Kurdish controlled syria

Petty clashes over a sign in Syria risk snowballing into real conflict

Protesters in Hasakah and also in Qamishli object to the removal of Kurdish from official signs on government buildings.

MAY 10, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The debris of a destroyed building and a motorbike litters the ground following a Jordanian strike on reported drugs and weapons storage facilities in the village of Arman, in the southern Druze-majority province of Sweida, of which many parts are outside the control of Damascus on May 3, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hold a press conference at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany March 30, 2026.

EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows

Syria, which had most Western sanctions lifted at the end of last year, is seeking broader integration into the international community under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

APRIL 17, 2026|ByREUTERS

Security for the protest is provided by the local Asayish (Kurdish Police) during a demonstration for Kurdish rights on February 10, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria. The protests called for the protection of Kurdish rights and the achievements of the Rojava revolution as the region

Israel's national security dependent on supporting Kurdish cause, Kurdish leader says

“National security is achieved only through support for the cause. We are talking about a new Middle East with four key countries: Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. The Kurds are in all of them."

FEBRUARY 18, 2026|ByDR. EDY COHEN

Members of the Kurdish community and other protesters attend a demonstration against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Berlin, Germany, January 24, 2026.

Kurds’ monumental role in defeating ISIS deserves recognition - analysis

As the anti-ISIS Coalition embraces Syria, the Kurdish role in the war on ISIS in Iraq and Syria also deserves recognition.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Above the Fold: Obligation to support the Kurds

More than an obligation, it’s a commandment.

OCTOBER 29, 2019ByMICAH D. HALPERN

KURDISH AND ARAB protesters chant slogans against Turkish President Tayip Erdogan in Qamishli, Syria, Wednesday.

A symphony of violence in northeast Syria

“The USA has betrayed us. The USA has abandoned us!”

OCTOBER 28, 2019ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the conflict in Syria with Vice President Mike Pence at his side in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019

Evangelical Trumpism and the Kurds: Warning signs for Israel

The warning signs to Jerusalem are sobering.

OCTOBER 26, 2019ByBRIAN SCHRAUGER

Protesters hold Kurdish and Israeli flags during a rally against the Turkish military operation in Syria, in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2019

Turkey says won't tolerate any rights violations in northeast Syria

Ankara regards the YPG as terrorists linked to Kurdish insurgents operating in southeast Turkey.

OCTOBER 26, 2019ByREUTERS

Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019

US ignores the refugees its Syria withdrawal created - Analysis

Trump claimed on Wednesday that the “Kurds are safe” in Syria, ignoring the hundreds of thousands who had to flee their homes.

OCTOBER 25, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Turkey and Syria during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2019

Jewish, Kurdish NGOs launch crowdfunding, PR campaign to fight genocide

"It is very powerful to show solidarity and tell the Kurds there are people who care about them."

OCTOBER 24, 2019ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Hundreds rally in support of the Kurds in Tel Aviv

Donald Trump will recognize a sovereign Kurdish state

Few people really understand Donald Trump. He’s not like any other president. He thinks outside-the-box.

OCTOBER 23, 2019ByMIKE EVANS

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Turkey, Russia agree on Syrian Kurdish YPG withdrawal, joint patrols

Six days later, Russian and Turkish forces will jointly start to patrol a narrower, 10 km strip of land in the "safe zone" that Ankara has long sought in northeast Syria.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByREUTERS

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before his departure at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019.

Help fleeing Kurds

If Israel can facilitate treatment there, in third countries or in Israel, this would be a place where lives can be saved.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL

U.S. senators, Kurdish leader call for Turkey sanctions

Turkey's offensive has displaced some 300,000 people and led to 120 casualties among civilians and 470 among SDF fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByREUTERS