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 ...
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Syria's new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights
Syria's new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands and fails to include ...
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The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant
With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the country’s future. The recent agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led ...
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In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces reach agreement with new government
(SOUNDBITE OF PEN SCRATCHING) ARRAF: The commander of the Kurdish-led forces and the interim Syrian president - the Syrian flag behind them - signed a two-page document aimed at bringing the Kurdish ...
Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.
Syria’s leader signs deal to integrate Kurdish forces into new regime
Agreement with US-backed group puts all border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, airports and oil fields in northeast Syria ...
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Syria’s New Constitutional Declaration: A Divisive Step Forward or a Setback for Pluralism?
While some have praised the constitutional draft as a step toward stability, others have raised significant concerns over the ...
‘This is a civil war’: Syria’s Kurds watch nervously as new violence spreads
More than 1,000 people have been killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Latakia region. For the Kurds, the bloodshed only ...
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In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces reach agreement with new government
(SOUNDBITE OF PEN SCRATCHING) ARRAF: The commander of the Kurdish-led forces and the interim Syrian president - the Syrian flag behind them - signed a two-page document aimed at bringing the ...