A journalist who has been detained for almost two weeks used a hunger strike to force the Iraqi government to divulge her location and allow a visit from the German Embassy.  Marlene Forster, a German media worker, was researching the culture and social conditions of the Yazidi people in this region when she and her colleague were arrested by the Iraqi Army.

60sec Update Journalist, On Hunger Strike, Forces Action from Iraqi Govt

Turkey will begin a massive invasion of Rojava starting as early as this week.  Last Monday Turkish President Erdogan said that the army is “taking steps regarding the missing parts of the work we started to create a safe zone at a depth of 30 kilometers along with our southern borders.”  He is referring to Turkey's last major operation in 2019 in which the Turkish Army took over large swaths of territory.

The military operation will likely be launched during a meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (MKG) on Thursday. 

Turkey's pending invasion of Rojava has implications for Kurds and Yazidis here in Sinjar.  Last April, when the Iraqi Army initiated an attack on Sinjar defense forces, it was done in coordination with Turkey's invasion of the Zap and Metina regions of Northern Iraq.  The townspeople of Sinjar fear that the Iraqi Army may be timing their military operations with Turkey once again, which would mean possible attacks on the Sinjar defenses.  The YBS defense forces of Sinjar also report heightened patrols of Turkish drones throughout this region.

60sec Update: Turkey Will Invade Rojava This Week, Says Erdogan

American filmmaker follows Yezidi townspeople as they defend and rebuild their communities and face deadly threats of invasion from all sides.

60sec Update: Turkey Will Invade Rojava This Week, Says Erdogan

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