.@emma_tsurkov to @mohamedshia during an event held by @AtlanticCouncil. She’s demanding the Iraqi government to help secure the release of her sister @Elizrael who has been kidnapped in Iraq by Kataib Hezbollah
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Sirwan Kajjo
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Sirwan Kajjo
@SirwanKajjo
Journalist & researcher. Author of Nothing But Soot. RT ≠ endorsement. Herdem bêriya Amûdê dike!
Washington, DC
Joined March 2011
- The Turkish military has increased its bombardment of Kurdish forces near the town of Tal Tamr in northeast Syria, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. @VOANews's Zana Omar has more, in a story narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.
00:00 - Mar Morris ‘Amseeh, bishop of Orthodox Syriacs, visiting those wounded in #Turkey’s artillery attack in #Qamishli. #Christians #Kurds #Syria
- Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda branch in Syria) in a televised speech endorses the planned #Turkish operation in #Kurdish-led northern Syria. #AlQaeda #AlNusraFront #Syria
- This is simply not true! I was at the stadium when the whole thing broke out. It started with the fans of the team from Deir Ezzor chanting anti-Kurdish and pro-Saddam slogans. The Kurds responded with some chants, of course. But “long live Bush” was not among them.Replying to @joshua_landis and @matthew_pettiAlso, the 2004 Kurdish "intifada" in Syria began at a soccer game when Kurds began chanting "long live Bush" & Arabs responded with chants of "Long live Saddam." Then a mêlée broke out. US had just passed new Iraqi constitution that guaranteed Kurds a large degree of autonomy
- Former Turkish foreign minister and current MP Cavusoglu refused to answer my question — after learning that I work for VOA. #NATOSummit
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- #Russian military police officer inciting Arab villagers in #Khirbet_Amo near #Qamishlo to chant against #US forces. #Syria
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- “Turkey’s invasion not only endangers the Kurds, but also endangers a Christian minority that has for years feared a Turkish invasion that would ‘cleanse’ its presence in northern Syria.” @rolltidebmz voanews.com/middle-east/sy…
- “The #YPG has always been open about its desire for good relations with #Turkey and had worked to ensure the border was quiet," @AlizaMarcus voanews.com/extremism-watc…
- After months of researching, interviewing and writing, our study is now out. Seasoned Skeptics: Why #Syrian #Kurds Have Resisted Political Islam @OulaAlrifai @WashInstitute #twitterkurds
