Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria, and make up between 5 and 10 percent of the Syrian population. [24][12][2][10][1] The estimates are diluted due to the effects of the Syrian civil war and the permeability of the Syrian-Turkish border. [25] .

Syrian Kurdistan[a] or Rojava (Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê, lit. 'Kurdistan where the sun sets') is a region in northern Syria where Kurds form the majority. It is surrounding three noncontiguous enclaves along the Turkish and Iraqi borders: Afrin in the northwest, Kobani in the north, and Jazira in the northeast. [1] .

Oct 9, 2019 · Hundreds of Kurdish people living in northern Syria near the Turkish border are fleeing, herding their loved ones and running from an unknown fate as fires blaze behind them.

Dec 12, 2024 · Over the course of Syria’s civil war, Kurdish fighters have fended off an array of armed factions, partnered with the U.S. to rout the Islamic State group and carved out a largely autonomous region in the country’s oil-rich east. But the …

3 days ago · ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the Islamic State group, a move that would allow the United States to cut ties with Kurdish militants in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said Sunday. Washington’s decadelong relationship with Kurdish-led forces in Syria is opposed by Turkey.

Jan 16, 2025 · IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups met in northern Iraq on Thursday in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a time when the political upheaval in Syria has left Kurds in the region facing an uncertain future.

Dec 13, 2024 · Clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian militias could be one of the biggest potential problems in Syria as the country grapples with life after dictator Bashar Assad.

Jan 19, 2025 · The question is key for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of forces dominated by the Kurdish militiamen of the People's Protection Units (YPG), have been governing the region for...

1 day ago · Mr. Erdogan, too, spoke of unifying all of Syria under the new government and said he appreciated the new authorities’ “strong will to fight terror,” a reference to the Kurdish-led militia.

Jan 28, 2025 · Syrian Kurds wave independence-era flags at a demonstration in support of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Qamishli on December 19 2024.