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Russia Allegedly Supplying Weaponry To Iraqi Kurds Fighting ISIS–Through Bagdad
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The realpolitik in the Levant changed significantly upon the entry of the Russian Government into the foray. Russia announced recently it would assist the Assad...
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Another Academic Faces Prison In Turkey, This Time For A Test Question About...
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Resat Baris Unlu Three weeks ago, we featured an article describing the plight of dozens of academics who faced arrest after signing a peace petition. These...
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Significance of Kurdish Writer’s Translation of Orwell’s Animal Farm Cannot...
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Yesterday brought us in my view a greatly significant event–the Ebril, Iraq book launch of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, translated into the Kurdish Language. The...
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PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Granted 1st Visit in Two Years After Jailed Pol....
By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Abdullah Öcalan, in 1997 by Halil Uysal Turkey granted imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan his first visitor in nearly two years this Saturday. Turkish courts...
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By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor On January 13th I posted an article featuring PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan being held without access to visitation by family and attorneys since 2016. The...
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Iraqi Police Forces Confront Crime Wave of Short & Ripped Jeans
The horror By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor It would seem that either Police Forces within the disputed territory of Kirkuk in Northern Iraq have otherwise vanquished all traditional urban crimes...
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