Bridge between Minbic and Cerablus pulled down with explosives
While intense clashes continue in North and East Syria, the Um Dadat bridge connecting Minbic and Cerablus was pulled down in order to prevent the civillians from going to Minbic.
Man, 74, brutally assaulted for speaking Kurdish in Çanakkale
Ekrem Yaşlı was brutally attacked when speaking in Kurdish with his wife who was being treated at the 18 March University Hospital in Çanakkale. The racist assailant was a relative of another patient.
Kurdish Red Crescent urges international action against incursion
“In the best case this will end up in a massive escape towards Iraq (and then Europe), in the worst we experience a genocide. We need NOW the help of the international communities,” said Heyva Sor a Kurd.
HDP Youth Councils call for action
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Councils released a statement on the Turkish state’s military offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria.
Special envoy for Russia: We mediated between Damascus and Kurds
Aleksandr Lavrentyev, Special Envoy for Russia, stating that they have mediated netween Damascus and Kurds, emphasized that Syrian Army must be positioned in the border.
UK suspends arms sales to Turkey
Reactions against the Turkish military offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria are growing.
Turkish Colonel coordinating the incursion wounded
Turkish Colonel Yaşar Kaya, who has been coordinating the Turkish attacks against Gire Spi, was wounded.
Heavy ambulances traffic in Urfa
In Urfa, which has been turned into the epicenter of the Turkish operations, ambulances carry dead and wounded people.
1 lieutenant 2 soldiers died in Minbic
One soldier has lost his life and eight others have been wounded in artillery fire from Manbij city.
Injured journalist: We are not intimidated by the invasion forces
One of the journalists injured in Serêkaniyê on 13 October was Mehmet Ekinci. He told ANF he is not intimidated by the invasion forces.
Mortar Shell Attack Against Kızıltepe
Two civilians have lost their lives and 12 people have been wounded in an attack launched with mortar shells and rockets against the district of Kızıltepe in Mardin.
UN warns Turkey
The UN Human Rights Office, has warned Turkey about the operation that continued in North and East Syria.
Kurdistan Parliament convenes: Call for joint defense against attacks
Iraq Federated Kurdistan Parliament assembled with the agenda of Turkey's attack against North and East Syria. Parliamentarians expressing their opinions called on to the international forces for a common defense against the attacks of Turkey.
Dozens of parties and organisations call for no-fly zone
Around 70 parties and organisations call for no fly-zone to be established in Rojava.
Attorneys applied to visit İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Over 500 Iranian professors condemn the Turkish incursion
Almost 600 Iranian professors teaching all over the world have signed a letter to all "lovers of democracy and the UN" condemning the aggression launched by Turkey against Northern and Eastern Syria.
House raids in Bursa, Malatya and İstanbul
Turkish police detained HDP and EMEP executives in Malatya. Many houses were raided in Bursa.
Unemployment increased by 1 million 65 thousand people in a year
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released its labor force statistics for July 2019. Accordingly, while the rate of unemployment is 13.9 percent in July, the total number of unemployed is 4 million 596 thousand people.
Artists Launch Petition: 'Stop the War'
"We do not accept any form of imposition, oppression, and denial. All peoples, beliefs, and differences are our cultural heritage," says the petition.
'Trump spoke to Erdoğan and SDF Commander'
In the wake of a series of US sanctions imposed on Turkey over its Syria operation, Vice President Mike Pence has indicated that “Trump spoke to Erdoğan and asked for immediate ceasefire.” Pence will be in Ankara for negotiations.
'We all witnessed how ISIS operates'
HDP Antep MP Mahmut Toğrul who reminded that the AKP government used ISIS as a means of intimidating the opposition and said that they witnessed the massacres of ISIS whose responsibility was assumed by Turkey.
Ankara ISIS bombing survivor Karakut: Turkey is paving the way for ISIS again
Nazım Karakurt, a survivor of ISIS's attack to Ankara Train Station, said Turkey is paving the way for them to revive with their attack against North and East Syria.
Mortar shell response from the police: We are shooting for trial
The residents of Yolbilen (Erbete) District of Nusaybin which became the center of clashes in the war against North and East Syria, said that they received the response from the police station that they are shooting the mortars in order to try them.
Police raids to HDP Municipalities: Co-Mayors under custody
Police raided Hakkari and Yüksekova District Municipality, Van's Erciş Municipality and Mardin's Nusaybin Municipality. Co-Mayors are under custody.
US Sanctions to Turkey: 3 Ministers and 2 Ministries on the list
US Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin stated that National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu as well as the Ministries of Energy and Natural Resources and National defense are on the sanction list of USA.
US Defense Secretary Esper: I will demand that NATO take steps against Turkey
USA Defense Secretary Mark Esper said: "I will make a call on to our NATO allies to taking collective and individual diplomatic economic measures against Turkey."
UN: The number of people forced to leave their homes in Syria reached 160,000
UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, stated that the number of people forced to leave their homes in Syria reached 160,000 as a result of Turkey's operation against North and East Syria.
UNICEF: 4 children killed, 70,000 others displaced in NE Syria
UNICEF confirms that at least four children have been killed and nine others injured in northeast Syria.
EU Foreign Council: Syrian attacks jeopardize political process
EU foreign ministers have unanimously condemned Turkey for its “unilateral military action in northeast Syria” and demanded it withdraw its forces.
EPP called on Turkey to "withdraw its forces immediately"
Following Turkey’s unilateral military actions in North East Syria, the President of the European People’s Party condemned "Turkey’s military operations in North East Syria and call on Turkey to withdraw its forces immediately."
Investigation against CHP's Tanrıkulu
An investigation was launched against CHP İstanbul MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu due to the social media shares he made regarding the attacks on North and East Syria.
CPJ condemns Turkish attack that killed a Kurdish journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the Turkish air strike on a civilian convoy that killed journalist Saad Ahmed and injured at least four other reporters.
The neighbourhoods on the borderline of Kobane are being forced to be evacuated
31 rural neighborhoods on the border of the city of Kobanê in the Suruç and Birecik districts of Urfa are expected to be evacuated. Residents said they had been pressured to evacuate their homes since the attacks on the area began.
Kremlin: We don't even want to consider the possibility of conflict with Turkey
Kremlin spokesperson Dimitri Peskov saidthey did not even want to consider the possibility of conflict with Turkey.
US diplomatic team withdrew
USA that withdrew its soldiers in Syria's North and East, summoned their diplomatic team as well.
Switzerland LP: UN to meet on 'ceasefire' agenda
Swedish Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt talked to ANF about the Turkish state’s military invasion seeking to invade North and East Syria, and the position of the international community against invasion.
Syria regime soldiers on M4 Highway
In the framework of the agreement between the Syrian Government and the Autonomous Administration, Regime Forces has been deployed to the international M4 Highway.
ANother journalist lost his life in Turkey's attack
One more journalist lost his life in the Turkish attack against the convoy heading from Qamishlo to Serêkaniyê. One of the journalists, Mihemmed Hesen Reşo lost his life, after ANHA reporter Seed Ehmed losing his life yesterday
Erdoğan: We will get into Mimbic
AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan said before his trip to Azerbaijan that Russia had a positive approach in Kobane and that they were in the process of implementing the previous decision in Menbic.
Police shut down HDP Provincial Building
HDP members who wanted to hold a press release in front of their provincial building, are being kept inside by the police.
People of Ceylanpınar who were forced into migration: Saying no to war is a crime
Citizens who were trying to help the injured in the school and dormitory yards in Viranşehir, which is the back front of the war reacted to the fact that saying no to war is deemed a crime.
Call for 'crisis desk' to the people of Nusaybin
Mardin's Nusaybin Municipality established a 'Crisis desk' in order to identify and record the problems faced by the people of the city resulting from the war against North and East Syria. Co-Mayor Semire Nergiz asked the citizens affected by the conflicts to contact them.
People of Nusaybin: End the war
People of Nusaybin which have been the target in the war against North and East Syria reacts to AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan who gave the order for war.
French security cabinet assembled urgently: We'll take some measures for Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron assembled his security cabinet emergently to take measures about his forces in Syria.
Trump met US Senator: It will be the most crippling sanctions on Turkey
Following USA President Donald Trump's decision of sanctions against Turkey that continues its war against North and East Syria, Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham made a second statement from twitter. Graham who leads the work on sanctions against Turkey, said: "It will be the most crippling sanctions USA made after Iran."
Autonomous Administration announces agreement with the regime
The Autonomous Administration said the agreement offers an opportunity to liberate the rest of the Syrian territories and cities occupied by the Turkish army as Afrin and other Syrian cities and towns.
Call for blood donation for the wounded in Serêkaniyê
Heyva Sor a Kurd made a call for blood donation for the wounded in the attack to the convoy in Serêkaniyê.
Families living on the border line: Soldiers used us as shield
The residents of the Şenyurt (Dirbêsiyê) neighbourhood in the borderline of Kızıltepe, who stated that the authorities had not given them any warning before the operation in northern and eastern Syria has begun, said that soldiers wanted to use them as "shield".
US withdraw thousand soldiers, threaten new sanctions
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday said President Donald Trump is ordering most of the remaining US forces out of northern and eastern Syria.