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Syrian security forces are on alert for IS activity in areas like Raqqa

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Hamo: Syria to absorb SDF, autonomous administration soon

Syria says the SDF and Autonomous Administration will dissolve within days as military integration nears completion and political steps begin.

Adnan Ali

11 August, 2026

Kurdish female fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather with their rifles in a village near Al-Hasakah, Syria, on November 10, 2015.

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Syria, Kurds race to save integration deal ahead of deadline

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 December, 2025

Post-Assad Syria

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Could Syria's stalled SDF-Damascus deal trigger a new conflict?

Shelly Kittleson

16 December, 2025

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One Year of a Free Syria

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A fragile dawn: Syria's first year after Assad

Cian Ward

09 December, 2025

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What the PKK's exit from Turkey means for the Middle East

Natacha Danon

13 November, 2025

Despite a lack of evidence, a Kurdish group have accused Sharaa of complicity in genocide

Ahmed Al-Sharaa

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German Kurdish group accuses Sharaa of war crimes, genocide

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 November, 2025

Sharaa said Turkey may launch an attack on the SDF next December [Getty]

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Sharaa says Turkey may attack SDF if they don’t join Syrian govt

The New Arab Staff

20 September, 2025

Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa holds a press conference after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

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Syria Kurds say lawmaker selection process undemocratic

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

24 August, 2025

Shaswar Abdulwahid has been linked to a crackdown on dissent by the ruling forces in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iraqi Kurd court extends detention of opposition leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 August, 2025

Post-Assad Syria

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Federalism or fragmentation? The future of Syria's minorities

Robert Bociaga

14 August, 2025

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Erdogan Considers the Kurdish Question

Hugo Goodridge

09 August, 2025

The Syrian government and Kurdish militants are attempting to work out an integration deal

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Syria rejects Kurd bid to keep weapons: government source

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 July, 2025

A member of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces walks past a house during a raid against suspected Islamic State group fighters in Raqa, the jihadist group's former defacto capital in Syria, on January 29, 2023

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Syria Kurdish forces say 3 personnel dead in IS attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

01 June, 2025

Fire dancing is one of many traditions associated with Nowruz

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Which MENA countries celebrate Nowruz?

The New Arab Staff

19 March, 2025

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Syria's 'national dialogue': An uncertain roadmap for the future

Alessandra Bajec

06 March, 2025

An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025

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Turkey continues attacks against PKK despite peace call

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 March, 2025

2025/02/27: A small group of people listening to Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to lay down their arms are seen dancing to the drums. (Photo by Mehmet Masum Suer/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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PKK heeding Ocalan's peace call the right move: Turkey's Kurds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

02 March, 2025