Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted.
Syrians are voting indirectly, and President Ahmed al-Shara is appointing a third of the lawmakers. Still, some see this as a step forward after decades of dictatorship.
Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.
Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.
Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.