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Kurds

Taking stock of Sharaa’s rule in Syria, one year after the fall of Assad

Analysis
Middle East

PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan, warns peace process will halt

Middle East
Revisited

Turkey's Kurdish city of Diyarbakir hopes for peace following PKK dissolution

Europe

Kurdish PKK says it is withdrawing all forces from Turkey to northern Iraq

Asia / Pacific

Syria agrees to 'comprehensive ceasefire' with Kurds, defence minister says

Middle East

Syrian army redeploys near SDF frontlines as tensions flare

Middle East
Tête à tête

No doubt IS group 'will rise again' if US forces withdraw from Iraq, Barzani says

Middle East

Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF exchange accusations over northern Syria attack

Middle East

Paris to host talks on integrating Kurdish administration into Syrian state

Middle East

Syria: Kurdish fighters destroy weapons in historic step for peace

Middle East

PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan

Asia / Pacific
The Observers

Attack on the Tishrin Dam in Syria; a "UFO" found in Guinea (25/1/2025)

PKK rejects 'exile' of its members from Turkey after agreeing to disband

Middle East

'Historic' peace initiative: PKK to disband, seeks democratic, cultural, educational Kurdish rights

Middle East

Kurdish militant group PKK ends decades of armed struggle

Asia / Pacific

Does Erdogan seek to 'drive wedge' between opposition and Kurds by 'winning over' Kurdish support?

Middle East

Turkey: Kurds torn between fear and hope after PKK's historic call for peace

Focus

In Syria, fate of French families in IS group camps remains uncertain

Middle East
Focus

Kurdish fighters hesitate to join Syria's vision of a unified army

Middle East

Turkey's CHP trying to find model of 'sustainable resistance' against Erdogan, analyst says

Europe
A propos

Syrian Kurds celebrate Damascus deal as coastal residents remain wary after violence

Middle East

Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence

Middle East

Syria's government signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF forces in the northeast

Middle East

Syria 'duelling traumas: Until there's serious effort at transitional justice', unrest will continue

Expert Analysis
Middle East
The Debate

Erdogan's gambit: Could Turkey's president make peace with PKK?

Europe

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm, in shift that could shake up region

Why has PKK leader Ocalan called on group to disarm and dissolve?

Ocalan calls for PKK to drop weapons, be dissolved

Leader Ocalan urges Kurdish militant group PKK to dissolve and lay down its arms

Focus

After fall of Assad, Syrian Kurds in Iraqi refugee camps face uncertain future

Middle East

After fall of Assad, Syrian Kurds in Iraqi refugee camps face uncertain future

The Debate

Syria's promise: Will new masters of Damascus deliver unity and justice?

Middle East

'New steps, new commitments would be proof of good faith from this new Syrian authority'

Expert Analysis
Middle East

Syria's quest for 'national unity': On paper, principles of diversity & inclusivity 'almost perfect'

Expert Analysis
Middle East

Macron urges Syria's interim government to join US-led anti-extremist coalition

Europe

Syria's top diplomat to attend Paris conference on his country's political transition

Syria's top diplomat to attend Paris conference on his country's political transition

France

‘Door to negotiation’ with Kurdish-led SDF open, says Syrian minister

Middle East

How Syria’s Tishrin Dam has become a focal point of fighting between rebel groups

Turkey sidelines France in favour of US partnership in northeast Syria

Europe

Western and Arab countries across the globe 'want to make sure Syria is "stable going forward'

Middle East

Turkish foreign minister reacts to new initiative with jailed PKK leader Ocalan

Middle East

Syrian authorities say armed groups agree to disband, merge under defence ministry

Middle East

Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says state to control all weapons

Middle East

'World has history of once-radical rebel leaders having to moderate to face realities of governance'

Leader of Syrian Kurdish forces speaks to FRANCE 24

Middle East

Thousands take to the streets in northeast Syria in support of Kurdish-led force

Middle East

'Syria one of the most underfunded humanitarian catastrophes in years'

'Iran becoming more & more isolated': Erdogan believes he has 'more say in Arab world' than Khamenei

Tens of thousands of Syrians gather across Syria to celebrate fall of Assad

Middle East
A propos

'Kurdish leaders' warnings went unheeded for years and years', analyst says

Middle East

Who are the main rebel factions operating in Syria?

Middle East

Celebrations in central Damascus on first night without curfew

Middle East

Turkish-backed forces launch offensive in a Kurdish-held area of Northern Syria

Middle East

Kurds' dream of self-rule under threat as Turkish-backed forces sweep across Syria

Analysis
Middle East
The Debate

Domino effect? Assad's allies stretched thin as Syrian rebels pounce

Middle East

Turkey sacks three more mayors in Kurdish-majority southeast

Asia / Pacific

Kurdish rebel group PKK claim deadly attack in Turkey's capital

Europe

At least a dozen civilians killed in Turkish strikes, says Kurdish-led Syria force

Middle East

Turkish court sentenced Kurdish leader to 42 years over 2014 unrest

Turkey

Deadly car bombing rips through market in northern Syria

Middle East

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party enters Istanbul mayor's race

Asia / Pacific

Turkey launches fresh strikes on Kurdish targets in Syria in retaliation for Ankara bombing

Middle East

Syria escalation: Drone attack kills 112 at military academy as Turkey pounds northeast

Turkey says 26 militants 'neutralised' as conflict escalates in Syria

Turkey arrests dozens of suspected Kurdish militants following Ankara attack

Asia / Pacific

‘The situation is tipping into the unknown’: Clashes between Kurdish forces and Arab tribes in Syria

NATO applicant Sweden jails Kurdish man for attempting to finance PKK militants

Europe

9 months since Mahsa Amini's death: What's changed?

Iran
Middle East

Nine months since Mahsa Amini death: Regime's biggest threat to power since the 1978 revolution

Iran
Middle East

Sweden to extradite self-proclaimed PKK supporter to Turkey amid NATO bid

Europe

Erdogan backs Kurdish Islamist party – and women pay the price

On the ground
Middle East