Kurds
Kurdish forces: A crucial piece in Iran’s democratic future - opinion
Leading Kurdish figures shared their views on challenging Iran’s clerical regime, envisioning a post-Islamist era and potential collaboration with the US and Israel, on webinar.
Iranian-linked drone attack kills Kurdish couple in northern Iraq
As war reshapes the region, Kurds returns to center stage - opinion
Syria detains former political security chief Muhammad Mansoura amid Assad-era abuse investigations
Why the fall of Kurdish autonomy is Israel’s strategic nightmare - opinion
Israel must now prepare for a reality where its northern border is contested by a regime that seeks to prove its Islamist credentials by succeeding where Assad failed.
Syria's future: Can Ahmed al-Sharaa reconcile democracy, Islam, and minority rights? - opinion
Ahmed al-Sharaa clearly does not believe his twin aspirations are mutually incompatible, though they may be. Where is an Islamic state that is truly democratic?
The fall of Rojava was not a conspiracy, it was a failure of strategy - opinion
Rojava did not fall due to a covert agreement among global powers, as claimed. Instead, its collapse was largely self-inflicted.
Rojava defeated: Why Kurdish leadership must adapt or risk extinction - opinion
Kurdish political weaknesses and bad strategies are highlighted as risks for the region and Israel.
Syria's old dangers remain: Don’t be fooled by the Syrian strongman’s suit - opinion
Israel saw elected Hamas turn Gaza into a terror enclave, Hezbollah enter Lebanese politics while building a missile empire, and now al-Shaara massacre minorities while wearing a suit.
Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
BEHIND THE LINES: The arrival of Syrian forces to Qamishli sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Damascus reaches out to rival Kurdish factions amid eastern Syria transition - analysis
The changes on the ground are part of a January 30 deal between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests
Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.
Damascus courts Kurdish trust with arrests, Kurds say Sharaa must acknowledge Rojava atrocities
While reports indicate a member of the Syrian Arab Army was arrested for butchering the braid off a murdered female SDF fighter, Kurds say they are still waiting for the violence to be acknowledged
Violent Islamism in plain sight spills over in Syria - opinion
As Sharaa continues to disempower the SDF, thousands of ISIS extremists and fighters are poised to spill over into the heartland of Syrian minorities.
