ANALYSIS
SYRIA
President appoints former commander of Kurdish-led SDF as adviser
MIDDLE EAST
Syrian Kurdish leader says integration with Damascus complete
FOCUS
In Syria, the purge of three former warlords illustrates Damascus’s tightening control over the army
FOCUS
Turkey’s limited pardon law advances PKK peace process, leaves Kurdish question unresolved
FOCUS
Kurds caught in a vice more than ever between Damascus, Ankara, Tehran
MIDDLE EAST
Hundreds of Syria Kurds return to border town after years of displacement
FOCUS
Damascus struggles to contain rising tensions between Arab clans and Kurdish forces in Hasakah
Iran says kills 4 members of Kurdish group
Strikes kill 9 Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq
TESTIMONIES
Kurds will need more than just citizenship to reconcile with the new Syrian government
HUMAN RIGHTS
In Paris, civil society groups denounce 68% rise in Iran executions in 2025
FOCUS
In Syria, the new Parliament faces the test of contested legitimacy