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Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says
A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...
US Syria envoy puts pressure on US-backed Kurdish forces
US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has a clear message for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. “So there’s a big sentiment that because they were our partners, we owe them. The question is what do we ...
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Syria rejects federalism, calls on Kurds to join army ranks
Syria reiterated its rejection of federalism on Wednesday following a meeting with a Kurdish military official, calling on ...
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Kurdish Distrust of Syria’s New Government Runs Deep
The Kurdish-led force that runs northeast Syria has agreed to integrate into a new national army, but some of its supporters remain wary. Skip to content Skip to site index.
Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to launch disarmament
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a ...
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Who are the Kurds in Syria and why are they under attack? - CNN
Today, there are an estimated 25-30 million Kurds, the majority living in a region that stretches across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia. Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the ...
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US-backed Syrian Kurds report capture of key Islamic State figure
Syrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its "key facilitators," the force said Friday.
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Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War.
The Kurds of northeastern Syria dreamed of establishing an autonomous, multiethnic and gender-equal utopia. Instead, their breakaway region has been engulfed in conflict since its creation.
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Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained ...
QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as Arabs. Now they are seizing the chance ...
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Turkey's attack on Kurds in Syria betrays those doing the fighting ...
Turkey fighting the Kurds in Syria is a betrayal of everything the U.S. once stood for in the Middle East, from rebuilding Iraq to destroying ISIS. The U.S. save Kurds like me in Iraq.
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Who are the Kurds in Syria and why are they under attack? | CNN
Today, there are an estimated 25-30 million Kurds, the majority living in a region that stretches across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia. Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the ...
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Who are the Kurds in Syria and why are they under attack? | CNN
Today, there are an estimated 25-30 million Kurds, the majority living in a region that stretches across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia. Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the ...