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Japanese intolerance of Muslims up as population doubles

KYODO — Discrimination toward foreign residents in Japan has expanded from Koreans and Kurds to Muslims as their population has estimated to have nearly doubled in recent years, according to observers and community members.

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‘Give them the weapons’: War hawk Lindsey Graham urges Trump to flood Iran with guns for the people to ‘rise up’

South Carolina Republican urges U.S. and Israel to arm public to inspire revolution as an alternative to placing American troops in harm’s way

The Independent UK

Trump says US sent ‘a lot’ of guns to arm Iranian protesters but believes ‘the Kurds took’ them: report

President’s remark appears to be first confirmation of U.S. involvement in aiding protests that wracked Iran for weeks

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Trump claims Kurds 'kept US weapons sent for Iran protesters'; sees ‘good chance’ of deal by Monday

US President Donald Trump claimed America sent weapons to Iranian protesters through Kurds but the group kept them. He also warned Iran of severe consequences if a deal is not made soon. Trump threatened to destroy power plants and infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened. He previously…

The Times of India

US wrong to negotiate, Iranian regime 'not trustworthy,' Iranian opposition leader says

Speaking to Euronews, the exiled leader of the Kurdish Iranian opposition said that no one in the Iranian regime was “trustworthy”, downplaying claims from the US administration that Iranian officials were "reasonable” negotiators.

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Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years

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Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy falls

Iranian Kurdish families living in a camp in Iraq hold on to one hope: that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran weakens Iran’s theocracy and lets go back home

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Turkey warns against drawing Iran's Kurds into Middle East war

The Turkish government is warning the United States and Israel against involving Iran’s Kurdish minority in the war against the Iranian regime. Home to millions of Kurds, Turkey fears any such move could destabilise its ongoing peace process with Kurdish militants calling for an autonomous state.

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Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey

In the two weeks since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, Donald Trump’s war aims have fluctuated between crippling Iranian military capabilities and toppling the regime that has ruled there since 1979. But despite the success of the initial strikes, which killed the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, many…

The Conversation

Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago

Days into the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, Trump officials and Kurdish leaders began openly musing about whether Iran’s Kurdish minority should seize on the dire situation facing the Islamic Republic and engage in armed operations against the state.

The Conversation

Who Are the Kurds — Here's How a Coalition of Iranian Kurdish Groups Could Influence the US–Iran Conflict

As the conflict between the US and Iran intensifies, the potential involvement of Iranian Kurdish groups can serve as a significant 'force multiplier' against the regime

International Business Times UK

Israel renews assault on Lebanon and targets Tehran’s oil depot in next phase of war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged "many surprises" in next phase of war

The Independent UK

Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds

With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds.

The Conversation

Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war

"The Kurds must not be the tip of the spear in this conflict," an Iraqi Kurdish official told Axios.

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Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran

Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one

The Independent UK

What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war

Iraqi Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press that thousands of battle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran with U.S. backing

The Guardian - UK

Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?

A stateless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force

Axios

Kurds backed by Mossad, CIA could lead next phase of war in Iran

It could potentially increase pressure on Iran's regime.

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Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace

Experts say backing Iran’s ethnic communities could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’ and increase risk of chaotic civil war

The Independent UK

Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press

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Days before Iran strikes, five Kurdish rebel groups formed a quiet coalition—only for Trump to personally ring up their leaders

He’s sending out party invites.

The Independent UK

The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria

Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost disappeared

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A Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria recovers from clashes with hope for the future

A month after violent clashes in a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo, tens of thousands of residents have returned

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My Take 5 (Edition 63): The week that was in international affairs

Syria sees conflict between Damascus and Kurds, with a new integration deal announced. India and the EU finalize a major trade agreement after 18 years. Russia-Ukraine war negotiations continue with sticking points. China's top general is purged, raising questions about military leadership. The EU backs Morocco's autonomy plan for the…

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US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

Many Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic…

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