Matt Broomfield / Responsible StatecraftApr 25, 2025
It probably won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Matt Broomfield / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 9, 2024
With Bashar al-Assad out of the picture, can democracy finally prevail in this deeply divided nation? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Matt Broomfield / TruthdigSep 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 )
Matthew Broomfield / The Markaz ReviewAug 9, 2023
Matthew Broomfield has reported from Kurdish-led North and East Syria. He reviews Dilar Dirik’s study on the Kurdish Women’s Movement. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 21, 2019
Donald Trump’s betrayal of our allies in northern Syria is part of a pattern by nation-states that have used the Kurds and abandoned them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 26, 2018
The hopes of the Trump administration to use the Syrian Kurds as a wedge against the government of Bashar Assad in Damascus may be rapidly fading. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJan 24, 2018
Once again, the United States is in the middle of a byzantine quagmire in the Middle East that could get worse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 20, 2018
The move comes after the U.S. announces it will arm and train a Kurdish force to police Syria’s borders to ensure Islamic State does not re-emerge. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 1, 2017
The U.S. is about to sell out the Kurds. The next time we need loyal allies in the Middle East, don’t be surprised to hear crickets. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 29, 2017
First, the region's independence vote was ordered annulled by Iraq's prime minister. Now, Barzani has announced he will not run for re-election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 27, 2017
The Kurds' leader, Massoud Barzani, had offered to suspend the results of the recent independence vote, but Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is playing hardball. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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