PKK official denies claims of Maher al-Assad in Iraq's Kurdistan
Dec 23, 2024 · The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) categorically denied allegations that Maher al-Assad, the brother of Syria's former dictator Bashar al-Assad and head of the Fourth …
ENKS representative urges PKK ban from Syria | Rudaw.net
Jan 5, 2025 · A Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) representative on Sunday said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) must be banned from Syria to safeguard the rights of Kurds.
Syria's Kurds Unite against Assad, but Not with Opposition
Jul 31, 2012 · Syria's Kurds have lately been sharply split between two major movements: the Party of Unity and Democracy (PYD), founded in 2003, which collaborated both with the …
Three questions to understand the Kurds' situation in Syria
Jan 19, 2025 · After Aleppo fell to the HTS offensive that led to ex-dictator Bashar al-Assad's flight, the SNA, which had participated in capturing Aleppo, then turned north to attack the …
Syria: why the Kurds had little option but to do a deal with Bashar al ...
Oct 16, 2019 · Turkey accuses the SDF of links with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been fighting an insurgency against Turkey since 1984 for the recognition of Kurdish rights …
Why the Kurdish Question Remains West Asia’s Litmus Test to …
Dec 13, 2024 · Viewing the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a group it considers a terrorist organisation, Türkiye intervened militarily to counteract these …
Why Kurds face an uncertain future in Ahmed Al-Shara’s rebel-led …
Jan 20, 2025 · Turkey, which sees these groups as extensions of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), quickly rebuffed Abdi’s call and continued its military activities and build-up in the …
Syria's U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition faces uncertain future : NPR
Dec 27, 2024 · Turkey says the main militia force in the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition is the Syrian arm of the Kurdistan Workers Party – an insurgent group better known as the PKK …
Amid divisions, Kurds pursue unified representation in post-Assad …
Dec 26, 2024 · HTS officials, including leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, have said that Kurdish rights will be protected in Syria.
The Middle East After the Fall of Assad - Jacobin
Jan 3, 2025 · Obviously, there are directly Turkish-backed rebels in the north of Syria, used as a beachhead — especially to counter what they see as PKK [Kurdistan Workers’ Party] activity …