Kurds demand ‘decentralized’ Syria, increased recognition in Unity Conference

Saturday's Kurdish Unity Conference saw high-profile Kurdish leaders come together to discuss a series of demands for the Damascus administration relating to the rights of Kurds in Syria, urging a strong degree of decentralization and autonomy for the country's myriad minority groups.

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GeoSpace Ep.1 with Fabrice Balanche: Syria's political transition

Syria’s Political Transition: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects

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PM Barzani commemorates UNSC resolution protecting Kurds, thanks international community

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani took to X to express his gratitude to the international community for their support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 in 1991 that sought to protect Kurds from the Baath regime in Iraq.

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Iraq’s federalism debate: Between constitutional reform and sectarian fragmentation

As Iraq continues to grapple with political instability, the concept of federalism is resurfacing as both a constitutional solution and a source of controversy.

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Syria’s Kurds say ‘will not implement’ decisions of new Syrian cabinet

The Kurdish-led administration said that the new cabinet largely resembles those of the Assad family era and maintains many of the same policies of the previous regime

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Kurdish blocs to boycott Iraqi parliament sessions over Halabja bill

The parliament’s second deputy speaker described the absence or participation of lawmakers in the session as “a political stance.”

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Iraqi MPs skip session, watch national team lose

As Kurds awaited Halabja's long-overdue accession to province in the Iraqi parliament, Iraqi MPs were more focused on watching a football match

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Kurds, Azerbaijanis in Iran’s Urmia struggle for coexistence, contention for authority

The Azerbaijani protesters were showing the Grey Wolves gesture, a sign of ultranationalism and pan-Turkism, widely regarded as a racially motivated display

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Kurdistan Region leaders deliver messages during Diyarbakir Newroz celebrations

This year’s Newroz celebrations come amid peace talks between the Turkish state and the PKK

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