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Why can't Syrian Kurdish refugees return to their homes?

World Service - The destruction of homes, the looting of property, the presence of armed forces families and the lack of an independent mechanism to determine ownership, along with ethnic tensions, have made it difficult for thousands of displaced Kurds to return to cities like Serikani.

Integration without return? Sarkani is a test of the credibility of the new Syrian order

Syria Service - In a note examining the failure of the first organized attempt by Kurdish families to return to Sarkani after nearly seven years of displacement, international relations researcher Polat Jan considered this city one of the most important tests of the credibility of the new Syrian political order, and emphasized that the real realization of the integration process between Damascus and the Kurds will only be possible by ensuring the security of the return of the displaced, returning their homes and properties, dismantling informal armed networks, and holding perpetrators of violence accountable.

The Story of the Establishment and Dissolution of the PKK

World Service- The PKK was formed in 1978 under the leadership of Öcalan and six years later entered into armed conflict with the Turkish government; now its founder has called from prison to lay down arms and move the Kurdish issue to the political arena.

Surrender of the PKK or the birth of a democratic state?

World Service - The approval of the framework law on the issue of the peace process with the PKK in Turkey organizes the mechanism for the end of armed activity and the return of forces, but the fundamental demands of the Kurds are still awaiting future political and legal decisions; therefore, this law should be considered the beginning of the process, not the final agreement.

The approval of the framework law in Turkey and the future of the Kurdish issue

World Service - According to a report by global news sources, if the new Turkish law is limited to the dissolution and disarmament of the PKK, Turkey will be closer to the end of an armed conflict, not a complete solution to the Kurdish issue. The success of the peace process will be established when the demands of the Kurdish community are also included in the agenda of political reforms.

Peace Law Goes to the Open House of Parliament; What Do We Know About It?

Turkey Service - The 12-article bill "Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration", which specifies the legal mechanisms for the disarmament and dissolution of the PKK, will be voted on in the Turkish Parliament's General Assembly today. All parties except the New Welfare Party and the Good Party are expected to vote in favor of this bill.

PKK leadership:

Without Öcalan's free role, many provisions of the "Framework Law" will not be implemented

Service Turkey - The PKK leadership, stating that the proposal for the "Framework Law" has serious errors and shortcomings, announced that the implementation of the stages foreseen in this law depends on the freedom and role of Abdullah Öcalan and the possibility of the guerrillas who have laid down their arms to engage in politics.

The Kurdistan Region's Sky Becomes Defenseless

World Service - With the withdrawal of the Patriot and Rapid Sentry systems and the reduction of the military presence of the United States and its allies, the Kurdistan Region has entered a new stage of air insecurity; a stage in which the external defense umbrella is shrinking, but the independent ability of the Peshmerga to counter drones, cruise and ballistic missiles has not yet been formed.Erbil now faces a strategic vacuum: Can Baghdad and its Western allies fill the gap, or will the region be forced to create an independent, multi-layered air defense architecture for the first time?