Kurdish demands for regional autonomy have emerged as one of the main fault lines in the new Syria, opposed by interim ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ... paid for by those who can afford it. The militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced Monday that ...

Securing his release would be a big win for DEM, as he is widely regarded by Kurds internationally as being the Kurdish equivalent of Nelson Mandela. Erdoğan is also allegedly considering granting ...

The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish-led coalition that joined with U.S. troops to fight the Islamic State terrorist group, has agreed to integrate with the same interim Syrian government ...

Kurdish leaders largely welcomed the development. Local reports said thousands of people gathered to watch the statement on big screens in the cities of Diyarbakir and Van in the predominantly ...

In the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir in the ... was quoted as saying by the state news agency Anadolu. The big question is how his message will be received by fighters whose military ...

Ocalan's letter was read out on big screens in Diyarbakir and other mainly Kurdish cities Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his movement to lay ...

Kurdish leaders largely welcomed the statement and local reports said thousands of people gathered to watch the statement on big screens in the cities of Diyarbakir and Van in the predominantly ...

If the shift proves lasting, this would mean a big win for Syria’s Kurds. The scene in Istanbul was initially festive, as lawmakers from Turkey’s largest pro-Kurdish DEM Party took turns reading ...

The Kurdish officer said he did not believe the ... "Everyone regrets it, everyone knows they committed a big mistake and people honestly want to go back to their homes and families," he said.

Syria’s new defence minister has said it would not be right for US-backed Kurdish fighters based in ... such a bloc within a big institution is not right.” One of the minister’s priorities ...

“The Kurdish control of these areas really came ... he made ending wars and not getting involved in other conflicts a big part of his message, and he is expected to want to withdraw troops ...