Wladimir

@vvanwilgenburg

Co-author of “The Kurds of Northern Syria", journalist/ analyst, MA Conflict Studies & Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussions/trolls.

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    24 Apr 2016

    I am not on Twitter for debate with anonymous accounts, threats or partisan politics. If you have a question, DM me.

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    36 minutes ago

    American aid worker & missionary David Eubank has sent me this image from Soda Village shot by him today. Shelling, explosions and gunfire from Turkish-backed Arab militias continue despite Trump’s ceasefire announcement. Head of Kurdish militia also confirms ceasefire violations

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  3. 22 minutes ago

    SDF's Commander-in-Chief accuses Turkey of violating the ceasefire agreement. "Their jihadists continue to violate and launch attacks on the eastern front of the Serêkaniyê. The guarantors of the ceasefire must carry out their responsibilities to rein in the Turks."

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  4. 27 minutes ago

    Today hundreds of people came for the funeral of 3 fallen SDF fighters. They played a major role in fighting ISIS, but in the end had to protect the border against Turkey. HAT commander Tolhildan Zagros [Tal Abyad] & SDF member Ciwan Nebî [Serêkaniyê] (Photo's: Asayis/Bûyer)

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  5. 38 minutes ago

    SDF's adds.. "We urge all parties and especially the US to monitor the implementation of the cease-fire agreement that they brokered and hold violators to account." (2)

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  6. 38 minutes ago

    SDF press official warns that Turkey is violating the ceasefire & attacking villages held by SDF. "SDF will exercise its right to legitimate self defense and we are not responsible for the violation of the agreement." (1)

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    2 hours ago

    From the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, retired US Navy Admiral Stavridis:

    In the wake of the ceasefire winners are Assad, Putin, Erdogan, and ISIS. Losers are the Kurds, US credibility as an ally, Israel, and Arab allies. POTUS comment on the “blood stained sands” will haunt US foreign policy as others around globe doubt our reliability under stress.
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    14 hours ago

    From the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee:

    Pres Trump’s claim that he achieved a “great outcome” in Syria is misleading and delusional. He has not saved thousands of Kurdish lives, but he has benefited our adversaries and put America’s security interests at risk.
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    2 hours ago

    In the wake of the ceasefire winners are Assad, Putin, Erdogan, and ISIS. Losers are the Kurds, US credibility as an ally, Israel, and Arab allies. POTUS comment on the “blood stained sands” will haunt US foreign policy as others around globe doubt our reliability under stress.

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    2 hours ago

    Reminder: When a Russian delegation tried pushing a PYD memorandum suggesting that Syria change its name from 'Syrian Arab Republic' to 'Syrian Democratic Republic' to be more inclusive and multiethnic, the Syrian goverment rejected the proposal.

    نائب وزير الخارجية الروسي: حقوق الأكراد يجب الحفاظ عليها في الدستور الجديد لسوريا
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  11. 1 hour ago

    More about his party can also be found in my co-authored book "The Kurds of Northern Syria" The PUK had "an historic and enduring relationship with Abdulhamid Darwish’s Pêşverû party which influenced its positions " (2)

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  12. 2 hours ago

    Veteran Syrian Kurdish politician Abd al-Hamid Haj Darwish passed away today in Qamislo. He was (one?) of the co-founders of the first Kurdish party in Syria (El Partî) in 1957. Later he created his own party Progressive Party (Pêşverû) that he led since 1963. (1)

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  13. 2 hours ago

    A Nightmare Scenario Come True: Berlin Worried about IS Fighters Coming Home via

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  14. 2 hours ago

    “Hevrin didn’t sleep more than 4-5 hours a day,” he said. “But she would always say Syria deserves a lot from us, and for the people who have suffered through nine years of war, we must seek to secure a real, safe future for them.”

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  15. 3 hours ago

    HRW March 11, 1991 "To the Iraqi Kurds, their inferior status was graphically demonstrated by the arrival in Turkey of another large influx of refugees less than a year after their own flight. The second group was treated very differently."

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    When Saddam attacked the in of in 1991, millions of them were displaced & took refuge on the borders with Turkey. did not help them. Turkish soldiers were brutally beating the fleeing…
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    3 hours ago

    acting governor inaugurates a maternity hospital in Kirkuk city for the second time in 17 months.

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  17. 3 hours ago

    Pentagon chief looks to focus on Turkey, Syria at NATO but has few...

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  18. 3 hours ago

    US hails German idea of international ‘safe zone’ in Syria

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    15 hours ago

    Weekly inSITE on Oct. 16-22: IS reduces attacks in amid 5-day Turkey-Kurdish ceasefire- poised to adapt to its surroundings. Return to operations in Iraq after 11-day absence. C. Africa Prov. remains among most consistent IS contingents.

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    8 hours ago

    I sincerely hope the US-led will support Iraq and the Kurdistan Region as it receives over 1,000 refugees per day from what was a stable NE Syria. Congress can also help ensure SIV processing. It would be doubly shameful to wash our hands.

    Important cabinet meeting today. On Syria, KRG stands committed to supporting those in the most need and we have a response plan in place to accommodate over 1,000 refugees crossing each day. This is an international crisis and we call on our partners to support.
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  21. 4 hours ago

    In the video the fighter says: "Fighters from Dar Izza Regiment captured a PKK element. Thank Allah, Allah is great!"

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