Israel Kurdistan Friendship Association-IKFA

07/09/2025

The Kurds are a resilient nation of around 50 million people. Kurdish fighters have consistently stood firm against radical Islam. They bravely confronted ISIS across the Middle East, preventing extremists from gaining a foothold. Despite this, neighboring countries pressure them and deny their right to exist. Kurdistan is a reality, and it is time that their quest for independence should be recognized and supported. They undeniably deserve it!

Biji Kurdistan!!☀️

06/09/2025

Stand with the Kurds!🇹🇯☀️🇹🇯

Turkey's border with Syria was allegedly used as a "jihadist highway" for foreign fighters and supplies to reach ISIS in Syria. Wounded ISIS militants were reportedly treated in private hospitals across southeastern Turkey.

Turkey's actions were more focused on preventing Kurdish groups from gaining power. the Kurds have indeed been working towards bringing peace to Syria through diplomatic efforts and negotiations.

The Kurds, specifically the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), have been fighting against both ISIS and Turkey in Syria.

• The YPG and SDF have been battling ISIS since 2013, with significant victories, including the capture of key cities like Kobanî and Raqqa.
• The SDF, backed by US-led airstrikes, drove ISIS out of its strongholds in northern Syria, including Manbij and Tabqa.
• Kurdish forces suffered heavy casualties in the fight against ISIS, with over 25,000 fighters killed between 2013 and 2017.

Long live KURDISTAN!🕊️🇹🇯🇹🇯☀️🇹🇯🇹🇯🕊️

04/09/2025

: Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US troops in the Middle East, met with SDF leader Mazloum Abdi on Thursday and reaffirmed Washington's support for the Kurdish-led force - Rojava media

04/09/2025

Israeli bombings of Turkish military base.

Turkey is trying to establish several military bases around Damascus to strengthen its presence, recently deployed an air defense system near Damascus airport, which is a military base and wants to renew, but this evening a team of Israeli warplanes bombed and destroyed.

03/09/2025

US Congressman Joe Wilson Introduces Amendment Supporting Kurdistan Region

Read More: https://kurdistan24.net/en/story/861636/us-congressman-joe-wilson-introduces-amendment-supporting-kurdistan-region

28/08/2025

❌️ *ISRAEL TARGETS TURKISH SPY DEVICES IN SYRIA*

♦️ Israeli strikes dismantle Turkish spy equipment near Damascus: An Israeli security official told Al-Hadath that last night’s airstrikes and air assault near Damascus destroyed Turkish surveillance devices. The official warned: “Turkey is trying to get closer to us than it should. We warned the Syrian administration against playing with fire and following Turkey’s orders. We told them not to test our patience or the limits of our operations.”

27/08/2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said for the first time that he recognizes the genocide carried out by Ottoman Empire against Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks in the early 20th century.

Armenians have long sought international recognition of the killings by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. Turkey — the Ottoman Empire’s successor state — strongly rejects the allegation that the massacres, imprisonment and forced deportation of Armenians amounted to genocide.

To date, less than 35 governments have recognized the genocide.

25/08/2025

”Kurds are a fighting people that has proved its political commitment, political moderation, and deserves independence!”

- Benjamin Netanyahu

24/08/2025

Never forget: The Palestinian leadership's stance on Kurdish independence is largely driven by regional politics and alliances. Saeb Erekat, a key peace negotiator, described Kurdish independence as a "POISONED SWORD against the Arabs," suggesting it would create significant tensions. Khalil Shikaki, a prominent political analyst, notes that the Palestinians couldn't have approached this differently due to the Arab League's decision, emphasizing that supporting the breakup of an Arab state is unimaginable for them.

Meanwhile: The Turkish state has displaced a significant portion of the Kurdish population in Afrin, with estimates suggesting that the Kurdish population has dropped from over 90% to around 15-22% due to the occupation.

Palestinians are being settled in the homes of displaced Kurds, with support from Qatar and some Palestinian factions. This has sparked concerns about demographic change and cultural erasure.

Photo: Saeb Erekat who opposed Kurdish independence.

20/08/2025

Welat (Homeland)

When I found you, Homeland of sorrow and despair,
Reason and wisdom set me free,
No more to bear my pain and anguish.
Your voice roars like the storm,
Homeland of breath and life.

You embraced my people’s cry,
No more to bear my pain and anguish.
Sacred are your earth and waters,
Roses flourish within your embrace.
Erdêxan and Efrîn, you’ll never fade,
My beloved, Kurdistan.

Your mountains rise with pride,
Upon their slopes roses bloom.
Wan and Mahabad, you’ll never fade,
My homeland, Kurdistan.

The eternal cycle revolves and the semah* turns,
Homeland of love and hope.
Bring unity to life,
No more to bear my pain and anguish.

From all four corners, rise,
Break free from prisons and chains.
Let them hear: We are free,
No more to bear my pain and anguish.

Sacred are your earth and waters,
Roses flourish within your embrace.
Amed and Hewlêr, you’ll never fade,
My beloved, Kurdistan.

Your mountains rise with pride,
Upon their slopes roses bloom.
Dêrsim and Sine, you’ll never fade,
My homeland, Kurdistan.

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19/08/2025

Dekan Cave Massacre: 56 Years On, Scars of a Brutal Attack Remain Etched in Stone and Memory

On the 56th anniversary of the Dekan Cave Massacre, families mourn the 75 Kurds, mostly women and children, killed by the Ba'ath regime in 1969. Survivors demand the rebuilding of their abandoned village, as the site remains an unhealed wound.

-Details of the Massacre-
According to witnesses, on 18–19 August 1969, at 4 p.m., the Ba’ath army carried out a mass killing of defenseless civilians inside Dakān Cave. Villagers without weapons or means of defense had sought refuge there. One witness recalled: “The enemy shelled the surroundings and the village all night until morning, then the planes came. I counted 14 planes, arriving two by two, dropping bombs. On one side the planes bombarded, on the other side the artillery.” To save their lives, people fled into the cave. The number of victims, according to varying accounts, ranged between 70–80 people. Among them were 29 women, 6 pregnant women, and 37 children (7 under the age of one); the others were elderly men. In general, the victims’ ages ranged from infants in their mothers’ arms up to 80 years old. Nine others, severely burned, survived and were treated secretly in Akre.

🔗: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/858670

📸: The cemetery beside Dekan Cave, where the massacre took place. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

16/08/2025

Turkey Sees Danger from Israel—‘Attack from Israel Coordinating with Syrian Kurds’”

Turkey appears to have lost patience with the inability of the al-Sarra government to control the situation in Syria, as internal ethnic conflicts continue to threaten the country’s unity.
Ankara views the refusal of Syrian Kurdish forces to integrate into the Syrian state apparatus—as agreed in a memorandum signed last March—as a serious risk. The Kurds under Mazloum Kobani maintain a form of autonomy, distancing themselves both from the Syrian state and the Kurdish PKK, which is undergoing dissolution following orders from Öcalan and an agreement with the Turkish government.

Beyond this, Turkey sees a new threat: a potential attack from Israel, which is reportedly coordinating with Syrian Kurds. In response, Turkey and Syria signed a military cooperation agreement on Wednesday. Turkey will supply Syria with weapons, systems, and logistical tools, and may train the Syrian army in their use if needed.

According to journalistic sources, the agreement followed meetings between the foreign and defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of both countries. The memorandum aims to coordinate military training and cooperation, provide advisory support, exchange intelligence, and ensure the supply of military equipment and related services.
Regarding the Syrian Democratic Forces, still supported by the U.S., Ankara has warned of possible military action and maintains the right to strike if necessary.
Analysts note that the initial phase will focus on strengthening Syria’s defensive capabilities to stabilize the country and support the formation of a regular army.

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