Investigations

The Investigative Journal organized a conference in Washington DC on November 11th to launch the report and discuss its findings during the ongoing Turkish invasion of Syria. Dr. Ahmet S. Yayla, former chief of Turkish National Police Counterterrorism Division presents his research based on exclusive evidence, first-hand information and in-depth analysis.

The center of Kobani, Syria is bustling, but the mood is grim. Shoppers and shop owners chat in hushed tones, trading the latest news and rumors they’ve heard about the increasingly tense and complex situation in the region.

Jwnaid Murad walked down the dairy aisle of Las Market, the 1000-square-meter grocery store he owns in New Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. “150 years ago, Ottomans beheaded my great grandfather a little bit south of Erbil,” he said.

For the past few years the world witnessed individuals and their families from different countries traveling to join the group known as ISIS or Daesh. One estimate is 27,000- 31,000.

Last week, Turkish President Erdogan announced the start of Operation Peace Spring, a joint operation in predominantly Kurdish northeast Syria between Turkish armed forced and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions.