2025-03-30T23:19:44+00:00 Shafaq News/ Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the dissolution of the militant group and an end to the armed struggle in a February statement, marking a significant shift in the decades-long conflict with ...

Despite the ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on March 1, Turkey continues its attacks against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), reported the Press Center of the People’s ...

The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) made a statement on the newly formed government in Syria. The statement pointed out that Syrians have been suffering from the pain caused by the ...

Kurdish New Year Newroz was celebrated in Buenos Aires under the slogan “A democratic society and peace in Kurdistan”. The event, hosted by ATE-Nacional, included speeches on the Kurdish freedom movement and culture. The history ...

Hiwa Bahin, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a six-month sentence in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been transferred to Urmia (Orumiyeh) Central Prison without legal justification, raising concerns about possible further prosecution, the Kurdistan Human ...

The self-sacrificial spirit, which was left without an identity for many years and deprived of its history and culture, comes to life again with the philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan. Hearts dedicated to freedom once again ...

On 18 March, the Iraqi army set up an ambush in the Yazidi city of Shengal (Sinjar) in northern Iraq and took five fighters of the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) prisoner, injuring a commander and ...

2025-03-30T21:36:19+00:00 Shafaq News/ Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Sunday extended his condolences to former Iraqi President Barham Salih following the death of his brother, journalist Balen Salih. “I sincerely extend my sympathies to his ...

2025-03-30T18:13:22+00:00 Shafaq News / Syrian refugees in Duhok’s camps welcomed Eid al-Fitr with joy and optimism, celebrating their first holiday since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s government. In Domiz camp, Hussein Hassou, a refugee from ...