Kurds in Syria - Wikipedia
Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria, and make up between 5 and 10 percent of the Syrian population. [24][12][2][10][1] The estimates are diluted due to the effects of the Syrian civil war and the permeability of the Syrian-Turkish border. [25] .
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a …
1 天前 · QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters in Syria, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, said Tuesday they have launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey.. The Kurdish-led SDF is Washington’s critical ally in Syria, targeting sleeper cells of the extremist Islamic State group …
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a …
1 天前 · The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces says they have launched a counter-offensive against the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey
Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria
2024年12月16日 · The 13-year civil war between Syria’s government and rebel fighters has ended. But the peril is not over for Syria’s Kurdish minority. A number of armed factions are still jostling for control ...
Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
4 天之前 · Syrian Kurdish groups led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the affiliated YPG militia took control of much of the north after the uprising against Assad began in 2011. They established ...
Syrian Kurdistan - Wikipedia
Kurds, widely considered to be the largest stateless ethnic group, are an Iranic ethnic group inhabiting a mountainous region known as Kurdistan that spans parts of several sovereign states in Western Asia, primarily southeastern Turkey, parts of northern Syria, northern Iraq, and western Iran. [5] .
Kurds hope for Israel's support after the fall of Assad in Syria
2024年12月19日 · In eastern Syria, many Kurds are fearful that Turkey will take advantage of the chaos in Syria to launch an attack on several areas where Kurds live. Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ...
Fighting in Syrian Kurdish-held areas: What you need to know
2024年12月13日 · Clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian militias could be one of the biggest potential problems in Syria as the country grapples with life after dictator Bashar Assad.
How Kurds, other minorities in Syria are under threat - The …
2024年12月1日 · The Syrian regime ostensibly controls areas where Kurds live, such as Kobani, near the border with Turkey. With the HTS offensive, the Kurds are now again in the spotlight.
Regime change in Syria raises fears for Kurds and the ISIS …
2024年12月11日 · With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat.