In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

Although the new Syrian authorities have shown openness toward them, the Kurdish forces, which lead the autonomous entity in ...

the United States must use its weight in NATO to keep Turkey from wiping the SDF off the map via its proxies. While Turkey vehemently opposes the nationalist aspirations of Syria’s Kurds due to ...

Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region ...

Why Turkey is targeting Kurdish enclave in Syria Who are the Kurds? IS and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps Neighbouring Azaz is also home to many Turkmen and Arab communities. Almost everyone ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to ...

Leaders From Rival Kurdish Groups Look to Mend Ties During Syria Upheaval IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups met in northern Iraq on Thursday in an apparent ...