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Despite rivalry between the leading Kurdish parties of Syria and Iraq, the October 9 Turkish incursion into Syria sparked widespread anger among Iraqi Kurds. They fear a new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247599
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signalled strongly that an incursion against the Kurds, whom he regards as terrorists linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229272
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TURKEY: Crackdown on Kurds will follow bombing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273999
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TURKEY/SYRIA: Erdogan may feel freer to strike Kurds
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES270628
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TURKEY: Kurds' revenge probably explains Ankara bomb
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES208541
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SYRIA: Kurds may try to play Washington against Moscow
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258841
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Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227675
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Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232240
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The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253541
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This follows President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria, where Washington has been supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in…