundesrepublik wahlweise mit dem nationalsozialisten Deutschland des "3. Reiches" oder der DDR verglichen.
Die Veranstaltung ist eng mit EnDgAmE verknüpft. Auch das Bandmitlied der rechten HipHop-Gruppe "Die Bandbreite" Marcel Wojnarowicz spricht und hält schließlich am Brandenburger Tor einen Ein-Mann-Auftritt seiner Band ab, wobei es einen wüsten Ritt durch die gängigen Verschwörungstheorien in Bezug auf 9/11, den arabischen Frühling, Daesh, Syrien und diverse andere vorgebliche Verbrechen der USA gibt. Zudem hagelt es Beschimpfungen der Presse und der "Antifa". Im Bild: Christoph Hörstel.
Campo com mais de 20 mil refugiados Yazidi, uma minoria de cultura politeista anterior ao islamismo, principais vitimas do Estado Islamico.
Viagem com Talita Ribeiro para o Curdistao Iraquiano.
Islamic State survivors and Iraqi Yazidi activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar received today Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The two women were honoured by Parliament for standing up for the persecuted Yazidi minority and the victims of sexual violence by Islamic State. “More than 3,500 children and women are still held hostage as slaves under Daesh. Every day they die a thousand times,” Aji Bashar said in her acceptance speech.
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Rund 800 Türken versammeln sich am Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, um gegen Terror zu protestieren. Gemeint sind dabei Gruppen wie die PKK, die syrisch-kurdische PYD und Daesh. Die Teilnehmer waren überwiegend glühende Anhänger des türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dieser wurde auch in den Redebeiträgen gelobt. Vereinzelt wurde von Teilnehmern der Wolfsgruß der ultra-nationalistischen, rechtsradikalen Grauen Wölfe gezeigt.
Die Polizei sperrte den Bereich ab, um ein Aufeinandertreffen mit einer zeitgleich stattfindenden kurdischen Gegenkundgebung zu verhindern.
The latest exhibit on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square is the Lamassu by Michael Rakowitz, an Iraqi-American artist. The winged bull and protective deity guarded the entrance to Nergal Gate of Nineveh (near modern-day Mosul) from around 700 BC until it was destroyed by Daesh in 2015. Titled The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, it’s made from recycled packaging from Middle Eastern foodstuffs, in this case 10,500 empty Iraqi date syrup cans. It has an inscription written in Cuneiform, that reads ‘Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, had the inner and outer wall of Ninevah built anew and raised as high as mountains’.
Une jeune fille semble perdue dans ses pensées lors de la manifestation en solidarité avec la résistance de Kobanê contre Daesh, Paris le 18/10/2014.
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Campo de refugiados mantido pela igreja catolica, para refugiados catolicos vitimas do DAESH-ISIS.
Viagem com Talita Ribeiro para o Curdistao Iraquiano.
His Holiness Younus AlGohar discusses Wahhabism’s link to terrorism, how terrorism is affecting politics and why curbing terrorism means taking bold steps against Saudi Arabia.
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We target only those who target Turkey: PM Davutoglu 27 July 2015 23:05 (Last updated 28 July 2015 00:09) Turkish PM warns against the misconception that since Turkey is going through a transitional period, its security forces are incapable of taking measures ANKARA Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the ongoing counter-terrorism operations are against those who target Turkey. "We target those who target Turkey, not those who do not," Davutoglu said in a live interview with the private A Haber and ATV television channels on Monday. His remarks came amid Turkish security forces’ nationwide "anti-terrorist operations" after alleged attacks by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - which is listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the EU and Turkey -- claimed lives of three police officers in Ceylanpinar district of southeastern Sanliurfa and in Diyarbakir province. On Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday, Turkish fighter jets bombed PKK camps in northern Iraq and Daesh positions in Syria near border with Turkey. Jets also hit PKK targets outside Turkey on Sunday night. "PKK has committed 281 terrorist acts since June 7 general elections, which corresponds to around six terror actions per day," he said. Davutoglu said that some regarded the post-election period as an opportunity to spread terror and chaos "while Turkey was bracing for a new term with a well-presented parliament that has a strong legitimacy and conducting coalition talks". He warned against the misconception that since Turkey was going through a transitional period, its security forces were incapable of taking effective measures. The premier also highlighted the fact that Daesh had an ideological problem with Turkey since it was the only example in the wider Middle East where democracy and Islam co-existed in harmony with all its different ethnicities, sects and religious identities. "When we look at the world of Islam, there are either totalitarian regimes or chaos, except for a few countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey where people can enjoy democracy, pluralism and economic development together," he said. He pointed out Turkey was the key guarantee of regional stability, "so its role as protector of stability poses a threat to Daesh when it tries to create chaos in the region". "This success story is the antithesis of Daesh ideology, that's why it targets Turkey," he added. He said that Turkey did not want to see Daesh near its borders. He added that the “moderate opposition” forces must take control of the region that was now under control of Daesh on the border with Turkey. “The Syrian opposition forces, which have a moderate approach against other groups and are not extremists, must take control of the mentioned region on the border,” he said. He added: “The most important issue for Turkey is to stop the influx of refugees and if it is possible to create an environment that promotes confidence among the refugees [in Turkey] to go back”. Davutoglu also pointed out that this would not be possible if only Daesh was destroyed but also the Syrian regime’s persecution must also end. He said that the U.S. had considered Turkey’s sensitivity on these issues in discussions that led to an agreement between two countries which saw Ankara allowing the U.S.-led international coalition aircraft to use Turkish airbases to strike Daesh. He also pointed out that there were 50 to 60 foreign suspects out of the total 1,050 detained by security forces across 34 Turkish provinces since the nationwide operations began, adding that more than 10,000 foreigners had their entries banned into Turkey. Turkey determined to protect national security: Turkey is determined to protect its national security and maintain public order in the aftermath of the recent deadly attacks targeting civilians and security forces, Davutoglu has said. Davutoglu made the comments in a phone conversation with the European Council President, Donald Tusk, on Monday, according to Prime Ministry sources. Davutoglu informed Tusk in detail about the ongoing national and cross-border anti-terrorism operations against Daesh, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), the sources said. "As Turkey continues to take steps towards [the] solution [process], and democratization, it will also continue - in a determined manner and without compromise - to protect its national security and maintain public order," Davutoglu told Tusk, adding that "all measures necessary in this regard in the fight against terrorism will be taken, and the cross-border operation will continue as deemed necessary". The premier also said that he welcomed the messages of support and condemnation sent by the European Union and member states following the recent wave of terrorist attacks in the Turkey's southeastern region, which prompted the anti-terrorist operations. Tusk offered his condolences to the victims and families of the recent terrorist acts, the sources said, adding: "The EU fully supports Turkey's fight against terrorism," and the steps taken by Turkey in its fight against Daesh, PKK and other terrorist organizations was not only supported by the EU, but by all members of the international community. Current action could have prevented Daesh A Turkey-proposed safe zone in northern Syria could have saved thousands of lives and prevented terrorist groups like Daesh from gaining a foothold in the region, Ahmet Davutoglu further said. Davutoglu's remarks came as Turkey launched airstrikes on Daesh in Syria in response to a series of recent attacks, including one that killed 32 victims in southern Sanliurfa province last week. Turkey has also approved U.S. access to the strategic Incirlik Air Base to deploy manned and unmanned aerial vehicles as part of the fight against the terrorist group. "If there is one person who is responsible for all these terrorist crimes and humanitarian tragedies in Syria," Davutoglu said, "it is [President Bashar] Assad's approach using chemical weapons, barrel bombs against civilians. "Because of that power vacuum, terrorist organizations like ISIS was able to be active in Syrian territories," Davutoglu told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. ISIS is another term for Daesh. To defeat Daesh, Davutoglu said there needed to be "an integrated strategy", and this should include "some other elements" to find a solution to the Syrian conflict. "In order to eliminate threats, we have to fight against ISIS, yes, but we have to create a new situation in Syria so that there wouldn't be any base for any terrorist organization to reactivate this type of terrorist activities", Davutoglu told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. ISIS is another term for Daesh. The conflict in Syria, which started in March 2011 when the Assad regime responded to anti-government protests with a violent crackdown, has left more than 230,000 people dead and nearly half of the country's population displaced, according to the U.N. Davutoglu said Turkey – "from the early stages of the Syrian crisis" – had been suggesting the idea to establish a "safe area" along the Turkey-Syria border in which Syrian refugees currently in Turkey and in neighboring countries – along with those displaced within Syria and Iraq – could return. The area could also serve as a safe zone "where terrorist groups cannot come in, and, in that area civilians could feel safe against regime attacks and against terrorist groups", he said. "Now it is time to have such an area against ISIS attacks especially". The Turkey-proposed safe haven appears to have gained more traction with the latest developments. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday that the elimination of Daesh would automatically lead to the formation of a “safe zone” in Syria. On Sunday, the Washington Post wrote that Turkey and the U.S. had agreed on the outlines of a de facto “safe zone” along the Turkey-Syria border under the terms of a deal expected to increase the scope of the U.S.-led air war against Daesh in northern Syria. Turkish officials also said Turkish air forces would also take part in coalition airstrikes against the terrorist group. "But at the same time we have to have a strategy about the future of Syria", the Turkish premier said. "There we need to support moderate opposition forces. Moderate opposition forces means all those forces who are tolerant to other Syrian citizens, who do not commit any terrorist crime and who do not collaborate with the Syrian regime, which is responsible for all these humanitarian tragedies in the last four, five years," he added. When asked about Turkey's recent airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, Davutoglu said "this fight is against PKK ... not against Kurds. "In the last four days ... PKK killed several police, several soldiers and civilians, so, in a high level security meeting we instructed our security forces that there should be a synchronized fight against terror, and whoever is committing terrorist activity in Turkey, we must be active against them", he said. Turkish jets bombed PKK camps in northern Iraq after a series of attacks targeted Turkish security forces in the country’s southeastern region. The attacks are believed to have been carried out by the outlawed organization. Turkish security forces have detained 1,050 suspects across 34 Turkish provinces since the nationwide "anti-terrorist operations" in the country began, the Turkish Prime Minister’s Office of Public Diplomacy said in a statement Monday, adding that most suspects allegedly belonged to Daesh, PKK and DHKP-C. Turkey also started a cross-border operation when Turkish jets bombed PKK camps in northern Iraq and launched attacks against Daesh in Syria last week. The new wave of tension is feared to pose a severe blow to the so-called "solution process" referring to a Turkish government initiative launched in 2013 to end the decades-old conflict with the outlawed PKK in the country's eastern and southeastern regions. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the EU and Turkey. - on.fb.me/1Kupxea Like on.fb.me/1igqszr Visit bit.ly/1kYmijb
Rund 150 Menschen folgen in Berlin einem Aufruf unter dem Motto "Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien", um gegen den Einsatz deutscher Soldaten in Syrien und die NATO, USA, und alles mögliche zu demonstrieren. Nachdem die angekündigten rechtsaußen Redner Kathrin Oertel (Ex-Pegida) und Jürgen Elsässer (Compact) nicht kommen konnten oder wollten, trat u.a. Christoph Hörstel auf. Dieser tourt seit Jahren als Werber für das syrische Regime von Baschar al-Assad durch das Land und trat auch auf der antisemitischen, iranischen Propaganga-Show des Al Quds Marsches in Berlin auf.
Der Protestzug zieht vom Vorplatz des Hauptbahnhofes zum Brandenburger Tor. Während des Zuges sprechen diverse Teilnehmer u.a. aus Erfurt und Halle, dabei wird die Bundesrepublik wahlweise mit dem nationalsozialisten Deutschland des "3. Reiches" oder der DDR verglichen.
Die Veranstaltung ist eng mit EnDgAmE verknüpft. Auch das Bandmitlied der rechten HipHop-Gruppe "Die Bandbreite" Marcel Wojnarowicz spricht und hält schließlich am Brandenburger Tor einen Ein-Mann-Auftritt seiner Band ab, wobei es einen wüsten Ritt durch die gängigen Verschwörungstheorien in Bezug auf 9/11, den arabischen Frühling, Daesh, Syrien und diverse andere vorgebliche Verbrechen der USA gibt. Zudem hagelt es Beschimpfungen der Presse und der "Antifa".
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Royal Air Force Akrotiri in Cyprus where she meet troops from 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW).
The PM addressed troops, thanking them for their work in the fight against Daesh. The PM spoke of the historic and current importance of the RAF and wished troops a merry Christmas.
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A U.S. Soldier with 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt., 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., watches as Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 72nd IA Brigade march past Feb. 13 at Camp Taji, Iraq. More than 1,400 members of the 72nd IA Brigade graduated from a six-week training course, assisted by U.S. Soldiers, during a morning ceremony. (Staff Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 1st Inf. Div.)
KABUL, 06 February 2017 - The United Nations called on all warring parties in Afghanistan to take urgent steps to halt the killing and maiming of civilians, as a new UN report issued today recorded the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year, including record figures for children killed and injured in 2016.
The report documents 11,418 conflict-related civilian casualties, including 3,498 killed and 7,920 injured. Of these, 3,512 were children - 923 dead and 2,589 injured, up 24 per cent on the previous highest recorded figure. The figures, recorded by UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), are the highest since the UN began systematically documenting civilian casualty figures in 2009.
“The killing and maiming of thousands of Afghan civilians is deeply harrowing and largely preventable,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. “All parties to the conflict must take immediate concrete measures to protect the ordinary Afghan men, women and children whose lives are being shattered.”
Anti-Government forces, mainly the Taliban, were responsible for almost two thirds of the casualties while pro-Government forces were responsible for almost one quarter.
The report notes that as in 2015, ground engagements between Anti-Government Elements and Pro-Government Forces, particularly in areas populated or frequented by civilians, remained the leading cause of civilian casualties, followed by improvised explosive devices (IED), suicide and complex attacks, as well as targeted and deliberate killings.
The report also documents the increase in attacks perpetrated by Daesh/ISKP (Islamic State Khorasan Province), particularly targeting Shia Muslims. UNAMA documented 899 civilian casualties (209 deaths and 690 injured), a ten-fold increase from last year. The majority of the casualties caused by Daesh/ISKP occurred in three large-scale attacks on the Shia Muslim community.
Airstrikes carried out by Afghan and international forces caused 590 civilian casualties (250 deaths and 340 injured) nearly double that recorded in 2015 and the highest since 2009.
Yamamoto, who is also head of UNAMA, condemned the unrelenting and devastating impact of ground engagements on civilians, as well as of the increasing number of large-scale suicide attacks that intentionally targeted civilians.
“Yet another record year of civilian suffering in Afghanistan,” he said. “Unless all parties to the conflict make serious efforts to review and address the consequences of their operations, the levels of civilian casualties, displacement and other types of human suffering are likely to remain at appallingly high levels.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said the casualty figures painted a picture of the most vulnerable sectors of society paying the highest price. “Children have been killed, blinded, crippled – or inadvertently caused the death of their friends – while playing with unexploded ordnance that is negligently left behind by parties to the conflict. Women continue to be brutally punished in parallel so-called ‘justice’ processes while religious minorities are targeted as they pray in their mosques,” Zeid said.
“And the consequences of each act of violence ripple through families and entire communities that are left broken, unable to sustain themselves and largely failing to obtain any semblance of justice or reparation. After nearly 40 years of constantly evolving armed conflict in Afghanistan, a Daesh franchise has now surfaced as an additional, deadly component. It is about time the various parties to the conflict ceased the relentless commission of war crimes and thought about the harm they are doing to their mothers, fathers, children and future generations by continuing to fuel this senseless, never-ending conflict,” said Zeid.
Yamamoto and Zeid called on all parties to minimize the use of explosive weapons in areas populated by civilians and to ensure explosive remnants of war are removed. They also stressed the need for accountability and justice for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law.
“The continuation of attacks targeting civilians and indiscriminate attacks by Anti-Government Elements – in particular, IED and suicide attacks in civilian-populated areas − is illegal, reprehensible and, in most cases, may amount to a war crime. It is imperative that the perpetrators, whoever they are, be held accountable for such acts,” the report states.
Photo by UNAMA / Fardin Waezi.