Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Syrian authorities urge civilians to evacuate Aleppo neighborhoods as clashes with Kurds continue Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces The Independent UK · Jan 8
‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strike The Guardian - UK · Jan 7
Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian army closes Kurdish-majority areas Clashes in Aleppo forced residents to flee Kurdish areas, with at least nine killed. The violence follows stalled talks to merge Kurdish forces into the army. Euronews · Jan 7
Clashes erupt in Aleppo after hundreds flee through corridors opened by Syria's government Clashes have erupted in Aleppo after Syria's military opened corridors for civilians to leave Kurdish neighborhoods The Independent UK · Jan 7
New deadly clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters erupt in Aleppo The deadliest clashes so far have erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo The Independent UK · Jan 6
Turkey's top officials visit Syria as deadline for Kurdish integration looms Turkey's top diplomat along with military and intelligence chiefs have visited Syria as a deadline for a deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led forces approaches The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025
Can Syria’s president turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home? Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fall The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Migrant Worker Fine Scam: Fixer Caught Red-Handed Offering to Wipe £60K in Penalties BBC sting exposes Kurdish fixer offering to erase £60K migrant fines, revealing UK-wide visa scam networks exploiting mini-marts and care workers. International Business Times UK · Nov 6, 2025
Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025
Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Cautious calm in Aleppo after clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters A cautious calm has settled in Syria's Aleppo after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2025 ‘My kids are too scared to go outside’: Kurdish migrants face hostility as Japan wrestles with demographic crisis Antagonism toward migrant communities visible in the UK, Europe and the US appears to be spreading to Japan
Radio France Internationale · Sep 16, 2025 France repatriates group of women and children from Syrian camps France repatriated three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons for alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said on Tuesday. More than five years after the Islamic State group's territorial defeat in the region, tens of thousands of people are still held in Kurdish-run camps and prisons in northeastern Syria – many…
The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025 Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work Turkey’s peace process is advancing. In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met. It followed a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq, during which Kurdish…
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025 Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism
Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025 Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.
Euronews · Aug 13, 2025 Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.
Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025 Syria backs out of Paris talks with Kurdish-led fighters: State TV Government source says recent Kurdish-led conference ‘dealt blow’ to talks on implementing a March integration deal.
Euronews · Aug 5, 2025 Turkish committee begins work on PKK peace deal in step towards end of decades-long insurgency The PKK had waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Turkish parliamentary committee begins work on PKK peace initiative A newly formed parliamentary committee has begun meeting to oversee a peace process with a Kurdish militant group
Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025 Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF, government forces clash in Aleppo province The Syrian Democratic Forces alleges that Damascus-linked factions attacked four of its positions early on Monday.
Euronews · Jul 23, 2025 Islamists were sent here to 'islamise' Europe, says female imam in Germany Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria's Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators.