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AFK strengthens, protects, & promotes American-Kurdish relations & supports policies that advance the national security & prosperity of Americans & Kurds.
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American Friends of Kurdistan is the only independent, non-partisan American-Kurdish advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
Invest in AFK today.
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American Friends of Kurdistan stands with Armenia 🇦🇲
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#NoJetsForTurkey
Turkey wants American jets to target Kurds in Syria and Turkey, Armenians, religious minorities, refugee camps in Kurdistan Region, and to violate Greek airspace.
❌No additional F-16s
❌No F-16 upgrades
❌No F-35s
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American Friends of Kurdistan calls on President
@JoeBiden
to hold its
@NATO
“ally” Turkey accountable for the indiscriminate bombardment of northeast Syria where U.S. service members are stationed and attacks on the Kurdistan Region threatening our Kurdish allies.
@SecBlinken
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Turkey must be held accountable for its war crimes against the Kurdish people.
Free
#Kurdistan
!
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If you’re a Kurd, you’ve been bombed by a Turkish jet.
If you’re a Armenian, you’ve been bombed by a Turkish jet.
If you’re a religious minority in MENA, you’ve been bombed by a Turkish jet.
Even NATO ally Greece has to deal with the threat of Turkish jets.
#NoJetsForTurkey
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Happy Kurdistan Flag Day from American Friends of Kurdistan!
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The U.S.-SDF alliance continues to be strong.
This alliance is critical to a stable northeast Syria.
U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force JTAC, partnered with Syrian Democratic Forces in 2021, to conduct an Apache live-fire in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.
#OneMissionManyNations
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Turkey’s aggressive actions reminds us of why American Friends of Kurdistan and Coalition Members call on Congress to continue to deny Turkey additional and advanced F-16 jets.
@SFRCdems
@HellenicLeaders
@ANCA_DC
@indefchristians
@HinduAmerican
@meforum
#NoJetsForTurkey
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“Our message to the Biden administration and Congress is to not sell F-16 jets to Turkey because Turkey is using those jets to bomb civilian infrastructure and is killing civilians here in northeast Syria,” said SDF commander-in-chief Mazlum Kobane.
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American Friends of Kurdistan (AFK)
AFK is the first organization of its kind, founded in 2019 by a group of Americans who believe American policy toward Kurds and greater Kurdistan is lacking and all-too-often ignored.
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The death of Qassem Soleimani is welcomed among Kurds across Kurdistan.
Soleimani is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians in the region, and has threatened Kurdistan many times, most recently in 2017, when Kurds controlled Kirkuk.
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American Friends of Kurdistan will not rest until Turkey is held accountable, despite the transfer of new and upgraded F-16s.
The Kurdish people, America’s reliable allies in the Middle East, have had their legitimate security concerns ignored yet again.
@POTUS
@StateDept
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The Kurds are being used as scapegoats because Turkey’s president is facing a tough election battle and Iran’s mullahs are cornered by the months-long revolution in that country. Will Biden step in to help?
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US State Department urged to designate Turkey’s Grey Wolves as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
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#NoJetsForTurkey
, American Friends of Kurdistan is proud to be part of this growing coalition.
Find all the info via
@HellenicLeaders
site!
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Actions by the Government of Turkey in northeast Syria “pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
Via
@WhiteHouse
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House passed an amendment by Republican Congressman Don Bacon that would support the transfer of air defence systems to the Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga.
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Kurds in the autonomous Kurdistan Region capitol, Hewler (Erbil) welcome the New Year.
In Baghdad, the US embassy is attacked threatening American service members.
In 2020, we urge
@realDonaldTrump
to be bold, invest in Kurdistan and to let go of the failed “one Iraq” policy.
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By SDF General
@MazloumAbdi
“We call on the international community to immediately take concrete steps to prevent a Turkish invasion and to promote a political solution to the Kurdish conflict based on democracy, coexistence and equal rights.”
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Our stance is clear, Kurdish lives is not something to barter to appease Turkey.
Turkey has not changed its aggressive policy towards the Kurdish people and continues to act against the interests of the United States.
Turkey excels in hostage diplomacy, through NATO and in the
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Kurds, Americans, Armenians, Greeks, Cypriots gather to protest Erdogan’s visit to the White House.
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142 House lawmakers urge Biden to address Turkey’s human rights abuses during NATO summit |
Turkey thought it won over Congress, think again.
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American Friends of Kurdistan stands with Israel 🇮🇱 against Hamas terrorism.
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American Friends of Kurdistan wishes all a very Happy Newroz!
Newroz tan piroz be 🔥
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#Kurdistan
May Finally Acquire Air Defenses After Years Of Unprovoked Missile And Drone Attacks
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American Friends of Kurdistan along with our coalition partners calls on the United States to officially designate Turkey’s Grey Wolves as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
@HellenicLeaders
@ANCA_DC
@indefchristians
@meforum
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JOINT STATEMENT on Turkey's Threats of Invading Northeast Syria
“We pledge to pursue sanctions against Turkey should it undertake this unprovoked cross-border attack.”
@AFKurds
@ANCA_DC
@HellenicLeaders
@indefchristians
@meforum
@HinduAmerican
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American Friends of Kurdistan wishes Armenians a Happy Independence Day!
Stay strong 🇦🇲
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Biden admin calls on Turkey to release political prisoners.
However it falls short of mentioning Kurdish opposition Co-chair Selahattin Demirtas who is also a human rights lawyer, unlawfully jailed since 2016 and other Kurdish officials.
We urge
@POTUS
to prioritize Kurds too.
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American Friends of Kurdistan wants to see the Kurdistan flag represented in all mobile phones across the globe!
Share the hashtag
#emojiKRD
@Emojipedia
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March 16, 1988
Never Forget the Halabja Genocide where 5,000 Kurds lost their lives at the hands of the Baathists under Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime using chemical weapons.
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“Turkish authorities detained more than 200 people, including 38 children, for wearing Kurdish colors, in the run-up to and during March 21 Kurdish New Year celebrations, according to Turkish and Kurdish media reports.”
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American Friends of Kurdistans stands against any potential Turkish invasion of northeast Syria by Turkey.
The Biden administration must not allow Turkey to proceed.
We must stand with our partners the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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Honest words from President of France, Emmanuel Macron during NATO summit.
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“Kurds are denied autonomy — a more modest aspiration than independence — on their ancestral lands in Turkey, as well as on their ancestral lands in Iran.”
@CliffordDMay
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Turkey’s Strategy: Take advantage of the NATO alliance, stock up on American weapons and use it to land grab, threaten the sovereignty of neighbors, and target minorities.
#NoJetsForTurkey
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Thank you Senator
@ChrisVanHollen
for speaking up.
Turkey knows no limits.
Turkey will not stop until our Kurdish allies are eliminated.
Biden Administration must stand in solidarity with the
#Kurds
.
Here we go again. Erdogan has been saying for months that
#Turkey
would attack our Syrian Kurdish allies who led the fight against ISIS (see below). No one should be fooled now that he is doing so. Biden Admin should speak out forcefully.
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Kurds abstained from voting to kick the US out of Iraq, the Kurds loyalty to the US runs very deep. Qanta Ahmed
@MissDiagnosis
on Fox News.
The Case for Kurdish Independence in Iraq.
#Kurdistan
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Just In: “If Turkey were to obtain F-16 fighter systems, they would clearly be used in this new offensive against our Syrian Kurdish allies.”
@repdinatitus
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Turkey just bombed the Kurdistan Region, killing two children.
This is why we say
#NoJetsForTurkey
AFK stands with the Kurdish people across Kurdistan facing nonstop Turkish bombardment.
We call on
@SFRCdems
@HouseForeign
@StateDept
@POTUS
to sanction Turkey.
JOINT STATEMENT on Turkey's Threats of Invading Northeast Syria
“We pledge to pursue sanctions against Turkey should it undertake this unprovoked cross-border attack.”
@AFKurds
@ANCA_DC
@HellenicLeaders
@indefchristians
@meforum
@HinduAmerican
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32 years ago today, Saddam Hussein attacked the Kurdish city of Halabja with chemical weapons using sarin and mustard gas. March 16, 1988 was known as the Halabja Massacre, killing 5,000 people on the spot and impacting 12,000 since.
Never Forget.
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“The Pentagon is warning NATO member Turkey against a new military operation in Syria, after strikes in the country late last month endangered U.S. troops.”
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US lawmakers trying to prevent the approval F-16 fighter jets sale to Turkey
AFK is proud to support this letter.
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We love this!
@JohnCooper4Nash
representing Kurds and Kurdistan!
Nashville, Tennessee is home to America’s largest Kurdish population.
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This Day in History: December 13, 2003, Baathist Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was found in a hole near Tikrit, his home town.
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JUST IN: 10 US Senators call on Biden to hold Erdogan “accountable for his recent efforts to disenfranchise Turkey’s Kurdish population, undercut political pluralism in the country, and tighten his grip on power through anti-democratic means.”
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“Mr. President … the Turks are doing ethnic cleansing inside this area as they did in Afrin, America should not allow forced changes in demography and ethnic cleansing in the 21st century.”
@MazloumAbdi
message to
@realDonaldTrump
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Turkey wants American jets to bomb civilians.
NATO’s “valuable ally” Turkey just bombed the Kurdistan Region, killing two Kurdish children.
#NoJetsForTurkey
Was just sent this video.
Turkey’s bombing of civilians in Bamerni town near Amedi district in Duhok province of Kurdistan Region.
Two children are reported killed by Turkey.
This is your NATO ally.
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AFK Co-Founder & Spokesperson
@D_abdulkader
policy recommendations for U.S. Congress on Turkey:
-Recognize Armenian Genocide
-Remove Turkey from NATO
-Sanction Turkey under CAATSA
-Strengthen the Kurdish position, approach the Kurds inside Turkey.
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American Friends of Kurdistan team wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!
Here is a photo of Lake Dukan in Slemani, Kurdistan shaped like a Christmas tree 🎄
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Congressman
@RepChrisPappas
and 18 other members of Congress sends letter to Secretary
@SecBlinken
on Turkey’s S-400 purchase from Russia and object to new F-16s and modernization kits.
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Turkey continues to be a regional transit hub for the Islamic State group, even though the NATO ally has recently stepped up efforts to counter attempts to smuggle ISIS fighters and weaponry into war-torn Syria, a new Inspector General’s report says.
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New Jersey soldiers prepare for deployment to Syria and Iraq
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Majority of U.S. Senate urges
@POTUS
to pressure Turkey on horrible human rights record in a letter.
“In recent years, he [Erdogan] brazenly attacked U.S.-backed Kurds fighting ISIS in Syria.”
AFK is proud to have worked with many of these members.
🔗
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The murder of a 20-year-old Kurdish man in Ankara has launched a wave of accusations of discrimination in Turkey over the mistreatment of the ethnic minority.
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A clear message to ISIS and Turkey.
Joint military exercise between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US-led
@CJTFOIR
takes place northeast Syria.
VIDEO: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take part in a joint military exercise with forces of the US-led "Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve" coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province.
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We are proud to be part of the
#NoJetsForTurkey
coalition.
We are stronger together.
Turkey will be held accountable for its long list of human rights violations and military aggressions across the region.
“
#NoJetsForTurkey
has established itself among Washington’s most agile, sophisticated, and effective coalitions - delivering durable, policy-driven progress against deeply entrenched interests - both foreign and domestic.” - Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the
@ANCA_DC
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Help us strengthen, protect, and promote American-Kurdish relations in Washington, D.C. by donating to American Friends of Kurdistan today.
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Hold Turkey accountable for its actions.
Turkey bombed a hospital.
We are aware of the press reports concerning the Turkish operations in northern Iraq. We reaffirm our view that military action in Iraq should respect Iraqi sovereignty.
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American Friends of Kurdistan honors the 1.5 million lives lost during the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
Armenia is not alone.
🇦🇲
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Today is
#Kurdistan
Flag Day
The National Flag was introduced by the leaders of the Khoyboun, (independence) movement to represent the Kurds in their struggle for independence in 1920. It was first used as a state flag by the self-declared Kurdish Republic of Ararat 1927-1930.
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“Turkey bombs the Christian villages under the pretext of the existence of PKK militants, but currently there are no PKK militants in our area,” a Chaldean Catholic from the village of Sharanish said.
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Jin, Jiyan, Azadi
Women, Life, Freedom
Happy International Women’s Day!
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US forces watch Peshmerga distribute salaries in the Kurdistan Region.
Great step by US forces ensuring American taxpayers money does not go to waste.
AFK has played a role in implementing conditional support via Congress to KRG rather than a blank-check support.
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American Friends of Kurdistan stands with Armenia.
Turkey is directly involved in yet another conflict and is emboldening Azerbaijan.
We urge NATO to control its undemocratic and aggressive “ally” Turkey in fanning the flames between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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American Friends of Kurdistan is proud to support Senator
@SenRandPaul
Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res.60, to reject the Biden Administration’s effort to provide Turkey with F-16 aircraft as part of an extensive arms deal.
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American Friends of Kurdistan and coalition partners stand against Turkey’s military invasion of Syria.
This is not about “terrorists” this is about occupation, Turkification and annexation for Turkey.
@ANCA_DC
@HellenicLeaders
@indefchristians
@meforum
@HinduAmerican
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Turkish soldiers tortured two Kurdish villagers they had detained, throwing them from a helicopter after battering them, eyewitnesses claim.
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Just in: Canada suspends weapons exports to Turkey
The United States must follow.
“I have suspended the relevant export permits to Turkey.”
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#NoJetsForTurkey
“The sale of F-16s or upgrade kits to Turkey would set a dangerous precedent.”
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Erdogan should not be rewarded with a state visit, his hostility should be punished.
He is responsible for invading northeast Syria against our ally the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The legitimate security concerns of Syrians, including the Kurds needs to be addressed.
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In 2014, U.S. sailors were verbally and physically assaulted in Istanbul by Turkish nationalists.
Few years later, Erdogan threatened American soldiers in Syria with an “Ottoman slap.”
NATO “ally” Turkey.
#NoJetsForTurkey
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Turkey without nuclear weapons is dangerous enough.
Turkey with nukes? Brace yourselves.
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Turkey bombs a hospital, silence.
Turkey bombs Yazidis, silence.
Turkey bombs our allies SDF, silence.
AFK is patiently waiting for 'human rights' to be a top priority of this administration,
@SecBlinken
@JakeSullivan46
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Kurdish lives in exchange for NATO membership. This is how Turkey conducts diplomacy.
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American Friends of Kurdistan remembers Hevrin Khalaf, a Kurdish politician and civil engineer. She was executed by Turkish backed jihadists on October 12, 2019 in Syria.
Hevrin was known for her dedication to peace, Turkey hated her for it.
#HevrinKhalaf
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"Erdogan is saying no matter where you are from, if you are a Kurd and you want freedom, you're a terrorist. That's not true."
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Turkey remains to be a obstacle towards the complete defeat of ISIS by continuing to target our SDF partners in Syria.
@SFRCdems
must implement immediate sanctions on Turkey for putting our service members in harms way and for attacking the SDF.
Troubling reports of increased drone & other attacks into Northeastern Syria. The U.S. and its SDF partners must continue to ensure ISIS cannot rebuild itself in Syria, a mission that is critical to our interests in the region.
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Thank you Secretary Blinken.
We stand with the Kurdish Community and the people of France.
#JeSuisKurd
My deepest sympathies go out to the victims of the attack at the Kurdish cultural center in Paris. My thoughts are with the members of the Kurdish community and people of France on this sad day.
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AFK Co-Founder & Spokesperson
@D_abdulkader
speaks with
@DailyCaller
@STEPHMHAMILL
on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Kurds and the death of Qassem Soleimani.
“The President made the right decision to remove Qassem Soleimani from the region.”
@realDonaldTrump
Full:
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AFK President
@D_abdulkader
speaking alongside members of Congress at the Armenian Genocide commemoration on Capitol Hill.
“We have to call on Congress, we have to work together, and that’s why I’m proud as American Friends of Kurdistan, I’m proud to stand with the Armenian
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Six civil society groups in the United States have condemned renewed Turkish threats against Syrian Kurds, and called for sanctions against Turkey in the case that it launches yet another military campaign into northeast Syria.
@medyanews_
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Angelina Jolie celebrates World Refugee Day with friends from around the world, including
#Kurdistan
.
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Don’t forget to invest in American Friends of Kurdistan by donating today.
Your donation allows us to continue to be a voice for Kurds across Kurdistan.
AFK is the only independent advocacy and education organization working to strengthen U.S.-Kurdish relations in Washington,
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American Friends of Kurdistan stands in solidarity with American and Kurdish soldiers in Iraq and Kurdistan.
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