Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
The Kurdish-led SDF was formed to fight the extremists, and in 2019, SDF fighters captured the last sliver of land they held, the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. The SDF and other members of the ...
History Suggests That Addressing Kurdish Demands Is Essential to Peace in the Middle East
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
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Syria minister says open to talks with Kurds, but ready to use 'force'
UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen calls for a peaceful solution between the new Damascus government and the Kurds. — LOUAI BESHARA Syria's defence minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks ...
The Conversation20d
Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights
As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime ... sisters in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, watching as decades of ...
Arutz Sheva20d
A view to the emerging geopolitical landscape in post-Assad Syria
At its zenith, the empire of the Turks ruled vast stretches of the Middle East, including present-day Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and western Iran. In a show of Neo-Ottoman ...
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Iran, Iraq railway to be connected within 2026
Mostafa Davoodi, an official at Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said in an interview, "The completion of the Shalamcheh-Basra railway project can create a new transportation horizon for the Islamic ...
Al Jazeera English24d
Analysis: Russia, Iran strengthen alliance after Syria setback
Iran and Russia have finalised a long-delayed cooperation agreement, reinforcing ties between the two countries just as they both face mounting geopolitical pressures. The 20-year deal, signed by ...
France 2424d
Iranians and Israelis barred from entering Syria, airport source says
Syria and Israel are technically at war and do not have diplomatic ties, and Israeli nationals have long been unable to enter the country. Iran was a major backer of Assad's government ...
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Kurdish leaders seek unity amid Syria's shifting landscape
Kurdish leaders in Iraq and Syria are pledging to ... “As regional powers face mounting challenges — Syria’s future remains uncertain, Iran’s military influence and its axis of resistance ...
The New York Times25d
On a Raid With Syria’s New Security Forces
new video loaded: On a Raid With Syria’s New Security Forces transcript We’re in Latakia, riding with security forces just 10 days after the collapse of the Syrian government led by former ...
The New York Times25d
Russia and Iran Sign Cooperation Treaty in the Kremlin
By Ivan Nechepurenko and Farnaz Fassihi President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran and his Russian counterpart ... fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Since the start of the war in Ukraine ...