The Jerusalem Post: Is Saudi Visit To Eastern Syria Prelude To Greater U.S., Saudi Role?

The Saudi Minister for Gulf Affairs Thamer Al-Sabhan visited eastern Syria and met US officials over the weekend. It is his second known visit since 2017 when he traveled to Raqqa after its liberation from Islamic State. The visit has fueled rumors that the US, perhaps with Saudi Arabia’s support, will continue to invest in eastern Syria. Sabhan appears to have gone to Syria after he attended the...

Date: June 17, 2019
Author: Seth J. Frantzman [read full article]

La règle du jeu: Être un Kurde turc : l’identité blessée

La Turquie dénie aux Kurdes le droit de jouir de leur identité sur son territoire. Le témoignage...

Date: June 17, 2019
Author: Ozan Beran Akturan [read full article]

Le Monde: Netchirvan Barzani élu président du Kurdistan irakien, son clan maintient sa domination sur la région

La domination du clan Barzani sur le Kurdistan irakien est plus que jamais installée. Un an et...

Date: June 9, 2019
Author: Hélène Sallon [read full article]

Les Echos: Kirkouk et son or noir au coeur des tensions en Irak

La gouvernance de Kirkouk, reprise en 2017 par l'armée irakienne après trois ans de présence kurde, s'annonce...

Date: June 9, 2019
Author: Youness BOUSENNA [read full article]

Institut Montaigne: Kurdistan irakien : tout a changé pour que rien ne change ?

Nechirvan Barzani a été élu, le 28 mai dernier, Président du Gouvernement régional du Kurdistan (GRK) d’Irak,...

Date: June 5, 2019
Author: Jean-Baptiste Bégat [read full article]

Al-Jazeera: Nechirvan Barzani elected president of Iraq’s Kurdish region

The Iraqi Kurdish parliament has elected Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew and son-in-law of veteran leader Masoud Barzani,...

Date: May 30, 2019
Author: Emily Hamilton [read full article]

Shafaaq: Senator Duckworth: Kurdistan is model for Iraq; ISIS not defeated

“I think what the Kurds have been able to do,” US Senator Tammy Duckworth said earlier this...

Date: May 14, 2019
Author: Editorial Team of Shafaaq [read full article]

New York Times: They Were ‘Comrades in Arms’ Against ISIS. Now the U.S. Is Eyeing the Exit

RMEILAN, Syria — Dressed in camouflage and sipping tea, the Syrian commander who emerged as America’s closest...

Date: May 14, 2019
Author: Ben Hubbard and Eric Schmitt [read full article]

Hatha al-youm: KDP, PUK sign final deal on Iraqi Kurdistan government formation

(Hatha al-Youm | Iraq News)- KDP deputy leader Nechirvan Barzani (L) shakes hands with PUK acting leader Kosrat Rasul after signing a new agreement on Kurdistan government formation in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, May 5, 2019. Photo: NRT SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan PUK have signed an agreement that finalizes the latter’s participation in the new Iraqi Kurdistan government....

Date: May 6, 2019
Author: Hatha al-Youm [read full article]

Der Spiegel : Il y a un nettoyage ethnique et culturel à Afrin

Le journal allemand de premier plan Der Spiegel a publié une analyse d’article sur l’occupation d’Afrin par...

Date: April 29, 2019
Author: ANF [read full article]