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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Syria ceasefire deal explained -al Jazeera
Here is a basic rundown of the September 2016 ceasefire deal in the Syrian conflict, courtesy of Al Jazeera: “A nationwide ceasefire by Assad’s forces
The Surprising Science of Cease-Fires: Even Failures Can Help Peace -1New York Times
No one expects the current ceasefire in Syria to last very long or provide a long-term solution to the conflict. However this article suggests that
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
The Twenty Years’ War -The Atlantic
This article is interesting for two reasons. First, rather than looking at the US’ role in the Middle East policy as a discrete series of
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