Civil Protest in the Kurdish Regions in Iran
Iran’s protest movement takes up many different forms. An in-depth look into what is shaping civil protest in Iran’s Kurdish regions in the west of the country.
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French Syria expert Fabrice Balance on IS, the Kurds and Turkey
The recent attack on al-Hasaka prison shows that the Islamic State group (IS) could be staging a comeback. French Syria expert Fabrice Balanche explains the new strategy of IS and how Turkey is trying to take advantage.
Iraq, Sinjar and the Militias
by Dina Khadum
As Iraqi militia groups vie for military and political ascendency throughout the country, the vulnerable northern region of Sinjar presents an opportunity to gain the upper hand.
Turkey, Syria, the Kurds and Russia
by Naseef Naeem
Turkey’s interests and the goal of autonomy in northeastern Syria can be reconciled. And Russia has the chance to assume the responsibility it has aspired to for so long, argues Naseef Naeem.
Crackdown on Kurdish mayors in Turkey
by Walter Posch
The purge of HDP-led councils in southeastern Turkey ultimately raises the stakes for restarting negotiations. And that explains why the Kurds paid the price for it.
Life in Rojava
In northern Syria, the PYD, an offshoot of the PKK, is propagating nothing less than the construction of a new society – and not only for the Kurds. But will this brand of democratic confederalism work in practice?
Outsiders Tussle Over the Yazidis’ Homeland
After the terror of ISIS, returning home is still a distant prospect for thousands of Yazidis. Now they have become pawns as Baghdad and Erbil bicker over their homeland of Sinjar.
Syrian and Kurdish Émigrés in St Petersburg
by Till Rimmele
Kurdish migrants in Saint Petersburg are watching the situation in the Middle East carefully, not least because a new influx of Syrian migrants could disrupt their settled way of life.