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Kurdish and Druze figures.
Damascus officials saw this conference a coup against the March 10 agreement between interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish People's Defense Forces (YPG), reported Al-Akhbar.
During the conference, the participants called for ...
Kurdish political figure. The move sparked resistance from his supporters, plunging parts of the city into violence and armed clashes. Lahur, who once shared the co-leadership of the PUK with Bafel Talabani, has in recent years emerged as one of the party’s sharpest critics and a symbol of its ...
Kurdish areas near the Euphrates River.
Arab silence, emboldening Greater Israel project
One of the leading vehicles that over decades encouraged the Israelis to pursue the Greater Israel project was the silence and inaction if the Arab governments. While the Palestinians are under occupatio ...
Kurdish forces to fight ISIS remnants and training Iraqi forces.
According to to a security pact between Iraq and Washington, the remaining American forces should leave Iraq in a phased process. Iraqi media outlets in September 2025 reported end of the first phase with the end of the operations of ...
Kurdish militant groups, Israeli has been repeatedly attacking the government of Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, and Turkish facilities in Syria and working to establish a buffer zone in the southern Syria and supporting minorities like the Druze and movin ...
Kurdish parties participating in the elections include the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Bafel Talabani.
Different elections
The upcoming Iraqi elections with the new law and under the shadow of deep regional developments are exp ...
Kurdish-held areas.
Ankara, which, unlike al-Sharaa, has its own distinct motives and interests, is demanding the Kurds surrender their weapons and demilitarize northern Syria, similar to its arrangement with the PKK. However, the Syrian Kurds, who publicly deny any cooperation or affiliation with ...
Kurdish autonomy, now with a green light from al-Jolani is seeking to impose its conditions on the Syrian military and government.
An agreement never implemented
A March 2025 agreement between al-Jolani and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to integrate the ...
Kurdish parties have called for an election boycott, which will likely lead to a lower turnout there too.
Conversely, higher participation is expected among Sunni voters, partly influenced by recent regional developments. With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government and the rise of Sunni-led ...
Kurdish regional guard units were also included.
The role of these votes in determining election results is crucial, as they can tip the scales in competitive districts in favor of a specific candidate or party. Consequently, political parties exert significant effort to secure the support of secur ...