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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receives Nechirvan Barzani (L), president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq, at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria
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Sharaa issues statement in Kurdish in break from Assad era

Analysts who spoke to The New Arab said the statement is an important signal, though Kurdish language rights are still being fought over.

Oliver Mizzi
04 August, 2026
Syrian Democratic Union Party's Salih Muslim delivers a speech on the Kobani attacks of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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Veteran Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim dies aged 75

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
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A Kurdish reset? Why Damascus is engaging the KNC in Syria

Shelly Kittleson
10 February, 2026
Syrian Kurds are set to hold a unified conference on 26 April [Al-Araby Al-Jadeed]
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Syrian Kurds set to hold unified conference to discuss future

The New Arab Staff
23 April, 2025
SDF fighters took full control of Deir al-Zour [Getty file image]
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Kurdish-led SDF capture eastern Syria's Deir al-Zour

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2024
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Syria
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Is Turkey gearing up for a new offensive against Syria's Kurds?

Paul Iddon
05 June, 2024
Syria
Syria
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Syrians are used as pawns for domestic and foreign interests

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

28 November, 2022
Turkey
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In Turkey, hostility to Syrians grows after Taksim attack

Yusuf Selman İnanç
24 November, 2022
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Syria
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Syrian opposition head makes rare visit to Iraqi Kurdistan

The New Arab Staff
04 March, 2021
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YPG
MENA
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Turkey bolsters reinforcements in northern Syria

The New Arab Staff
17 June, 2020
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Voices

US betrayal pushes Syria's Kurds into clutches of regime

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

17 October, 2019
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YPG
Analysis
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Turkey, the Kurds and the demographic re-engineering of Syria

Amr Salahi
16 October, 2019
Turkey Idlib - Anadolu
Turkey
Perspectives

Idlib further complicates Turkish-Russian relationship

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Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero

03 August, 2018
Qamishli Kurds
Syria
Analysis
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Are Kurds of Iraq and Syria about to reconcile?

Paul Iddon
04 June, 2018
Saleh Muslim AFP
YPG
MENA
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Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian-Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim

The New Arab & agencies
06 March, 2018
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Turkey
MENA
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Interpol 'arrests Syrian Kurdish leader' wanted by Turkey

The New Arab
25 February, 2018
Olive Branch - Anadolu
Turkey
Voices

Syrian rebel support for Turkey's Afrin operation

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

30 January, 2018
Syrian opposition - AFP
Turkey
Perspectives

Kurdish autonomy is part of self-determination for all Syrians

Robin Yassin-Kassab

Robin Yassin-Kassab

25 January, 2018
Afrin
Turkey
MENA
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Syrian Kurds appeal to UN as Turkey attack imminent

The New Arab & agencies
18 January, 2018
YPG
United States
MENA
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Turkey summons US diplomat over Kurdish militia group

The New Arab & agencies
10 January, 2018
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Syrian Kurds
MENA
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Kurds vote in second phase of northern Syria polling

The New Arab & agencies
01 December, 2017