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Who Benefits From PKK-Turkey Clash? Assad And Iran

In Istanbul, anti-government protests after deadly clashes between the military and Kurdish and left-wing activists.
In Istanbul, anti-government protests after deadly clashes between the military and Kurdish and left-wing activists. Depo Photos/Depo Photos/ZUMA

ISTANBUL — The end of the ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK (The Kurdistan Worker’s Party) is a development that will undermine both sides’ bigger plans in the region. The Turkish government may be hoping to gain the nationalist vote and weaken the legal pro-Kurdish party (The People’s Democratic Party or HDP) by going after […]

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Kurdish Women Fighters Help Halt ISIS In Syria

Kurdish women training to be fighters.
Kurdish women training to be fighters. Kevin Mc Kiernan/ZUMA

As Islamic terrorists press forward in Syria, female fighters and commanders now make up a third of Kurdish forces. “Women can fight better than men,” one says.

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Geopolitics Syria Crisis

Why War In Syria Makes Kurdish Unity Ever More Elusive

Syrian refugees crossing the border into northern Iraq
Syrian refugees crossing the border into northern Iraq Liang Youchang - Xinhua/ZUMA

The conflict in Syria has reshuffled the deck for Kurds across the region, from Turkey to Iraq. A recent mass exodus from Syria is just one sympton of a deeper problem.

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