Armed Struggle
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Richard English |
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| ID | 2064226 |
About Armed Struggle
A timely work of major historical importance, examining the whole spectrum of events from the 1916 Easter Rising to the current and ongoing peace process, fully updated with a new afterword for the paperback edition. . . .
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses
... The NUG, whose volunteer fighters have been waging a desperately unequal Armed Struggle against the full might of the army and air force, has applauded the alliance s success, and talked about a new momentum in their struggle...
Talks after US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria
... The PKK launched an Armed Struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey...
Oslo Accords: 30 years of lost Palestinian hopes
... The loss of faith in PA leaders has boosted militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad still committed to Armed Struggle against Israel and led to the creation of new, more localised groups...
Turkey election: Why the world is watching the presidential race
... It said it wouldn t support Swedish membership until it extradited dozens of members of the PKK, a Kurdish rebel group that has waged an Armed Struggle against Turkey since 1984...
Good Friday Agreement: Who wants to tell the 'truth' about NI's past?
... " Mac Siacais also believes those wars are over: " I think anyone who deludes themselves into believing that there is an efficacy in Armed Struggle in 2023 is either a headcase or someone who has other motives...
Iraq accuses Turkey of attack that killed nine in Kurdistan
... The PKK calls for greater Kurdish self-governance and is involved in an Armed Struggle with the Turkish state...
She treated Myanmar's resistance and paid with her life
... Friends and PDF fighters who knew her say she was deeply committed to the Armed Struggle, and ran first aid classes for the fighters...
Who are 'terrorists' Turkey wants from Sweden and Finland?
... Turkey accuses him of being a member of the militant PKK, which calls for greater Kurdish self-governance and is involved in an Armed Struggle with the Turkish state...
Iraq accuses Turkey of attack that killed nine in Kurdistan
A diplomatic row has erupted between Iraq and Turkey after nine civilians were killed when artillery shells hit a park in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Most of The Victims were Iraqi tourists and children were among The Dead . At least 23 People were wounded.
Local officials blamed Turkish forces and Iraq is recalling its charge d'affaires from Ankara.
Turkey is suggesting that forces belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carried out The Strike .
The " fierce artillery bombing" hit a park in Zakho, a city on The Border between Iraq's Kurdistan region and Turkey, Iraq state TV said.
Children, including a one-year-old baby, were among The Victims , the Kurdish health minister said.
Hassan Tahsin Ali , A Man injured in The Attack , called the attacks " indiscriminate".
" Our Young People are dead, Our Children are dead, who should we turn to? We have only God, " he told the AFP news agency from in front of a hospital.
Iraq has summoned the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad to demand an apology, as well as pulling its charge d'affaires from the Turkish capital.
" The Turkish forces committed blatant violation of the sovereignty of Iraq, " Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi tweeted.
The Turkish flag was burned by protesters outside a Turkish visa centre in the Iraqi city of Karbala, while demonstrations also took place in Baghdad and Nassiriyah.
The United States condemned the shelling.
" The Killing of civilians is unacceptable, and all states must respect their obligations under International Law , including the protection of civilians, " State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Turkey has been mounting one of its periodic offensives against Kurdish fighters, who have bases in the region. Its latest offensive in northern Iraq started around three months ago and is aimed at targeting the PKK.
But Turkey's foreign ministry said Wednesday's attacks were committed by " terrorist organisations". It said that the Iraqi government should not be influenced by " terrorist propaganda" in reference to the PKK.
The PKK calls for greater Kurdish self-governance and is involved in an Armed Struggle with the Turkish state. The Group is considered a terror group by the EU, US and UK.
Kurds Make Up 15-20% of Turkey's population but have faced persecution there for generations. The government in Ankara is trying to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party, the third biggest in Parliament .
Source of news: bbc.com