AFK strengthens, protects & promotes American-Kurdish relations. AFK 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.
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Amedspor is from Diyarbakir — 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) southeast of Istanbul and the largest Kurdish-majority city in the country. In the view of many Kurds, it is the informal capital of Kurdistan, a geo-cultural region and stateless nation in West Asia.
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“Erdogan has murdered thousands of Kurdish civilians” 🎯
PM Netanyahu at the UN 🔥
US severs Iran’s ‘financial lifeline’ to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions: ‘Find out the hard way’
Turkey is no “ally”.
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Surprise surprise.
Turkish bank “facilitated tens of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force and provide the Iranian regime with key correspondent banking access that allows it to move its funds internationally.”
This bank is heavily tied to the Erdogan regime, the same guy we apparently want to give F-35 jets too.
As I’ve been repeatedly saying—Turkey works hand in hand with the Iranian regime and has been key to helping the mullahs survive.
Time to give Turkey the boot 🥾 from NATO.
Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, Treasury severed the Iranian regime’s critical financial lifelines in Türkiye. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank and its subsidiaries, which have facilitated tens of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force and provide the Iranian regime with key correspondent banking access that allows it to move its funds internationally.
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'It's the Kurds who have the US's back in the Middle East'
Kurdish activist Diliman Abdulkader (@D_abdulkader) tells @natasharaquel_ on #MiddleEastNow
Founder of American Friends of Kurdistan, @D_abdulkader joined @i24NEWS_EN to discuss the military aid cuts by the Pentagon to the Peshmerga in the autonomous Kurdistan Region.
Diliman argued that this is the wrong strategy and that the U.S. should continue supporting the Kurds just as they’ve had America’s back for decades in the Middle East.
A Kurdish Warning on Turkey | Watch the latest interview with @D_abdulkader, founder of American Friends of Kurdistan discussing the Kurds, Syria, Turkey and Israel.
@MisgavINSen @Laura_L_Cellier
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Diliman Abdulkader on Tom Barrack: "If you didn't know who he was, you'd think he represents Turkey." 🇹🇷
He sees the Middle East as a business deal. But he ignores real historical grievances.
That's not how the region works.
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@Laura_L_Cellier @D_abdulkader
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Link to full interview with Diliman Abdulkader: youtu.be/dUm7YT9iMB0
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American Friends of Kurdistan founder @D_abdulkader latest interview with @Laura_L_Cellier.
Full conversation available tomorrow.
"The Kurds were under immense pressure from the Turks, the Saudis, the Qataris and of course, from Tom Barrack"
@D_abdulkader on why the SDF had to disband and what this means for Kurdish self-determination.
On tomorrow's Israel in 10 with @MisgavINSen
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"The Kurds were under immense pressure from the Turks, the Saudis, the Qataris and of course, from Tom Barrack"
@D_abdulkader on why the SDF had to disband and what this means for Kurdish self-determination.
On tomorrow's Israel in 10 with @MisgavINSen
American Friends of Kurdistan retweeted
Enjoyed the interview, thanks for having me on Laura!
I discuss the latest on the Kurds👇
"The Kurds were under immense pressure from the Turks, the Saudis, the Qataris and of course, from Tom Barrack"
@D_abdulkader on why the SDF had to disband and what this means for Kurdish self-determination.
On tomorrow's Israel in 10 with @MisgavINSen
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Turkey bombed the Kurds in Syria for over a decade straight is suddenly concerned about “Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Laughable.
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Reminder, an independent Kurdistan is the only solution for the Kurds in the Middle East. Full stop.
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Senator Rick Scott:
“Turkey needs to stop playing around, stop shilling for terrorists, and start acting like the NATO “ally” they pretend to be.”
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Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani served as a backchannel to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“According to two sources with direct knowledge of the call, Gabbard told Barzani that the administration thought he could help get in touch with the commander of the IRGC, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi.”
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Kurds Don’t Bend the Knee: @D_abdulkader, founder of @AFKurds, explains that Kurds have survived because they’re willing to fight for their identity and culture.
From our recent webinar Uniting Against Extremism. Link here: youtu.be/ZGEpsxZAz5A?is=jsCa…
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'The Kurds are now exposed, and have to rethink their strategy to look after their own strong central command that can withstand threats from Iran.'
Diliman Abdulkader (@D_abdulkader) joins @natasharaquel_ on #MiddleEastNow
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I call on the Kurds to unite their Peshmerga so they can end the feeling of “abandonment.”
Watch👇
Founder of American Friends of Kurdistan, @D_abdulkader joins @i24NEWS_EN to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Kurdistan Region and the implications it could have on the ground.