A nuclear state bombed a tent tonight.

Erdogan had a 'historical' meeting with Egypt's Sisi in Ankara: first in 12 years. I see messages showing how Erdogan spoke against Sisi for all those years, and now he welcomes him?! Well, truth is: Erdogan is not a dumb radical but a smart pragmatist. This is how he survives.

Hoe kunnen we ons bevrijden uit de retorische en ideologische gijzeling door radicaal-rechts? Sinds mijn boek 'Opstand' deze zomer verscheen, vroegen lezers me: 'Hoe verder? Wat kunnen we doen?' In De Groene Amsterdammer van deze week geef ik antwoord op die vraag: groene.nl/artikel/links-…

And Turkey's, for that matter, but I'm not sure how uncomfortable a truth that is for you.

Nedim Şimşek, businessman from Amed, dismissed as deputy chair of KAMIAD (Public Contractors and Businessmen Association). Why? He gave interview in Kurdish for Kurdish channel Rudaw. Now businessmen in Amed collectively resigned from KAMIAD in protest. artigercek.com/guncel/diyarba…

Three civilians (a father and twho of his sons) killed in a Turkish drone strike in Kurdistan in Iraq, and yet *another* such a strike with causalties today. How about some more silence about these crimes, everybody everywhere? Come on, you can do it!

A Turkish drone has once again (5 Sept.) attacked another vehicle in the Slemani area, killing three civilians (one child, a civilian of the area, and the third not recognized due to severe burns. The Turkish army has turned the KRI into a battlefield, mainly killing civilians.

Earlier today Younis Tirawi | يونس posted this photo of soldiers taking a "fun" selfie with a Palestinian abductee. I was just made aware of the captive's identity: Mahmoud Asafra, the 60-year-old Imam of a mosque in the village of Bayt Kahil, near Hebron. Asafra was abducted a month ago

A traditional Kurdish Jambiya from the 19th century.

A drone strike on Thursday killed three people including a child in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, where the Turkish military regularly targets Kurdish fighters, a local official said. barrons.com/news/drone-str… This is the second attack in the past few days in Slemani.

Still no news about little Narin, who disappeared in #Amed (Diyarbakir) on 21 August. Her uncle is in custody and his car is being searched but there is no news. Much anxiety in #Kurdistan, the gendarme said 'the circle is closing' a week ago but still: nothing. #NarinGüranNerede

Niet alleen hield Beatrice de Graaf een enorm interessant verhaal, het was ook een verademing deskundigheid te zien in een talkshow, zonder dat er iemand 'tegenover werd gezet' of er een of andere dombo aan tafel doorheen kwam kwaken. Keep it up Eva Jinek.

Video reconstruction of how Israeli troops killed a young Palestinian boy in Gaza for no reason, then killed six of his family members as they returned from a cemetery to bury him, holding a white flag. Their remains were bulldozed into a pile of garbage. trib.al/9wf8crj

My full speech in front of the German Parliament building is now live on YouTube: A retrospective on 10 years of the #YazidiGenocide underscoring that Co-Perpetrators must have no role in the solution. Hosted by Voice of Ezidis & VETO-G Camp: youtu.be/9-q5g1cKzIY

Thread on #Gaza and the #Westbank - read!