According to Turkey [12] and Qatar, [13] the YPG is a terrorist organization [14][15][16] due to its association with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), [17] which is listed as a terrorist …

Jan 26, 2016 · The YPG’s casualty data confirms linkages between international PKK-linked groups. Kurds from Turkey total 49.24 percent of the YPG’s self-reported casualties between …

On March 1, 2025, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared a unilateral ceasefire in its forty-year insurgency against the Turkish government. This came just days after the PKK’s...

Oct 5, 2023 · Turkey says the YPG is a terrorist organisation, closely tied to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group. Turkey's Western allies list the PKK as terrorist group, but …

Jul 13, 2023 · PKK members have fought along the YPG in Syria, and the SDF commander in chief is Mazloum Abdi, a former PKK member who knew Öcalan when he was living in Syria. …

U.S. military support for the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the Syrian branch of the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), has been an enduring problem for the U.S. relationship …

1 day ago · These zones remain under the occupation of the PKK/YPG, a group designated as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S., and the European Union. The PKK’s Syrian …

Jan 15, 2025 · Türkiye has demanded the complete removal of PKK/YPG elements from Syria, emphasizing that inaction would result in military intervention. Ankara has consistently …

In its 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the US, and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, …

Oct 11, 2019 · “The Kurdish People's Protection Unit—the Syrian militia of the Kurdistan Workers9 Party (PKK)—probably will seek some form of autonomy but will face resistance …