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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNOpinion

The fearful Kurd and the frightening Kurd

General Mazloum Abdi asked President Ahmad al-Sharaa for something he cannot give. Al-Sharaa cannot parcel out the “new Syria” among its components. Genuine decentralization for Kurdish areas would ...
Sharaa signs a ceasefire agreement to fully integrate the Kurdish-led forces into the army.
Washington is caught between preventing a collapse of its Kurdish partners’ self-ruling enclave and supporting the Syrian president’s bid to consolidate control over the rest of the country.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday announced a deal with the chief of Kurdish-led forces that includes a ceasefire, ...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday announced a deal with the chief of Kurdish-led forces that includes a ceasefire, ...
A dividing line, at times invisible, can mean life or death for Palestinians in Gaza. Those sheltering near the territory's ...
The Syrian army continued its push into Kurdish-held territory on Saturday, despite U.S. calls to halt its advance in towns ...
Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a ...
Syrian government forces have entered two northern towns after U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led fighters agreed to evacuate.
Sharaa’s announcement on Friday came after days of fighting between the government and Kurdish forces. On Saturday, those ...
Syrian troops are poised to attack towns in the north and east held by Kurdish fighters, sources familiar with the matter said, to pressure autonomy-minded Kurds into making concessions in deadlocked ...
When Ayatollah Khomeini launched a military assault against the Kurds in 1979, Mohtadi emerged as a key leader of the Kurdish ...