Armenian guerrilla fighter Nubar Ozanyan killed in Syria while fighting ISIS

August 17, 2017 By administrator

An Armenian was killed while fighting ISIS (DAESH) forces in Syria, the Armenian Weekly reports, citing its sources.

Nubar Ozanyan, a member of the Communist Party of Turkey (Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML)) and the Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants of Turkey (TIKKO), was killed in Rojava, Syria on Aug. 14.

Following his death, the Istanbul-based Nor Zartonk movement released a statement in Turkish praising Ozanyan’s fight against ISIS.

“We have learned with great sadness that Armenian revolutionary commander unger (comrade) Nubar Ozanyan died when fighting against ISIS with TKP/ML and TIKKO in Rojava, on Aug. 14, 2017. With revolutionary modesty, commitment, resolve, courage, and internationalist spirit, unger Nubar has been one of the important bearers of the Armenian revolutionary tradition. We are deeply saddened to have lost a genuine revolutionary who has succeeded in becoming an agent of the revolution,” read the Nor Zartonk statement, as translated by the Armenian Weekly.

According to some reports, Ozanyan had taken part in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Liberation War in the 1990s. “From Lebanon and Palestine to Nagorno-Karabakh and Rojava, we are so honored to have known Orhan, who showed us what it means to be a guerrilla,” the International Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Forces (IRPGF) tweeted on Aug. 15.

Syria: U.S.-backed fighters begin offensive on edge of ISIS’ capital

May 24, 2016 By administrator

Members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces gather to speak to reporters as they announce an operation to retake Raqqa, Syria, back from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in an image realeased by the SDF on Twitter, May24, 2016.
SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces)

A U.S.-backed Syrian coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters has launched an offensive to begin forcing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters from the de-facto capital city of their self-proclaimed Islamic “caliphate” — or at least to begin doing so.

The Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, as the umbrella group of fighters is called, announced the move on Twitter, and it was soon reported on Kurdish media and confirmed to CBS News by a representative for the group.

SDF statements posted on the group’s official Twitter account said the operation was focused on liberating northern Raqqa, to protect the largely-Kurdish areas to the north from ISIS attack.

Early reports of casualties all centered in the rural area to the north of the city.

ISIS has controled Raqqa in northern Syria since sweeping across vast swathes of that country and neighboring Iraq in 2014. It is believed to operate most of its administration and control and command from the city.

It was not immediately clear how far the SDF hoped to push into Raqqa proper — or how quickly, but a commander with the Kurdish YPG militia, which is taking part in the operation, said the operation launched Tuesday was a necessary first step to reclaim the city.

He told CBS News the SDF fighters needed to focus on clearing the area to the north of the city of ISIS militants, and then hold that ground before launching a wider attack on the heart of ISIS-held Raqqa.

U.S. officials have indicated to CBS News that the push announced by SDF likely does not amount to a concerted effort to retake the entire city, yet. The task is too large for the SDF on its own, and there is no indication, in spite of SDF claims of backing by the U.S.-led coalition, that a significant international operation is under way.

Raqqa sits only about 50 miles south of Syria’s border with Turkey, in land long-dominated by Kurds.

In a message posted to its official Twitter account, the SFD said members of the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition, dubbed “Operation Inherent Resolve,” would “accompany” SDF forces on the offensive.

Operation Inherent Resolve has largely consisted, from the U.S. standpoint, of airstrikes against ISIS positions in both Syria and Iraq. Pentagon officials would not comment on any level of involvement by Operation Inherent Resolve or the U.S. military in or around Raqqa.

About 200 U.S. troops are in Syria in a training capacity.

Karabakh: 500 Armenian volunteer fighters ARF meeting in Stepanakert ready for prime time

April 2, 2016 By administrator

arton124092-480x337 Following the Armenian-Azeri clashes that began the night of 1 to 2 April to 3 am on the front of Nagorno Karabakh after the intensive attack of Azerbaijan, the Armenian army has successfully pushed the enemy count more 200 dead.

The Armenians, the results provided by the President Serzh Sargsyan who was 18 dead and 35 wounded is expected to rise in the coming hours as the confrontation continues on the forehead. With tanks, cannons and military helicopters. Faced with this situation of war, the Armenians of the world are mobilizing to condemn Azerbaijani aggression. The Veterans Committee of the ARF Armenia calls for the mobilization of volunteers’ brigade of Shushi.

“ He called volunteer fighters who carried the war of liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh to meet and go to the front to provide help and support to the soldiers Armenians and defend the borders of the country.

The newspaper announces that Yerkir.am Palace of Culture in Stepanakert nearly 500 men, volunteers for their majority together and expect military equipment to mount the front. Other voluntary movements are also advertised in Armenia. The Armenian Defense Ministry has yet said that for now, the Armenian Army could “meet its obligations” and repel enemy attacks.

Krikor Amirzayan

Ukraine fighter admits combating on Azeris’ side in Karabakh war

March 10, 2016 By administrator

Mama Tanya, a member of volunteer battalions fighting alongside Ukraine’s army said in one of The Guardian’s recent projects that the war in Ukraine isn’t the first one she has participated in, the other being the Nagorno Karabakh war, the news agency reports.

In the 1990s she was living with her husband in Azerbaijan and served as a medic during the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Her experience and committed nationalism has drawn her into the war in eastern Ukraine, where her task is to administer first aid and pull wounded soldiers out of battlefields during special operations.

The volunteer battalions are known for being fearless on the battlefield. They also have a reputation for fierce nationalism and far-right views. One of these units is the assault battalion Aidar, based in the town of Shchastya, whose members have been accused of human rights abuses by Amnesty International. What is less known is that the volunteers include several women among their ranks – some working as medics and support staff but others in active combat roles.

Terrorist State of Turkey fighter jets violate Greek national air space today

November 26, 2015 By administrator

A formation of six Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space in the northeastern Aegean Thursday, Greek defense officials said.

The Turkish jets entered into Greece’s national air space on one occasion, the defense officials said, adding that two of the aircraft were armed and that one dogfight occurred. In all cases the Turkish jets were chased off by Greek aircraft.

The violations follow a peak in tensions between Turkey and Russia after Turkish fighter jets shot a Russian military jet near the Syrian border.