Matt Broomfield

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Matt Broomfield is a freelance journalist and critic who spent three years living and working in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), covering the region for VICE, the Independent, the New Statesman, Jacobin and other outlets. He...

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Rojava’s Embattled Revolution

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jun 4, 2025 Against all odds, the Middle East's most progressive society survives. Dig deeper

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Rojava on the Brink

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Turkish airstrikes and an Islamist power in Damascus endanger the future of Syrian Kurdistan’s multiethnic democratic federation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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Can the Kurds Help Build a New Syria?

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Dec 11, 2024 After the fall of Assad, Turkey has intensified its attacks on the Kurds. As usual, Washington is standing by its NATO ally in Ankara. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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From Heroes to Suspects: The Betrayal of the Anti-ISIS International Brigade

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Sep 23, 2024 A decade after their celebrated victories, the foreign volunteers who helped defeat ISIS wage lonely battles against PTSD and harassment by Western governments. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Rojava’s Elections Defy Turkish Bombs and U.S. Indifference

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jun 17, 2024 After defeating ISIS and establishing a multiethnic democracy, the Kurdish-majority statelet goes to the polls. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Balochistan Finds Its Voice

Matt Broomfield and Robin Fleming / Truthdig Feb 19, 2024 In Pakistan and Iran, a grassroots women-led movement gives hope to millions of stateless people. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The Left’s Balkan Battleground

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jan 3, 2024 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The ISIS Prison Camps the World Forgot

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Nov 6, 2023 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Rojava’s Improvised Revolution

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Oct 9, 2023 How the Middle East’s most progressive society survives in the face of catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )