The schisms within the Syrian Kurdish community have never been as deep as the PUK-KPD split in Iraq, however it has been a significant division.
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Between Rojava and Washington -Jacobin
This article takes a position sympathetic to the Kurdish YPD in Rojava. As it states, the Kurds are once again being squeezed between the great
10 new wars that could be unleashed as a result of the one against ISIS -Washington Post
“The borders of the Islamic State’s “caliphate” are shrinking fast. The group’s strongholds in Iraq and Syria are collapsing one by one. The U.S.-led war
Why Turkey’s coup failed -VOX, Rudaw & Various
After a night of uncertainty, Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains in power. Initial reports seemed to indicate that the coup was well organized and on the
The new PKK: unleashing a social revolution in Kurdistan -ROAR
The PKK was once animated by a misture of nationalism and Marxist/Leninism. However, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan adopted a form anarchism while in prison, Murray
Iraqi Kurdistan Economic Report 2016: Kurdistan’s Great Recession -Marcopolis
By Dr. Mark DeWeaver Not long ago, the future looked bright for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Long an oasis of peace in an