For a while, Turkish media affiliated with Erdogan’s government have been spreading false and misleading information linking the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to Iranian regime forces. A ...

In 1945, Kurds sought to fill the vacuum left by the end of World War II in Iran to establish their own state, the Mahabad Republic. Mullah Mustafa became its defense minister. The Kurds’ gamble ...

The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...

“But now the world is silent in the face of attacks by Turkey and its proxy militias, allowing ISIS to strengthen once again.” There was no love lost between Assad and the Kurds. Father and ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and ...

Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, could be any suburb in the Tokyo orbit. Population 600,000. Thirty minutes by train from the metropolitan core, where many residents work, though local industry ...

Omer immigrated to Canada in 2017, but his connection to his homeland remains strong. Before arriving, he was a vocal critic ...

“The security of Kurds was essential for a free Syria ... imposed on Öcalan’s ability to communicate with the outside world. Although many factors favour a political solution to the Kurdish ...

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“The Kurds have many friends in Europe ... and international solidarity of all people in the world. But I think, as a parliamentarian, and also someone who has roots in Kurdistan, I think ...

As he prepares for office, though, he and Vance appear headed for a decision that could derail the entirety of Trump’s second term: the abandonment of Syria’s Kurds in the face of Turkish ...