Turkey is classified as a “brown country” with both democratic and authoritarian features, but democracy, legality, and citizenship rights effectively disappear in southeastern Turkey.
The demand for federal rule has gathered momentum as alarm spread through Syria's minorities over last month's mass killings of Alawites.
With the US battling deepening social and political divisions, Israeli strategic planners must treat this scenario as a genuine possibility and prepare accordingly.
Khazali claims the goal of the ‘David Corridor’ is to “reach the Kurdish lands in Iraq and Syria, considering the ongoing cooperation [between Israel and the Kurds]."
The Abraham Peace Corridor would enhance regional and global security and peace through trade and commerce, all within the framework of the Abraham Accords.
The PKK conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since it began in 1984, leaving tens of thousands wounded, including Turkish security force members, militants, and civilians alike.
The jailed founder of a Kurdish nationalist group has called for the movement to lay down its arms, but Kurdish forces seem unwilling to as long as Turkish strikes continue.
That something similar could eventually be offered to the Kurds of Syria becomes a real possibility with the agreement reached between Sharaa and the SDF.
There is hope in eastern Syria that Kurdish politics could become more open to different Kurdish political parties.
Kurdistan leaders mark 37 years since the Halabja massacre, demanding justice and recognition for victims.