Kurdish controlled syria
Seven years after being displaced, Kurdish families return to Serekaniye - analysis
In 2019, the US briefly considered leaving Syria. It evacuated some posts in the area, not wanting to be in the middle of fighting. It took time for the area to stabilize.
After fighting ISIS, Kurdish women fighters search for a place in Syria's new order - analysis
The Kurds rose as Syria and Iraq collapsed - now, their fortunes are reversing
Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder
Kurdish women helped defeat ISIS in Syria. What is next for them as SDF dissolves? - analysis
Will the women who played such a heroic and key role in defeating ISIS receive new roles in Syria's new security force, or be left behind?
Iraqi Kurdistan emerges as a key diplomatic bridge between US and Iran - analysis
Nechirvan Barzani’s ties with Washington, Tehran and regional Kurdish actors have positioned Iraqi Kurdistan as a key diplomatic bridge.
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.
The strategic misjudgment of the Kurdish factor in Iran’s war - opinion
While Washington initially expressed rhetorical support for the Kurdish opposition, it later issued more cautious messages discouraging active Kurdish involvement in the conflict.
Syria’s limited Kurdish election exposes limits of Damascus’s democratic transition - analysis
Syria had already held types of limited elections in other areas of Syria last year. However, areas outside government control did not hold a vote.
Petty clashes over a sign in Syria risk snowballing into real conflict
Protesters in Hasakah and also in Qamishli object to the removal of Kurdish from official signs on government buildings.
EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows
Syria, which had most Western sanctions lifted at the end of last year, is seeking broader integration into the international community under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Israel's national security dependent on supporting Kurdish cause, Kurdish leader says
“National security is achieved only through support for the cause. We are talking about a new Middle East with four key countries: Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. The Kurds are in all of them."
Kurds’ monumental role in defeating ISIS deserves recognition - analysis
As the anti-ISIS Coalition embraces Syria, the Kurdish role in the war on ISIS in Iraq and Syria also deserves recognition.
Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
BEHIND THE LINES: The arrival of Syrian forces to Qamishli sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
