The Latest Breaking News from Kurdish

The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern

Editorial: As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Six injured after knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp

Incident outside Opera House that left two people in critical condition is not being investigated as terrorism, police say

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

The Independent UK · Jan 21

French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released, lawyer says

Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

Euronews · Jan 21

Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama

Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Syria's Kurdish Revolution Has Been Crushed

The multiethnic, anarchist-inspired experiment seems to be over.

Reason · Jan 20

Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Detention facilities in Syria under spotlight after clashes between Kurdish fighters, Syrian forces

Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has highlighted the detention facilities holding Islamic State group members

The Independent UK · Jan 20