Hey Ally
It’s not biased to state the facts- Here in Canada and the US we’ve been presented with the idea of YPG (rebranded PKK) as egalitarian and democratic. Not true.
Just a small amount of research will enable anyone to understand what this mass criminal enterprise is up to

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09546553.2021.1941902?src=recsys#d1e147
The Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in London: Countering Overseas Terrorist Financing and Support with “Nudge” and Situational Approaches

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/contending-pkks-narco-terrorism

Contending with the PKK’s Narco-Terrorism-2009

– the PKK is one of a growing number of terrorist organizations with significant stakes in the international drug trade. In fact, in October the U.S. Treasury Department added three PKK/Kongra-Gel senior leaders to its list of foreign narcotics traffickers. The PKK, along with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is one of only a few organizations worldwide designated by the U.S. government as both a terrorist organization and a significant foreign narcotics trafficker.

They also heavily use child soldiers

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/us-admits-child-recruitment-by-its-partner-pkk-terrorist-group

“A report by the U.S. State Department released on Monday highlights how U.S. partners in northeastern Syria affiliated with the PKK terrorist group continued to recruit children.

The State Department’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report said the recruitment or use of children in combat and support roles in Syria remains common. “Since the beginning of 2018, international observers reported continued incidents of recruitment and use by armed groups”

Some of these children are kidnapped from non PKK affiliated Kurds and indoctrinated in the PKK/Ocalan cult and will fight and die for that cause

A mere crumb of information accessible on Usrael’s besties in the region- And Canada’s allies for that matter

Not trying to be biased but yes, there is a lot of criminality linked to Kurds which I assume are linked to the PKK in Europe. Lots of drug dealing done by them, people trafficking, money laundering, etc. Think of them like the Albanians (they also commit lots of organised crime in Europe). Kla was supported in the 90s against the Serbs. Mostly terrorists and criminals who still commit lots of crimes to this day in European countries.
It is upsetting because whenever these people are caught (many are purposely not caught), they are labelled ‘Turkish’, ‘Iraqi’ or ‘Iranian’ when these people have nothing to do with the real people of these countries. Majority are Kurds that the Europeans are letting in. I wonder why the UK gov is finally cracking down? They have known that these people are behind a lot of crime for a long time so why have they aided and abetted them? Pkk supporters are saying that the UK is cracking down on the ‘poor, oppressed Kurds’ to appease Turkey. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Thanks for this information- I’ve been working on a lengthy report about the ongoing situation in Syria- And, yes I’ve seen the over the top commentary

regarding the free Palestine movements and why the government is cracking down on them
mostly if they do they will demonstrate they are overtly supporting the ongoing ethnic cleansing/genocide- they’d rather keep that swept under the rug
also- it causes resentment in some parts of the society- which the government will weaponize to it’s advantage

I did not see the PKK centres were being raided by the brits?
Interesting? Is the criminality becoming so problematic their hands are tied? I don’t know?

And the so-called pro Syria trolls and people on the left and right on social media are still blaming Turkey for everything going on in Syria. Saying that Turkey is in bed with jihadis and invading Iraq/Syria. People could not be more blind. As if any of these terrorists benefit Turkey. Not one of them is accusing Israel. Still calls for Turkey to be expelled from Nato. More disinformation being spread.
I just wanted to ask for your opinion on the free Palestine movement? Do you think it’s real and why do you think the governments are not cracking down on them more if they support Israel so much?
Also, have you seen that the British police in cooperation with Turkish police have been raiding PKK ‘community centres’ and homes and arresting people? What’s your opinion on this? Is the UK finally stopping its support of terrorists or is this just for more show? UK gov has been welcoming these PKK thugs for years. Selling drugs, stealing cars, people smuggling, money laundering through businesses (many of them wich they open and call ‘Turkish’). There has been lots of protests by PKK supporters about this.

“urkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the recent developments in Syria with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov over the phone on Saturday.

According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the ministers discussed the situation in Syria, as well as the Astana process for Syria. ”

Clearly the Astana process is still in play-