Former US Secretary of State makes surprise announcement of drama focusing on Syrian Kurdish YPJ
A still of Hillary Clinton from a Democratic Party ad and a member of the YPJ (AFP) By Published date: 26 January 2021 11:20 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter have announced their intention to produce a TV drama based on the exploits of female Kurdish fighters in Syria.
The series, which was originally reported on by the Hollywood Reporter on Monday, will be an adaptation of writer Gayle Tzemach Lemmon s
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, a book based on hundreds of hours of interviews with members of the Women s Protection Units (YPJ), the female wing of the Peoples Protection Units (YPG), the armed group who gained international attention for fighting the Islamic State group in Syria.
A dozen refugees murdered in northeast Syria camp amid deteriorating security, says UN
Women, reportedly wives and members of Daesh, walk under the supervision of a female fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) at Al-Hol camp in Syria on 17 February 2019 [BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images] January 22, 2021 at 1:57 pm
The United Nations has reported the murder of 12 inhabitants of a displacement camp for Daesh family members, highlighting the deteriorating security conditions in the camps of northeast Syria.
According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric yesterday, 12 Syrian and Iraqi residents at the infamous Al-Hol camp were murdered since the beginning of this year to 16 January. Among those killed were a female Iraqi refugee.
France has repatriated seven children of Daesh fighters from north-east Syria. This is the latest effort by a European country to return its nationals following years of reluctance to do so. The ch.
INVESTIGATIVE journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan have exposed reports of child abductions in the region as fake news created by intelligence services to smear the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Proaktif Atolyle said that many of those who were allegedly kidnapped by the Kurdish freedom movement had been found at home with their families, the Firat News Agency (ANF) reported today.
After making contact with the youngsters, the journalists found that small numbers had tried to join Kurdish militia forces but had been turned away by the organisation because of their age.
Articles posted by media outlets closely associated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) intelligence agency Parastin, including Bas News, posted news on January 4 with the sensational headline: “Identity of 25 children kidnapped by the PKK revealed.”
The US special envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, is expected to step down when President-elect Joe Biden takes office, UAE news outlet the National has reported. Rayburn is only a month into his role and,.