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Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) says declaring self-rule now only option for Kurds

August 13, 2015 By administrator

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella group that encompasses the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has said there is no option for Kurds in Turkey other than declaring autonomy for themselves. report zaman

The KCK’s executive committee asserted in a statement on Wednesday that the so-called people’s assembly of Silopi, Cizre, Nusaybin and Şırnak had previously declared that they would not recognize any state institution, declare self-rule and “use their legitimate self-defense rights if their self-rule is attacked.”

Recalling statements by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday in which he said an aerial campaign against PKK targets will continue until terrorist organizations stop posing a threat against the country, the KCK statements said, “there is no option other than autonomy for Kurds in the face of a political mentality which insists on a nation-state and which does not recognize local democracy.”

In a speech at a ceremony at the presidential palace late on Tuesday, Erdoğan vowed to continue military operations against the PKK “until not one terrorist is left.” He emphasized that stopping armed attacks would not be enough to maintain security, insisting that the “guns should be buried in cement.”

“Our fight will continue until terrorist organizations stop posing a threat to our country; until guns pointed at our state and our people are buried. I would like to put an emphasis here. Stopping gunfire is not enough. The guns should be laid down and buried. I insist on that. Our fight will continue until the guns are buried in cement and not one terrorist is left within our borders,” he said.

The Turkish military has ratcheted up pressure on the terrorist group with a fresh round of air strikes in southeastern Turkey, as the PKK claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police station in İstanbul on Monday.

Warplanes pounded 17 targets in the province of Hakkari on Monday and Tuesday, the military said, part of a renewed crackdown on the PKK.

Beirut: Hezbollah may mobilize public against Takfiris: Nasrallah

May 23, 2015 By administrator

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has slammed Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for forming an anti-resistance alliance, saying he may declare a popular mobilization against the Takfiris in Syria.

Addressing a gathering of Hezbollah commanders and forces in southern Beirut via a video link on Friday, Nasrallah stated that the Lebanese resistance movement has engaged in a full-fledged battle against Takfiris, and it enjoys many bargaining chips that could be brought into play.

The Hezbollah leader termed the battle against Takfiri militants operating in Syria as “crucial and historic.”

Nasrallah further called on public to mobilize against Takfiri militants through any possible means, stressing that it is time for “public mobilization” and everyone one who has the capability must participate, even verbally, in this anti-terror combat.

The Hezbollah chief also called on all sides that enjoy strong popular support to contribute to such mobilization. report Presstv

Nasrallah added that Hezbollah has chosen to take up arms and fight against the Takfiri terrorists instead of standing by idly and watching the terrorists commit crimes, or reaching out to foreigners for help.

He also stressed that the Lebanese resistance movement will never compromise with the extremists.

Nasrallah further said Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have set aside their differences over the crisis in Syria and formed a single front against Hezbollah, expressing hope that the resistance movement will eventually prevail over them.

The Hezbollah leader also described anyone seeking to undermine the Lebanese nation’s resolve in the fight against Takfiris as coward and disloyal.

Nasrallah also warned against the serious security threat posed by the Takfiri militants to Lebanon, adding if Hezbollah resistance fighters had not joined Syria’s anti-terror battle, the crisis would have spread to the Lebanese soil as well.

Hezbollah and Syrian army began purging terrorists from the strategic mountainous region of Qalamoun a few weeks ago and up to now, they have made considerable victories over the militants, driving them out of two major towns, including Assal al-Ward and Juba and several other posts.

On May 16, Nasrallah praised the “victory” in Qalamoun as a major achievement for Lebanon, Syria, and the entire region, saying the battles there took place from “hilltop to hilltop and from valley to valley.”

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naeem Qassem has said the resistance party is determined to purge Qalamoun of the Takfiri militants.

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A conference in Turkey dedicated to 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

March 16, 2014 By administrator

In Turkey, a group of intellectuals, journalists, lawyers and advocates citizens Human Rights will organize a conference on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The conference theme will be “A year of 2015, our past and our future.” According to Mehmet Gojekli editor of information “Demokrat Haber” which is one of the organizers of the conference site, the Armenian Genocide is an important issue and it should not be serve the political interests of states. “If our people love much history, and buy a lot of history books, and watch a lot of films on the history, we must meet, read and study what happened in 1915. Just the fact that 100 years ago, half the population was Armenian Van must ask us. What happened to these people? Why they left town? “Said the Turkish journalist. He also said that if countries are preparing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of 1915, people who lived on the lands of events must also be prepared to commemorate this anniversary. “While States for their own political interests s’ preparing to do so, we must also be willing to do, in the name of historical truth to face our past to see the future with honor, “said Mehmet Gojekli.

Krikor Amirzayan