Here's a primer on Syria's main Kurdish groups and their PKK ties. BORN IN CIVIL WAR After the start of Syria's civil war in ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

But Bashar al-Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian Kurds have faced years of ...

The developments in the Middle East over the past year have been rapid and surprising. One of these surprises is the ...

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

Kurdish leaders affiliated with the PKK are more cautious about dissolving the party. They believe it is unwise to abandon 45 ...

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan appears to be using the latest Kurdish peace talks as a strategic move to bolster his ...

After Syria ... Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast would be merged with the new national army. The deal marked a ...

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the marginalized minority. Does the deal also mean an end of the Kurdish quest for ...