Sarah Parker
17 October 2019 · · Kurdish struggle, Middle East, Turkey
Erdogan launches reign of terror to crush Rojava
By Sarah Parker and Phil Hearse “They didn’t help us in Normandy, in the Second World War” was Donald Trump’s less than entirely relevant comment on the fate of Syrian Kurds, after his green…
24 January 2016 ·
The world’s eyes are on Turkey
Sarah Parker analyses recent developments in Turkish politics The situation in Turkey is changing quickly, but to see where things are now, it is useful to look back at the events of the las…
14 October 2014 · · 5 comments
Kobani - what can we do to help?
The fate of the town of Kobani, under intense siege for several weeks, is in the balance. Sarah Parker explains the background. The representatives of the people of Kobani have been demandin…
7 October 2014 · · 1 comment
Kobane solidarity update
Sarah Parker The situation in Kobane is getting tougher by the hour – fierce fighting around the outside and in the outskirts between the defenders of the Kurdish town and ISIS forces. Prote…
2 October 2014 · · 2 comments
Why and how we should oppose ISIS
Sarah Parker looks at how and why we should oppose ISIS. Sarah argues that we should also oppose US and British airstrikes because they are intended to increase imperialist control over the …
22 August 2014 · · 6 comments
Kurds resist Islamic State butchers
Kurdish fighters If we are looking for any signs of hope in the long-running tragedy of the people of Iraq, suffering from the rapaciousness of outside powers and the tyranny of sectarian pa…
13 July 2014 · · 1 comment
Defend Kobanê against ISIS!
The Kurds of Kobanê are fighting for their lives against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS) writes Sarah Parker. A ssaults on the area began two years ago but have increased in intensit…