Friends of Anna Campbell, the British anti-terror fighter killed in northern Syria, have occupied the roof of an arms company. They have taken the action to protest Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the UK. And they have a clear message about Theresa May as she meets with Erdoğan in London:
She is complicit in the...
A young girl has shown her anti-princess power by challenging sexist stereotypes at school. And she's really impressed Twitter users in the process.
"Badass"
TV historian Dan Snow tweeted the following about his daughter on 24 April:
https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/status/988672380661878785
This sparked a very positive reaction...
The Syrian conflict is incredibly complex. But one thing is clear - Turkey has been a main player in the ongoing war. And that's why the prize for biggest Syria bullshit so far goes to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On 12 April, the Turkish presidency put out the following tweet without the slightest hint of...
Canadian anti-terror fighter Hanna Böhman has long documented her time fighting against Daesh (Isis/Isil) in northern Syria. Now, she has spoken to The Canary. And she insists:
If we want real peace in the region, we have to stop selling weapons to Turkey
A documentary captured Böhman's story in 2017. In the film, she describes how...
A British woman has died in Afrin, Syria. So many of my friends are grieving. And Theresa May has blood on her hands. But it's not just Anna Campbell's blood. May, her government, and her arms trade cronies are smeared in the blood of all the thousands of people who have died in Afrin, Yemen and countless other places.
But if one...
WARNING: This article contains very disturbing images which may not be suitable for everyone and are not recommended for the faint-hearted.
A photo of alleged jihadists reportedly deployed by Turkey to attack people in the mainly Kurdish-populated province of Afrin (northern Syria) has been published on social media. Meanwhile, the...
A women's army has mobilised to defend the people of the mainly Kurdish-populated Afrin province of northern Syria against the invading Turkish military. This coincides with a call to arms by the international volunteer brigades which, alongside Kurds and their allies, have helped liberate whole swathes of Syria from Daesh...
Female fighters in northern Syria are currently advancing on the self-proclaimed Daesh (Isis/Isil) capital of Raqqa. The multi-ethnic but Kurdish-led Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) form part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Their goal, however, isn't just to defeat Daesh and the oppressive ideology it represents on the...
Kurdish-led militias fighting Daesh (Isis/Isil) in northern Syria have provided details this week of new attacks on villages which they had previously liberated from jihadi forces. But these attacks didn't come from Daesh. They came from Turkey. And as Donald Trump dithers on the fight against Daesh in Syria, Turkey has issued an...
The Canary has long reported on the Rojava region of northern Syria. And on the secular, multi-ethnic, and gender egalitarian democracy that has developed there in recent years. In particular, we've covered both its fight against Daesh (Isis/Isil) and the contribution that international volunteers have made to that cause. Now, one...
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