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2 weeks agoIn Syria, instability allowed ISIS fighters to flee camps, but many of their families still detained
"I'm struggling a lot. I'm really scared for my situation, for my son's situation as well. I'm just very desperate to get out of here." Hoda Muthana, one of three American women in the camp, highlights the dire conditions and her fears.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoThe Kurdish Ground Force Preparing to Fight in Iran
We are on the trigger finger. After 22 years in the movement, we have never been this busy. The American-Israeli effort to bring down the Iranian regime is not likely to succeed without the help of PJAK and other Kurdish armed groups.
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1 month agoThe dilemma of Iraqi Kurds in the face of their Western allies' offensive against Iran: It's not our war'
Iraqi Kurdistan faces danger from ongoing U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, with increased missile attacks and a tense atmosphere during Nowruz celebrations.
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1 month agoIran's Kurdish militias are waiting for the regime to weaken before making their move
Iranian Kurdish groups remain prepared to intervene against Iran's regime if it weakens, drawing inspiration from the failed 1946 Republic of Mahabad while facing uncertain U.S. military support under Trump's unpredictable leadership.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoWho are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran?
Numbering between 30 and 40 million worldwide, most live amid the peaks and valleys straddling the borders of Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The Kurds link their history to that of the Medes, an ancient Middle Eastern people. They were left stateless a century ago when the borders of the modern Middle East emerged from the collapsing Ottoman empire.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoWhile US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning
The US is reportedly encouraging Iranian Kurdish militias to challenge Iran's government while repeating historical patterns of abandoning Kurdish allies after geopolitical objectives shift.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoIranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation into Iran highly likely'
Iranian Kurdish nationalist groups based in Iraq are considering cross-border ground operations into Iran, with US contact reported, while Iran's IRGC strikes separatist targets in Iraqi Kurdistan.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoFox News Reports Thousands of Iraqi Kurds Have Launched a Ground Offensive Into Iran'
This group is actually listed by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization—also listed by Iran and Turkey. It's akin to the PKK, or the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which operates in Iraq and Syria. We have to be very cautious about dealing with groups like this.
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1 month agoWashington wants Kurdish fighters to join the war on Iran. They say it would be suicidal without air support. - Silicon Canals
Iran attacked Iranian Kurdish opposition group headquarters in northern Iraq, killing at least one fighter, as these groups form a coalition and consider joining military action against Tehran, exposing gaps between U.S. strategic goals and available resources for proxy partners.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoIran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, begins wave of attacks on Israel
Iran launched military operations against Kurdish armed groups in Iraq's semi-autonomous region while conducting its 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and US assets during an escalating regional conflict.
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1 month agoAirstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace
US and Israeli airstrikes target Iranian military positions along Iraq border while supporting Kurdish and Baloch militant groups for potential cross-border operations against Iran.
fromAxios
1 month agoScoop: Trump calls Kurdish leaders in Iran war effort
The calls were the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes lobbying by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, another source said. Israel has had close security, military and intelligence ties with the Kurds in Syria, Iraq and Iran for decades. "It is the general view, and certainly Netanyahu's view, that the Kurds are going to come out of the woodwork ... that they're going to rise up," one official said.
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1 month agoIslamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa
Islamic State remnants remain active in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province, with sympathizers living among residents and the group recently releasing propaganda after a two-year silence.
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2 months agoIslamic State lashes out at Syria's interim president as puppet without a soul,' urges new attacks
Islamic State condemned Syria's interim president as a Western-controlled puppet, urged attacks on Jewish and Western targets, and claimed his fate will mirror Assad's.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoSyrian forces enter Qamishli under ceasefire deal with SDF
Syrian forces have begun entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, Syria's state news agency is reporting, as part of a ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces. Citing the Syrian Interior Ministry, the SANA news agency reported on Tuesday that units began entering the city in northeastern Hasakah province, to implement the terms of the agreement and commence their security duties. The move comes just days after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday agreed to a deal with Damascus to integrate into Syrian state institutions,
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