Kurdish-Turkish duel in Syria: Who will Trump choose?
Donald Trump with Erdogan (left), and Gen Mazloum Abdi Battles are raging in the northeast region of Syria, between the ...
Leaders from rival Kurdish groups look to mend ties during Syria upheaval
The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a ...
Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says
Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...
Syria’s new government is already oppressing women, posing a dire threat to their future
The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...
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Returns, deaths as YPG loses ground, carries out attacks in Syria
Displaced residents of Syria’s Tal Rifaat are trickling back into the district after its liberation from the U.S.-backed YPG ...
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Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.
Negotiators Zero in on Potential Deal to Disarm Syria's Last Battleground
Officials on all sides worry that failure to reach a ceasefire and longer-term political accord in the northeast could ...
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Why Syria Failed to Develop into a Democracy and Became a Mukhabarat State
The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form an army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...
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CENTCOM urges Iraq to repatriate nationals from Kurdish-held Syria camps
US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander General Michael “Erik” Kurilla visited Iraq and the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday and ...
PKK would leave Syria if Kurdish forces keep leadership role, official says
An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern ...
Sweden Eyes Charges Against Man Over 2014 Killing of Jordan Pilot in Syria
The Islamic State militant group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, captured Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh in December 2014 and later published a ...