World Service - The reduction of past differences and increasing concerns about the concentration of power in Damascus have led Syrian Kurds and Turkmens to political cooperation and the creation of a common front to defend minority rights.
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Following the resignation of Ribwar Taha, the Kirkuk Provincial Council elected Mohammad Samaan, the head of the Turkmen Front, as the new governor with a majority of votes and without the presence of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.