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Autopsy of 35 years of Kurdish rule in Iraq

World Service - According to the London School of Economics, the main achievement of the Kurdistan Region has not been autonomy, but the containment of the internal divide; An achievement that is now threatened by the continuation of political differences and the weakening of institutions.

Why did Damascus drive Syrian Kurdish forces away from home?

World Service - The transfer of the "Qamishlo" brigade to an area near Damascus has increased speculations about the efforts of the government of Ahmed al-Shora to end the independent military structures of the Kurds and consolidate the centralized Syrian army.

28 council members of the People's Republican Party resigned

Turkey Service - 28 members of the Party Council (PM) who support Özel have resigned following escalating differences between Özgur Özel's supporters and the returning administration led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Damascus between Ankara and the Kurds; A complex game of law

World Service - New Lines analysis says that while Ahmad al-Shora is trying to expand his relations with Saudi Arabia and Arab countries, he still needs Turkey's cooperation to curb security crises and control Kurdish areas.

Mustafa Karasu:

The aim of the peace process should not be only to disarm the PKK

Turkish Service - Mustafa Karasu emphasized the need for legal and political reforms and said that the peace process should not be limited to laying down weapons, but should provide a solution to the Kurdish issue and the democratization of Turkey.

The ambiguous fate of the 100,000-strong army of Syrian Kurds

World Service - While the media close to the Kurds have been talking about a force of 100,000 people for years, now according to Havar News and analyzes published in the Middle East Institute (MEI), only four Kurdish brigades are in the process of merging with the Syrian army.

The failure of the meeting of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan / Brigadier Johar

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - In the shadow of the continuation of the political deadlock between the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union and the lack of unified governing institutions, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has faced an unprecedented wave of coordinated internal, regional and international pressures to limit its powers; A situation which, according to observers, has put the political existence and achievements of the past few decades of this region on the edge of the abyss.

Pentagon:

America was a spectator of the war between Damascus and the Kurds

World Service - The Pentagon Inspector General's report shows that at the height of the battle between the Syrian army and the Syrian Kurdish forces in early 2026, the American forces only played the role of mediator for the safe exit of the Kurdish forces from Aleppo, and any direct military intervention was avoided.