The Letter:

July 12, 1963

Your Excellency Mr. President Kennedy

We are confident that the diplomatic officials of the United States of America are well aware of the case of our Kurdish nation in Iraq. We have repeatedly asked the former and current governments [of Iraq] for rights that align with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of the United Nations. We seek and wish for nothing more than our just and national right, which is autonomy within the government of Iraq. However, after two years of war and bloodshed with Abdul Karim Qassim’s government, which led to the revolution on February 8, 1963, and as it is clear to the world that we, the Kurds, have halted the violence to prevent bloodshed and civil war and have entered into peaceful dialogue with the new government of Iraq expecting that our legitimate rights will be secured. In this aim, we have spared no efforts to show our good will and facilitate the process.


Again, the world witnessed that the new government of Iraq has violated each and every promise it has made and has launched a large-scale, continuous, and brutal attack against the Kurds, who make up a quarter of the Iraqi population. [The Iraqi Government], similar to Hitler’s fascist regime, follows a scorched-earth policy that creates an environment that is a disgrace to mankind in the 20th century.

Now, the persecuted Kurdish nation, which has been fighting for the past two years for its legitimate rights and has never received help from any states big or small, is hoping that your excellency and the noble people of America can offer their crucial assistance so the Kurds can finally gain their right to autonomy within Iraq. This will help prevent bloodshed and put an end to oppression against the Kurds in Iraq. We hope that you will use your personal and national influence to end this situation as soon as possible, so that another chapter will be added to the glorious history of America’s pioneering role in supporting democracy.

We impatiently look forward to seeing your action, as well as a positive and reassuring response from your excellency through the person who delivers this letter.

Please allow me to also give my regards on behalf of the Kurdish nation to your excellency and the peace-loving nation of the United States of America.

Mustafa Barzani

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The Letter:

July 12, 1963

Your Excellency Mr. President Kennedy

We are confident that the diplomatic officials of the United States of America are well aware of the case of our Kurdish nation in Iraq. We have repeatedly asked the former and current governments [of Iraq] for rights that align with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of the United Nations. We seek and wish for nothing more than our just and national right, which is autonomy within the government of Iraq. However, after two years of war and bloodshed with Abdul Karim Qassim’s government, which led to the revolution on February 8, 1963, and as it is clear to the world that we, the Kurds, have halted the violence to prevent bloodshed and civil war and have entered into peaceful dialogue with the new government of Iraq expecting that our legitimate rights will be secured. In this aim, we have spared no efforts to show our good will and facilitate the process.


Again, the world witnessed that the new government of Iraq has violated each and every promise it has made and has launched a large-scale, continuous, and brutal attack against the Kurds, who make up a quarter of the Iraqi population. [The Iraqi Government], similar to Hitler’s fascist regime, follows a scorched-earth policy that creates an environment that is a disgrace to mankind in the 20th century.

Now, the persecuted Kurdish nation, which has been fighting for the past two years for its legitimate rights and has never received help from any states big or small, is hoping that your excellency and the noble people of America can offer their crucial assistance so the Kurds can finally gain their right to autonomy within Iraq. This will help prevent bloodshed and put an end to oppression against the Kurds in Iraq. We hope that you will use your personal and national influence to end this situation as soon as possible, so that another chapter will be added to the glorious history of America’s pioneering role in supporting democracy.

We impatiently look forward to seeing your action, as well as a positive and reassuring response from your excellency through the person who delivers this letter.

Please allow me to also give my regards on behalf of the Kurdish nation to your excellency and the peace-loving nation of the United States of America.

Mustafa Barzani

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Recently, Kurdistan Chronicle gained access to a handwritten letter from General Mustafa Barzani to then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The letter was sent to the White House through the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. What makes the letter from 1963 relevant in 2025 is the demands of the Kurds are the same after more than six decades.

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1. HTS leader, Ahmad Al Sharaa (Al Joulani) during the press conference in Paris said that they are not responsible for any terrorist attack that happened outside of Syria.

2. HTS leader, Ahmad Al Sharaa (Al Joulani) was encouraging Muslims in Russia to kill civilians in Russia during a speech posted in 2015.

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Supporters of Al-Joulani were seen raising the picture of the hanged Iraqi Baathi dictator Saddam Hussein in Paris.

Despite Saddam Hussein and Bashar Assad practicing the same ideology, Sunni community in Syria often raise the picture of Saddam Hussein and glorify him due to him being Sunni and not Alawite unlike Bashar Assad.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said France is working to convince the US to delay its troop withdrawal from Syria, reaffirming support for the Kurds, who "fought ISIS on behalf of the world."

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In a significant diplomatic gesture, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he proposed to the so-called Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Joulani) a partnership with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to combat ISIS terrorists, highlighting France’s support for efforts that foster stability and counterterrorism in Syria.

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Protests in Paris both opposing and supporting during his visit to France.

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Ongoing Turkish occupying military operations in rural Dersim, Northern Kurdistan, focused on Aliboğazı area between Ovacık, Hozat, and Çemişgezek.

Troop reinforcements and airstrikes continue.

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Two large explosions reported at occupying Turkish military base in the Amediye area of Zap, Kurdistan Region.

Cause and casualties remain unknown.

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In an official meeting Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and India’s Ambassador to Iraq, Soumen Bagchi, emphasized India’s efforts to launch direct commercial flights between Erbil and major Indian cities — a move set to enhance trade, tourism, and educational exchange.

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Farhad Shami, head of the Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said on Wednesday that the appointment of Ahmad al-Hayes, known as “Abu Hatem Shaqra,” as commander of a military division is unacceptable.

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SDF security forces have captured 2 ISIS terrorists during raids north of Deir Ezzor.

The terrorist cell was responsible for terrorizing civilians and targeting security checkpoints.

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An Indian UAV was shot down by Pakistan.

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The IDF confirmed that it killed Hezbollah commander Adnan Harb via a drone strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon today.

According to the IDF, Harb was the commander of the logistical support unit in Hezbollah's Badr unit, which operates in the northern Litani area in Lebanon.

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Pakistani Army is launching air and ground operation in response to India.

News that Pakistan has fired at least 15 airstrikes into India.

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News about Pakistani airstrikes against an Indian airbase in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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Scenes from Pakistan, 9 locations in Pakistan were hit.

Pakistan's Armed Forces Spokesman says the 'retaliation response is underway'.

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An Indian surface-to-surface ballistic missiles fell on Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone about the situation in Syria.

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Photos of Kurdish-led SDF forces on the Tishrin frontlines, showing destroyed Turkish armored vehicles previously supplied to Turkish-backed mercenaries.

A ceasefire is now in effect along the front.

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The fuel storage facilities, the flight parking lot, the terminal stations, a cement factory and the runway have all been struck at the Sana'a International Airport.

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Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen's capital, according to local media.

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The IDF says Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and outgoing Shin Bet head Ronen Bar are meeting with the military's top brass to approve battle plans for the Gaza Strip.

The assessment is taking place at the IDF Southern Command headquarters in Beersheba.

The military says the Zamir and Bar are approving plans for "the expansion of the ground maneuver in the Gaza Strip, ahead of Operation Gideon's Chariots."

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In an unusual move, the Israeli Defence Forces has issued an "urgent" evacuation warning for Yemen's Sanaa International Airport.

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Lieutenant General Sihad Barzani, Commander of the First Support Forces, received the Commander of the German Forces in the Kurdistan Region. The two sides discussed the cooperation and assistance provided by the German Army to the Peshmerga forces in terms of training and logistical support.

‏فەریق سیهاد بارزانی فەرماندەی فەرماندەیی هێزەکانی پشتیوانی یەک، پێشوازی لە فەرماندەی هێزەکانی ئەڵمانیا لە هەرێمی کوردستان کرد، لە دیدارێکدا گفتوگۆ لەبارەی هاوکاری و هەماهەنگییەکانی هێزەکانی ئەڵمانیا بۆ هێزەکانی پێشمەرگە، لەڕووی مەشق و لۆجستییەوە کرا.

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Through a post by SDF Press Center, SDF celebrated the 8th anniversary of freeing Tabqa city from ISIS terrorists.

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#الطبقة: ٨ سنوات من الحريّة وستبقى هذه المدينة شاهدةً على أروع ملاحم البطولة التي قدّمتها قوات سوريا الديمقراطية.

Through a post by SDF Press, SDF celebrated the 8th anniversary of freeing Tabqa city from ISIS terrorists.

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#الطبقة: ٨ سنوات من الحريّة وستبقى هذه المدينة شاهدةً على أروع ملاحم البطولة التي قدّمتها قوات سوريا الديمقراطية.

Through a post by SDF Press, SDF celebrated the 8th anniversary of freeing Tabqa city from ISIS terrorists.

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In what at first glance appears to be a funny scene, Ahmad Al Sharaa (Al-Joulani) appeared in a video playing basketball, recording every shot he made without missing a single point. But behind this "miraculous" performance lurks a classic propaganda structure that seeks to present the "leader" as superhuman, especially during moments of "turmoil."


All these scenes were not spontaneous moments, but rather symbolic messages, saying: "The leader is invincible, the leader is in excellent health, the leader is close to a legend."

They seek to demonstrate control, and these videos often appear during times of popular unrest or internal discord. In the Syrian case, the video came amid increasing reports of abuses and the loss of control over armed groups uncontrolled by the state.

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Another ten Syrian Druze, who were apparently wounded during sectarian violence in the country, were evacuated by the Israeli military to Ziv Hospital in Safed over the past two days, the IDF says.

In all, more than 25 Syrian Druze have been taken to hospitals in Israel over the past week.

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Explosions heard in Aleppo city as a result of a military tank exploding due to a technical fault next to a shell depot at the Artillery College in Ramouseh part of Aleppo city.

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Ali Qaradaghi, a Kurdish scholar who currently heads the International Union of Muslim Scholars, says they initially connected Ahmad Al-Sharaa (Joulani), with the Russians due to their strong ties with Moscow. He adds that the SDF first approached them to help establish contact with Joulani, and that he personally delivered messages from both the SDF and a group of Kurdish figures from Afrin to Joulani.

Ali Qaradaghi, who is based in Qatar and known for his ties to Turkey, also says he has been in contact with the PKK’s Jameel Bayik, who sent him a message years ago expressing a desire to resolve the Kurdish issue peacefully. Ali Qaradaghi claims that as far back as the era of Nejmedin Arbakan, Turkish Islamists conveyed to him their willingness to find a peaceful solution. He recalls that Erbakan himself once encouraged him to reach out to Abdullah Öjalan to understand his demands—but Arbakan was removed from power in a coup shortly afterward.

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According to Hengaw human right organization:
Two brothers from the city of Bokan, named Musa Yadiyar and Hamze Yadiyar, have been arrested by security forces.

Two brothers from the village of "Güwêktepe" in the city of Bokan, named Musa Yadiyar and Hamze Yadiyar, were arrested by the Iranian intelligence forces for wearing Kurdish clothes and using "cemedani" at a friend's wedding.


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News that Israeli warplanes target the Sha'ra area in Sarghaya, Damascus countryside.

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📍People of Qamişlo celebrate Tishrîn victory

Citizens gathered in Azadi Park in Qamişlo to celebrate the successful outcome of the resistance at the Tishrîn Dam.

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🔴 Breaking
📍HTS opens fire on protesters!

Following an HTS attack on local residents in Talkalakh, in the countryside of Homs, protests erupted and roads were blocked.
HTS fighters reportedly opened fire directly on the demonstrators.

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📍HTS-appointed division commander Ahmed El-Hais a.k.a. Abu Hatim Shaqra is on U.S. sanctions list

Ahmed El-Hais, also known as Abu Hatim Shaqra, recently appointed by the so-called HTS Ministry of Defense as a division commander, is listed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for terror-related activities.

The official OFAC decision is attached.

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📍Killer of Hevrîn Khalaf appointed HTS division commander

The so-called HTS Ministry of Defense has appointed Abu Hatim Shaqra as commander of the 86th Division, operating in Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, and Raqqa.
Shaqra is under U.S. sanctions and is identified as the killer of Kurdish politician Hevrîn Khalaf.

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An HTS militant wearing the ISIS terrorists patch was killed in Daraa, southern Syria.

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The IDF says it located and demolished "the main headquarters of the former Syrian regime at the peak of Mount Hermon," during recent operations in Syria.

The military compound was raided by the 810th "Mountains" Regional Brigade, alongside combat engineers and paratroopers.

At the facility, which belonged to the Bashar al-Assad regime, the IDF says it found bunkers and numerous weapons, including artillery cannons, rockets and launchers, mortars, explosives, and mines.


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Two dancers were killed and others injured after an armed group stormed the Al-Kairwan nightclub in Hijaz Square in central Damascus and opened fire on those inside.

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All the news about the Druze forces closing Sunni mosques in Suwaida province are false.

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Druze militants in Suwaida assault a militant from the tribes that attacked them.

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Al-Aqeedat, Al-Boushaban, and Al-Bousaraya tribes are mobilizing and have begun sending reinforcements to the Suwaida countryside to support the Bedouin tribes in confronting the siege.

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Local Druze sources:

"Bedouin tribes in Suwaida must surrender their weapons to the Druze factions to lift the siege on them."

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Burkan al-Furat mercenaries of the Turkey-backed SNA targeted the Druze forces with a heat-seeking missile.

The Turkey-backed mercenaries in cooperation with the tribes of Daraa, continue to target the forces of the Druze minority in Suwaida, southern Syria.

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Based on a local source, the Druze in the town of Karak which is located between Suwaida and Daraa, were attacked by Sunni beduin tribes located in Daraa province.

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Bedouin tribes targeting Druze minority in Suwaida have issued an ultimatum demanding a full Druze withdrawal from Suwayda villages by tomorrow noon, threatening to escalate the attack and increase mortar shelling if their demands are not met.

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The Beduin Sunni clans launched an attack on three axes against the Druze minority. The clans are Al-Tha'la, Umm Walad, and Al-Dara. The clash is taking place in the countryside of Suwaida province.

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According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Ebrahim Mardani, a 47-year-old man from Bukan, was arrested at his family home by intelligence forces of Iran government.

A source close to the Mardani family told Hengaw that, the arrest was due to the presence of guests wearing “Jamaneh” and “khaki” clothings at his son’s wedding ceremony.

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Iran's defense minister told the state TV that "if Iran is attacked and a war is imposed on us, we'll respond strongly."
When asked about US threats to attack Iran, Nassirzadeh said, "We will target their bases and interests, and we see no limits."

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Turkish sources report the downing of a PKK fiber-optic guided FPV kamikaze drone near Metina, Kurdistan Region.

These unjammable drones, seen in Ukraine, are now also used by PKK guerrillas to bypass Turkish anti-drone systems.

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According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, HTS committed violations targeting civilian property and a Druze religious site in Surah Al-Kabira Town in northern Suwaydaa, before withdrawing from the area.

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HTS militants vandalized the Druze village of al-Surah al-Kabira in the north of the Suwayda governorate, before they left.

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The Druze flag was hung at the Suwayda province entrance.

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A Suwayda 24 correspondent reported that police units composed of Suwayda locals Druze have begun entering the village of al-Surah al-Kabira in the north of the governorate, coinciding with the withdrawal of General Security forces of HTS from the village.

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Iran-backed PMU executed three people accused of being members of ISIS terrorist organisation in Baghdad, Iraq.

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CHP head, Özgür Özel was attacked at the exit of the Atatürk Cultural Center during Sirri Önder funeral.

It was learned that the person who attacked Özgür Özel was Selçuk Tengioğlu, born in Gaziantep in 1959, and that he had a previous conviction for murder "for killing his two children" and also for "theft".

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HTS raid in Damascus


HTS members raided the Leyali al-Sharq Restaurant at Governorate Square in Damascus. Reports indicate that women were specifically targeted during the incident.

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HPG: Turkey violates ceasefire – April report

According to the HPG (PKK's armed wing), the Turkish military conducted 9,790 attacks in April against ceasefire positions, including the use of chemical weapons, phosphorus bombs, and banned arms. Four guerrilla fighters were killed.

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Who is Hussein Salame?
The new intelligence chief is from al-Shuhail (Deir ez-Zor). He heads the negotiation committee with the SDF and met with Bedran Çiya Kurd in Aleppo on April 16.

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🔴 Breaking

Warning over Daesh resurgence

Evîn Cuma, co-chair of the Syrian Human Rights Organization, issued a strong warning about the possible resurgence of Daesh.
“We must prevent massacres like those on the coast from happening elsewhere,” she said, calling on the United Nations to act.

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Dangerous ISIS commander captured
With support from the international coalition, a SDF special operations team captured a high-ranking ISIS leader in eastern Deir ez-Zor. A large cache of ammunition was also seized during the raid.


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EU Commissioner warns of Syria escalation
Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality and Crisis Management, expressed concern over escalating violence in Syria and warned against threats to the Druze population. The EU calls for respect of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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According to Hengaw human rights organization:

Yazd Central Prison; Preventing the release of Kurdish political prisoner Khalid Zamani in his seventeenth year of imprisonment


Khalid Zamani, a Kurdish political prisoner who is serving his seventeenth year of imprisonment, was once again deprived of his right to parole due to the interference of the Revolutionary Guards intelligence units.

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Turkish occupying army Sergeant Önder Özen died on May 3, after being wounded by an IED during operations in Kurdistan Region’s Xakurk region.

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A Turkish Sergeant called Önder Özen was killed after putting his foot on a mine in Kurdistan Region.

Çawişekê Tirk bi navê Onder Özen ê li Herêma Kurdistanê lingê xwe li mayinekê xistibû jiyana xwe ji dest da.

ڕائیدێکی تورک بە ناوی ئۆندەر ئۆزن دوای ئەوەی پێی خستە سەر مینێک لە هەرێمی کوردستان گیانی لەدەست دا.

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The Houthi's missile bypassed 4 layers of Air Defense Systems before impacting the area near Ben Gurion Airport.

Three injured and evacuated - a 50-year-old man was slightly injured, a 54-year-old woman was slightly injured as a result of the impact and a 32-year-old woman was injured on her way to the protected area.

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Israeli aircraft in the skies over Tartous, the sounds of anti-aircraft missiles being fired at the aircraft, and reports from local sources that an Israeli airstrike targeted a military site in the town of Amrit in the Tartous countryside.

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Israeli aircraft in the skies over Tartous, the sounds of anti-aircraft missiles being fired at the aircraft, and reports from local sources that an Israeli airstrike targeted a military site in the town of Amrit in the Tartous countryside.

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According to a Druze commander in Suwaida, there is no agreement between HTS government and Sheikh Hikmet al Hijri of Druze community.

He also states that they don't recognise "a terrorist organisation" as the Syrian government. He also states that "the serious business" has not yet begun.

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Israel is considering establishing a field hospital in southern Syria for the treatment of Druze fighters, as fighting intensifies.

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🔴 Shocking Warning from Israel to the U.S.: “We Will Shoot Down Turkish Jets Over Syria!”
Israel has warned the United States that it will target Turkish fighter jets over Syrian airspace if a similar situation arises again.

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