Kurds
Coup to crackdown: Erdogan’s unfinished war on Turkey’s Kurds - opinion
Fifteen percent of the Turkish population, approximately 16 million, are Kurds, and Erdogan needs to accept that they have a right to live their lives as they see fit.
As Syrian forces push northeast, Kurds mobilize against new jihadi assault
Six stabbed during Kurdish rally in Antwerp, four suspects arrested
Iraq says it will begin legal proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
Ahmed al-Sharaa's recognition as statesman shows Western policy's shortsightedness - opinion
Political Islam is not a sudden flare-up of religious fanaticism, but a powerful instrument that has evolved over centuries.
Kurds and Israel: Distant proximity, strategic partnership - opinion
Kurds are not cold toward Israel but merely strategically distant, which does not reject the possibility of partnership.
Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says
Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.
Israel exploited Assad govt's fall to impose expansionist, destabilizing project, Syrian FM claims
Syrian FM Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani accused Israel of pursuing expansionist goals and said Moscow aided Assad’s regime, as Syria rebuilds ties with China.
Syria sends mixed signals on integration of US-backed SDF into security forces - analysis
Damascus and the SDF both have some mixed messages on the path forward with the SDF, although everyone wants to see progress.
Will the US-backed SDF integrate with Syria’s new security forces? - analysis
Since the Assad regime fell, Syrian Kurdish-led forces have clashed with the new government's forces.
Syria’s SDF anti-ISIS fighters look to future after 10 year anniversary
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces mark 10 years as a US-backed anti-ISIS force, signaling plans to integrate with the Syrian army under a new deal.
Syria after the election and the betrayal of Western values - opinion
The political exclusion of Syria’s democratic and secular forces, including Kurdish and Druze communities, is concerning.
Can Syria prevent a new crisis with Kurds from developing? - analysis
After deadly clashes in Aleppo, Syria’s transitional government reached a ceasefire with Kurdish forces to stabilize the north.
Syrian army redeploys near SDF fronts in northeast Syria as clashes rise
Kurdish SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami accused factions belonging to the Damascus government of attempting to enter two Kurdish-held districts of Aleppo with tanks.