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A Kurdish woman walks to the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani near the border in Suruc, Turkey, on September 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani (C) gives a press conference with Diyarbakir’s Mayor Osman Baydemir (3rd-R), Turkish deputy Leyla Zana (2nd-L) on November 17, 2013, in Diyarbakir. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the leader of Iraq’s autonomous north Massud Barzani to his country’s own Kurdish-dominated territory for the first time on November 16, in a visit designed to kickstart a stalled peace process. AFP PHOTO /MEHMET ENGIN
Syrian Kurds fail to agree on Geneva II
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...Caption:
The silhouette of an armed fighter with the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) is seen as he runs to take position along the front line on October 16, 2013, in the Syrian town of Ras Al-Ain, close to the Turkish border. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
Syria’s Kurds: In or Out?
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...Caption:
Member National Coalition Of Syria Suheir Atassi, Head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad al-Jarba, Secretary General National Coalition of Syria Badr Jamous, Member National Coalition Of Syria Salim Muslit, Leaders of the exiled Syrian National Council (SNC), Muhammet Faruq Tayfur during a Syrian opposition groups meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 9, 2013. (EPA/SEDAT SUNA)
Syrian opposition government begins work as Kurds announce self-rule
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...Caption:
In this July 13, 2013 file photo, Kurds sit next to a banner that reads ” government, take steps ” during a protest in Ankara, Turkey. Kurdish rebels on Friday gave Turkey a “final warning” to take steps that would move forward peace talks aimed at ending a 30-year old conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File.)