Kurdish-led YAT says maintaining security role amid Damascus claims of disbandment

The Damascus statement claimed that the internal security forces “are the sole authority responsible for law enforcement and the execution of security operations.”

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Iraqi counterterrorism says two civilians killed in Kirkuk operation 

The killing of Murad and Mohammed under such suspicious circumstances sparked massive uproar among the Kurdish public and political officials, demanding justice for the teenagers and their families.

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Two Kurdish teens killed in Kirkuk clash between Iraqi forces, ISIS suspects

One Kurdish teenager was killed by a stray bullet of Iraqi counterterrorism forces, while another was wounded and taken into custody under false suspicions linking him to ISIS. He also later succumbed to his wounds.

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Kurdish Syrian army fighter’s murder sparks protests across Rojava

The incident sparked mass outrage among Syria’s Kurdish population, describing Hizni’s killing as a continuation of sectarian violations committed against the community by Damascus-aligned factions and tribesmen, despite an ongoing integration agreement.

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The SDF is gone; The Kurdish question is not

The fact of the matter is that, as it stands, the current situation tilts mostly toward surrender and defeat for the Kurds in Syria. It was the outcome of an alignment of the interests of the current Syrian government, Turkey, Gulf states, and America over Syria’s future course, and the Kurds simply did not possess the power to resist it. For the umpteenth time, the harsh realities of regional geopolitics, and their convergence with global dynamics, hit the Kurds hard in the face.

Mohammed A. Salih

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Germany files indictment against senior Kurdish politician over alleged PKK ties

Koc previously served as co-chair of the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E), the largest European-wide Kurdish umbrella organization.

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‘We are brothers’: Khamzat Chimaev addresses Namo Fazil controversy

In an interview ahead of the fight, Fazil is seen taunting the Chechen model-turned-fighter Islam Dulatov, describing him as “soft” and “feminine”.

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Kurdistan Region president to meet Syria’s Sharaa in Damascus

Barzani is set to become the first Kurdistan Region president to visit Syria since the new authorities took over.

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Rojava refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan unwilling to return despite Assad's fall

With Syrian Kurdish refugees in the Kurdistan Region having remained aberrantly reluctant to return to their homeland, The New Region's Wladimir Van Wilgenburg visited the Darashakran camp to investigate the political, economic, and social concerns that have stymied their desire to relocate despite the fall of the Assad regime.

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