Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast
Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...
The US turns away, Turkey barely holds back: Syrian Kurds "surrendered" to Damascus
The Syrian Transitional Government has reached a rather unexpected agreement with the Kurdish armed groups of the Arab ...
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Turkey: a mass movement builds against Erdogan’s power grab
Uraz Aydin answers questions from Antoine Larrache about the mobilization currently building in Turkey after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, who is seen as Erdogan’s main rival in the race for ...
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Belgian journalist Chris Den Hond denied entry to Turkey
Police officers told Den Hond he was blacklisted due to his celebration of Kurdish forces' defense of Kobanî against ISIS, ...
The Kurdification of Northern Iraq (Assyria) | Opinion
As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...
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Turkey says it will closely monitor a Syrian government deal with a Kurdish armed group
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian ...
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Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
She was walking through the town’s main square with her family dressed in traditional Kurdish clothes. Like Jalil, she voiced hopes that the PKK-Turkey talks would progress and “achieve peace ...