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POLICE raided Kurdish institutions and the homes of representatives of the community in the early hours of this morning in London, arresting at least six people.
The Kurdish Community Centre, in north London, will remain closed for up to two weeks, police said, as it is searched as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Members of the community and supporters gathered outside the community centre in Haringey in protest.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
