Latest in Tag: kurds Highlight
Latest in Tag: kurds

Iraq government condemns visit of Turkish FM
The Baghdad government says the visit underestimates “national sovereignty and violate the rules of international relations”

Syria rebel alliance leaves Al-Qaeda out
Links between Al-Qaeda and rebels fall flat while Kurd alliance is more fractured than it seems

Turkish military raids Kurdish rebels killing 15
The tense situation with the country’s Kurds is exacerbated by Turkey’s policies toward Syria

The battle for control in Syria
As the battle for the capital is underway Syria’s Kurds have emerged as the factor that tipped the scales

Turkish police crack down on Kurdish rally
Riot police used water cannons and tear gas on Kurdish protesters armed with stones
Turkey, Syria, Iraq and the Kurdish issue
By Soli Ozel Syria, as always, is more than just Syria. The outcome of the deepening civil war or the violent fragmentation of the country will have a bearing on developments in the region, particularly for neighboring states. The strategies chosen by the regime to fight off the challenge against it have intensified sectarian divisions. A …