Kurds – Page 4 – War Watch

Defense and Military Forces | Deir al-Zour (Syria) | Infrastructure (Public Works) | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Politics and Government | Refugees and Displaced Persons | Syria | War and Armed Conflicts

Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
ByCarlotta Gall, Saad Alnassife and Nicole Tung September 19, 2025

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

Read More Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
Defense and Military Forces | Deir al-Zour (Syria) | Infrastructure (Public Works) | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Politics and Government | Refugees and Displaced Persons | Syria | War and Armed Conflicts

Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
ByCarlotta Gall, Saad Alnassife and Nicole Tung September 19, 2025

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

Read More Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Alawite Muslims | Assad, Bashar al- | Authoritarianism (Theory and Philosophy) | Elections | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham | Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Minorities | Syria | War and Armed Conflicts

As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
ByRaja Abdulrahim September 7, 2025September 7, 2025

The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.

Read More As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ party fighters burn weapons in disarming ceremony – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian July 11, 2025

Senior PKK figure Bese Hozat read a statement in Turkish outside the mouth of a cave near Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq’s north on Friday. ‘We voluntarily destroy our weapons, before your presence, as a step of goodwill and determination…

Read More Kurdistan Workers’ party fighters burn weapons in disarming ceremony – video
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurdistan | Kurdistan Workers' Party | Kurds | Ocalan, Abdullah | Politics and Government | Secession and Independence Movements | Turkey

Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

Read More Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurdistan | Kurdistan Workers' Party | Kurds | Ocalan, Abdullah | Politics and Government | Secession and Independence Movements | Turkey

Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

Read More Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurdistan Workers' Party | Kurds | Ocalan, Abdullah | Turkey

Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.

Read More Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurdistan Workers' Party | Kurds | Ocalan, Abdullah | Turkey

Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 9, 2025

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.

Read More Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | MEK (People's Mujahedin of Iran) | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests
ByReuters in Baghdad June 25, 2025

Iranian rights group has recorded 705 arrests on political or security charges since the start of the war with IsraelIranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass …

Read More Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | MEK (People's Mujahedin of Iran) | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests
ByReuters in Baghdad June 25, 2025

Iranian rights group has recorded 705 arrests on political or security charges since the start of the war with IsraelIranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass …

Read More Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests