On march 30, 2016, Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti and claimed that in Syria there would be neither the need nor the popular support for a federal system. He even dared to state that the majority of the Kurds would be against federalism. On the contrary, the absolute […]
Continue reading A retort on al-Assad interview from March 30, 2016Breaking: False Accusations – Statement of the General Secretariat
One more time the PYD comes out with fake charges and false accusations through a fabricated play, as usual, by issuing a complaint on behalf of “martyrs’ families” and addressing it to the so called Court of Justice in Qamishlo against Ibrahim Biro, the president of the KNC, Abdulhakim Bachar and Fuad Aliko, the Kurdish […]
Continue reading Breaking: False Accusations – Statement of the General SecretariatThe General Secretariat of the KNC condemns the terrorist attacks in Belgium
The Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns and deplores the bombings that occurred on Tuesday, March 22, in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, targeting the airport, the metro and the opinion of the European public, and which took the lives of dozens of people and wounded more than a hundred. KNC expresses its deepest condolences […]
Continue reading The General Secretariat of the KNC condemns the terrorist attacks in BelgiumNewroz a we Pîroz be! – KNC welcomed international guests for Newroz in Geneva
On Monday, March 21, the Kurdish National Council in Syria was happy and honoured to celebrate Newroz in its recently opened office in Geneva in the presence of a lot of international guests and Syrian Opposition figures.In a welcome address Dr. Abdul Hakim Bashar, member of the High Negotiation Committee for the KNC, provided an […]
Continue reading Newroz a we Pîroz be! – KNC welcomed international guests for Newroz in GenevaRelease: Federalism is not separatism
Geneva, 17th of March 2016 Kamiran Hajo, chairman of the Foreign Relations Office of the KNC: “PYD and UN seem to have clear stances towards federalism, but neither one has discussed about what it really means” According to the media, the PYD announced an unspecified kind of federal system for the Northern region of Syria […]
Continue reading Release: Federalism is not separatismBreaking: Starting shot for the Syrian court against al-Assad
Today, Tuesday, the 15th of March, the Syrian court for the prevention of impunity held a press conference at the Kurdish National Council in Geneva releasing the court project, announcing the onset and establishing a team of judges and lawyers who will start to collect evidence as well as to prepare a list of accusations.
Continue reading Breaking: Starting shot for the Syrian court against al-Assad15 March 2016: Summary of UN Human Rights Council on report about Syria
In the morning of Tuesday, March 15, 2016, five years after the beginning of the Syrian revolution, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, chaired by Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, presented its findings based on investigations from 10 July 2015 to 10 January 2016 in the context of the 31st session of the Human Rights […]
Continue reading 15 March 2016: Summary of UN Human Rights Council on report about SyriaFederal System Can Keep Syria United: Kurdish National Council
Published on Views Around on March 15, 2016 Siamend Hajo, President of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria and member of the Foreign Relation Office of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) gave exclusive interview to Manish Rai, Editor of geo-political news agency ViewsAround. In the interview Mr Hajo strongly stressed for the […]
Continue reading Federal System Can Keep Syria United: Kurdish National CouncilCorrection of a statement made by the UN Special Envoy for Syria on March 12, 2016
According to information of the Agence France-Presse the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said on March 12, 2016 that Syria’s Kurds would not be invited to the upcoming week’s peace talks in Geneva. The Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) announces that this statement is incorrect. Correct is that the PYD is […]
Continue reading Correction of a statement made by the UN Special Envoy for Syria on March 12, 2016