Kurds
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat Islamic State jihadists in Syria, has stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations as a result of...
Kurds stage protest over Turkey attacks
Kurds living in Cyprus held a small protest and a series of meetings with government officials on Tuesday, in the aftermath of airstrikes by Turkey...
Kurds in Cyprus demonstrate after Turkish attacks
Kurds living in Cyprus on Sunday held a demonstration in Limassol calling for an immediate halt to Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq. The...
Kurds protest over PKK being called a terrorist organisation at Nato summit
Members of the Theofilos Kurdistan cultural centre marched on Thursday to protest after the Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK was referred to as a terrorist organisation...
Sweden’s Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes
Kurds in Sweden’s large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm’s ambition to join NATO if the West makes...
Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey’s parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their parliamentary status on Thursday after convictions against them became...
Kurdish man arrested crossing to the north, accused of being PYD member
A Kurdish man crossing from the south of the island to the north was arrested during the weekend on the accusation that he is a...
Turkey’s operation in northern Syria splits Germany’s migrant communities
Turkey’s military offensive in neighbouring Syria is raising tensions among Germany’s large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation...
Betraying the Kurds is a tradition in the Middle East
EVERYBODY betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is at it....
Foreign ministry, Kurdish community condemn Turkey’s Syria offensive
The foreign ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the Turkish offensive on territory held by Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, while the Kurdish community living in...