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.

Members of the all women Martyr Ayaz Çiya battalion staff checkpoints and stop vehicles in the Halko neighbourhood on February 8, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria.
Kurdish female fighters in northeastern Syria.

After fighting ISIS, Kurdish women fighters search for a place in Syria's new order - analysis

KURDISH FIGHTERS from the Qamishli Brigade on parade last month.

The Kurds rose as Syria and Iraq collapsed - now, their fortunes are reversing

Children hold signs on the day Syrian Kurds demonstrate to mark Kurdish Language Day, demanding constitutional recognition of the Kurdish language by the Syrian government, in Qamishli, Syria, May 14, 2026.

Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder


Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor on suspected terrorism links

The HDP governs many cities in the southeast of Turkey and typically appoints one male and one female co-mayor to promote gender equality.

KURDISH PESHMERGA troops overlooking ISIS-held territory in September.

Germany starts shipping arms to Turkey, could be used against Kurds

The German Green Party also urged a weapons ban for Turkey.

Turkish army vehicles and military personnel are stationed near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 12, 2019

Ethnic cleansing is not the answer to the Kurdish question

YET FOR the Kurds, this is all too familiar. They have been facing persecution, ethnic cleansing, and genocide since after World War I, when the contours of the modern Middle East took shape.

KURDISH PESHMERGA troops overlooking ISIS-held territory in September.

U.S. admits Syrian Christians endangered by Turkish invasion of Syria

Armenian Church becomes center of controversy after pictures emerge of it having been vandalized and Turkey claimed to have “repaired” it.

Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019.

Turkey, Russia hold 2nd joint north Syria patrol, near Kobani

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the YPG had not withdrawn from that planned "safe zone," despite Turkey's agreements with both Russia and the United States.

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters ride on a military truck near the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 12, 2019

The US and the Kurds – from being welcomed to being rejected with stones

Today, history is being repeated against another indigenous population in the same part of the world: the Kurds.

Displaced Kurds stuck at a border after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, wait to try cross to the Iraqi side, at the Semalka crossing, next Derik city, Syria, October 21, 2019

Turkish pro-gov media orders Qatar to 'weed out' critical journalists

Editorial says Turkey and Qatar are ‘strategic partners’ and accuses Israel and other countries of ‘ganging up’ on Qatar

Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019

Turkey's Erdogan may call off U.S. trip after Congress votes

Erdogan is due in Washington on Nov. 13 at President Donald Trump's invitation, but said last week that the votes put a "question mark" over the plans.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump talks to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in July.

UN open to Turkish plan for northern Syria as 300,000 Kurds forced out

It now appears that NATO, the UN, Russia and other world powers will work to prevent the return of people who fled Turkey’s offensive and to settle others in their place.

Turkish army vehicles and military personnel are stationed near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 12, 2019

Above the Fold: Obligation to support the Kurds

More than an obligation, it’s a commandment.

KURDISH AND ARAB protesters chant slogans against Turkish President Tayip Erdogan in Qamishli, Syria, Wednesday.