by Caroline Akoum | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s Kurdish fighters, who are battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a strategic border town, have threatened to disrupt the peace process with Turkey if it fails to provide them with military support, Asharq Al-Awsat has...
by Mohamed Zangeneh | Dec 20, 2013 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations between Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and delegations from the Kurdish National Council (KNC) and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) have failed to reach agreement on a formula for attending the...
by Sherzad Shekhani | Nov 17, 2013 | Features
Erbil/Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following military gains in northeastern Syria, the war-torn country’s Kurds have taken steps towards bolstering their geopolitical presence this week. On November 12, the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) released a statement...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 13, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a statement published on the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) website on Tuesday, the PYD announced the establishment of a transitional administration to run the affairs of the northeastern region of Syria. The...
by Sherzad Shekhani | Aug 9, 2013 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish youth and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leaders are expected to return to Turkey to participate in the country’s political process in a step marking the third stage of the Turkish–Kurdish peace process, deputy chief of the Peace and...
