Northeast Syrian authorities close down Kurdish news outlet
Tensions are running high between Kurdish political parties in the region following clashes in neighboring Iraq.
Northeast Syrian officials closed down the Iraqi Kurdish news outlet Kurdistan 24 on Sunday, contributing to worsening relations between Kurdish parties in Syria and Iraq.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that Kurdistan 24 “published hate speech” and “sowed discord among the Kurdish people.” As a result, authorities revoked the registration of Kurdistan 24’s office, the administration said in a press release.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, which some Kurds refer to as Rojava, is a self-governing region in northeast Syria. The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) is the political leadership of the region and its main military force is the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The Democratic Union Party (PYD) is one of of the main participants in the SDC.
The administration did not specify which of Kurdistan 24’s content constituted hate speech.
