Iran’s Kurdish Attribution War: Who Really Has Fighters Inside Iran?
Armed attacks inside Iranian Kurdistan have increased since the ceasefire that ended the six-week war on 8 April 2026 and…
What happens now after Turkey’s PKK framework law has been approved?
A new phase has opened with the Turkish parliament’s approval of a framework law on PKK disarmament. It is the…
Syria’s Army Restructuring Shows How Damascus Intends to Absorb the SDF
President Ahmed al-Sharaa is building a military system designed to prevent any faction, including the SDF, from preserving an autonomous…
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What Turkey’s 12-Article PKK Law Does, and What It Leaves for Later
Turkey’s new twelve-article framework establishes the first legal structure for the dissolution of the PKK and for the treatment of people who are under investigation, on trial or already convicted…
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Turkey’s PKK Framework Law Sets a Controlled First Stage in a Wider Regional Project
Parliament is expected to pass the 12-article law governing the PKK’s dissolution within days. Its provisions are narrow, tightly sequenced and placed under state control at every stage, while the…
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In Damascus, a Flag Raising That Serves Erbil and al-Sharaa Alike
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani was received by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus on Monday, with a giant Kurdistan flag raised beside Syria’s for the…
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The US Could Not Topple Iran’s Regime. Now It Is Trying to Crack It From Within.
The war has passed through three phases since February. The American and Israeli campaign that opened it to produce the collapse of the Islamic Republic, and the ceasefire of 8…
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Turkey Returns to Kirkuk: From a 10% Royalty in 1926 to a 15% Stake in 2026
Turkey’s state oil company TPAO has acquired a 15% stake in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited, the contractor vehicle for the redevelopment of the Kirkuk oil complex. The agreement…
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The Turkey-Israel Layer of the PKK Peace Process
The Turkey-PKK peace process contains a strategic layer that most analysis leaves out. Between late 2024 and mid-2026, the external power competing with Turkey over the future of the Kurdish…
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As the PKK Makes Peace with Turkey, It Is Quietly Building Up Along Iran’s Border
Despite the ongoing peace process with Turkey, under which it is expected to disarm and withdraw from its bases along Iraq’s border with Turkey, the PKK and its affiliates are…
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