Tag: Kurds
What to Know About the P.K.K. and Its Fight Against Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish acronym P.K.K., said on Monday that it would lay down arms and disband, ending a...
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
A Kurdish group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said on Monday that it would lay...
Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia
Syria’s interim government is bringing together people from the country’s many religions and sects for a two-day national dialogue that began on Monday.What...
Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze
President Trump’s sweeping executive order to halt foreign aid threatens to freeze a U.S. program supporting security forces inside a notorious camp in...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de...
Kurds fear resurgence of Islamic State group in Syria
BBC/Michael Steininger"The new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made an address, saying he will give everyone their freedom. We also want freedom. We want...
