Kurds

Syria Kurds say Turkish operation 'clear' support for IS

Ain Issa - Muslimchronicle

The Kurdish force in northern Syria on Monday said Turkey's operation against it in Afrin amounted to supporting the Islamic State jihadist group and urged its Western allies to act. "This barbaric attack... is clear support to the Daesh terrorist organisation," the Syrian Democratic Forces, who played a key part in retaking some of IS's main bastions last year, saidRead more

Kurds rap Abadi for comparing them to Daesh

BAGHDAD - Muslimchronicle

Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish area on Friday accused Prime Minister Haider Abadi of “hatred” of the Kurds after he compared their September independence referendum to acts by Daesh. At a meeting of his Dawa party on Wednesday, Abadi said: “To have maintained Iraqi unity and prevented the crime of partition is a victory as great as that against Daesh.” “Some peopleRead more

Role of Kurds in Syrian Settlement Main Obstacle

Moscow - Reeta Mehanna

The participation of Kurds in the political settlement in the Syrian crisis remains an issue of contention for the guarantor countries of the “Astana process.” The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran are expected to tackle this issue when they meet in the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov stated on Monday that military officialsRead more

Iraq Federal Court rules no region can secede after Kurdish independence bid

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Iraq's supreme federal court rules no region or province can sIraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday that no region or province can secede from the country, reacting to a Kurdish vote for independence, a court spokesman said. The ruling was a response to a government request to put an end to any “wrong misinterpretation” of the constitution and assertRead more

Assad’s departure is not condition for the political process

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad has regained the upper hand after six years of conflict, but his regime faces a tough diplomatic fight against international isolation and negotiations with newly powerful Kurds. “The regime has indeed militarily regained control of large swathes of Syrian territory, but speaking of a political and diplomatic victory would be exaggerated and premature,” said KarimRead more

Deal with Kurds for Iraq forces to deploy at key border post: official

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders reached a deal late Sunday for Baghdad to deploy federal forces after clashes at the disputed key Fishkhabur border crossing, a government source told AFP. Baghdad is seeking to secure access to its oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan by taking the post on the borders of Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi territory. FishkaburRead more

Nearly 30,000 Kurds displaced from city near Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Muslimchronicle

Nearly 30,000 Kurds have been displaced from a multi-ethnic city south of Kirkuk where sectarian tension flared after Iraqi forces took control of it, humanitarian organizations said on Wednesday. Most of those displaced from Tuz Khurmato are in need of urgent aid and staying in open shelters, officials from two international humanitarian organizations told Reuters. A third, Amnesty International, saidRead more