Tag: Kurdistan
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Kobanê anniversary in Kiel: Political motive in knife attack against Kurd in German city?
Kurdish organisations are demanding a thorough investigation after a knife attack and are warning against depoliticisation. Whether the perpetrator really sympathises with the IS is now being investigated. Following a knife attack on a Kurdish activist in the German city…
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Armed drones in Rojava: Activists support Kurdish units with donations for unmanned systems
For a long time, the Turkish military held air supremacy in Kurdistan with drones. However, more and more systems are being shot down. Now Kurdish militias are arming themselves. Activists from the USA, Europe, and Rojava are helping. As the…
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Şengal delegation stopped at Munich airport: Order justified with “foreign policy relations of Germany”
Five members of a delegation were stopped by the German Federal Police on their way to a commemorative event marking the 10th anniversary of the IS genocide against Yezidis. The justification raises questions. Five self-described “young” members of a delegation…
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Missiles and sensors: German technology for the Turkish drone war
Turkey’s best-selling armed drone is equipped with cameras from German company Hensoldt, a spokesperson confirms. The device could guide missiles developed with German help to a target. The government in Berlin also has a stake in the defence company. Turkey…
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Erdoğan son-in-law wants to equip world’s first drone carrier
After Turkey’s exclusion from the F35 programme, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier “Anadolu” could be replaced by armed drones. Turkey could be the first country in the world to have an aircraft carrier with combat drones. The ship…
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The Turkish Drone War over Nagorno-Karabakh: Gamechanger for more unmanned armament?
Video lecture 11 March at 7 pm (CET) The lecture in English was simultaneously translated into German. See it on YouTube in original language. The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in autumn 2020 is considered the first inter-state conflict won through…