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Kobani’s new administrative formula shows what post-SDF integration looks like

The new administrative lineup in Kobani is beginning to reveal…
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Turkey, Syria, and Iraq edge toward a rail corridor that bypasses the KRG

On April 4, 2026, Turkish Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced…
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Exposed and Disposable: Why Iranian Kurdish Groups May Be the War’s Biggest Losers

As the United States and Iran are reported to have…
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Has the Kurdish Moment in Iran Passed?

In the early days of the Iran war, there was…
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Iraq’s Oil Exports Collapsed by 82% in March as SOMO Scrambles to Build Emergency Alternatives

The war’s first full month wiped out most of Iraq’s…
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Bombed by Both Sides, Iraq Faces a War That Could Unravel It From Within

The map of Iraq since February 28 shows three overlapping…
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Iraq’s Government Deadlock Has Produced Two Cross-Sectarian Camps Fighting Over One Session

Iraq’s parliament has scheduled a session on 11 April to…
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Where Iranian Kurdish actors stand on the Iran war

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Why Iran’s Kurds Are the Most Divided Kurdish Population

The Kurds of Iran are the most internally divided Kurdish…
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Deterrence, Division, and Decay: How Iran Politically Contains Iranian Kurdish Armed Groups

Iran’s strategy toward Iranian Kurdish armed groups is not built…
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