‘Someone’s listening’: Fear and longing in Syria’s al-Hol detention camp | ISIL/ISIS News
Many of the camp’s detainees had opted to stay home that dusty day, but Asma decided to brave the elements and take advantage of a…
US’s Rubio hails Syria deal with Kurds, calls for non-sectarian governance | Donald Trump News
Top US diplomat endorses agreement to integrate Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into state institutions.The United States has welcomed Syria’s agreement to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian…
Cease-fire halts decades-old conflict between Turkey, Kurds
President Donald Trump gestures to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on November 13, 2019, and Erdogan might benefit politically from a…
Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband a ‘historic opportunity’ | Recep Tayyip Erdogan News
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal for his outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disband and disarm was a “historic opportunity”…
Will PKK leader Ocalan’s call for group to dissolve end Turkiye conflict? | PKK News
Abdullah Ocalan, the founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has issued a statement from prison calling upon the group to dissolve itself…
Syrian minister rejects Kurdish-led SDF’s proposal for own military bloc | Syria’s War News
Integrating Syria’s myriad armed groups into unified command structure is a priority of the new government.Syria’s new defence minister has said it would not be…
Turkiye says Kurdish-led armed groups in Syria will be ‘eliminated’ | Kurds News
FM Hakan Fidan says only ‘a matter of time before YPG is eliminated’ in Syria, urges West to cease supporting group.Turkiye’s foreign minister has said…
New Rulers of Syria and the Challenges of Building a State
What happened in Syria cannot be summarized as the fall of the ruling regime and the rise of another, due to Syria’s importance in the…
Turkiye to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed PKK founder | PKK News
DEM Party expected to hold face-to-face meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in prison for 25 years.Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit…
Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms | Syria’s War News
Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has…
Syria’s al-Sharaa begins building new administration | Syria’s War
NewsFeedSyria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa has set the tone for the country’s new administration stressing unity and building a single military force, during his…
Fighters who overthrew al-Assad claim control of Syria’s Deir Az Zor city | Syria’s War News
Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said the city and its military airport are fully ‘liberated’.Fighters in Syria who have overthrown former President Bashar al-Assad say they…
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region votes for new parliament | Elections News
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying to get elected to the 100-seat regional parliament.Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are casting…
Authorities in northern Iraq report casualties from Turkish drone strike | Freedom of the Press News
Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists.Local authorities and news outlets in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous…
Iraq’s overreliance on oil threatens economic, political strife | Oil and Gas News
With an economy so reliant on oil, Iraq has long faced a tough balancing act between the short-term gains that can come from ramping up…
Murder of trans woman still haunts LGBTQ+ Iraqi Kurds
Doski Azad dared to live openly as a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan, but her murder two years ago shattered the enclave’s reputation as a…