NYTIMES (Asli Aydintasbas) - Turkey and the Kurds Show a Way Forward
A recent Turkish law moving toward an end to the conflict with the P.K.K. could be a model for other militant groups.
NPR (Jane Arraf) - After Assad's fall, Syria's Kurds are left in limbo, feeling abandoned by the U.S.
Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.
NYTIMES (Carlotta Gall, Hussam Hammoud and Nanna Heitmann) - Syrian Army Crosses New Threshold With Advances in Kurdish Regions
The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.
NYTIMES (Asli Aydintasbas) - Syria Must Protect Its Minorities
Without protection for the Kurds and other ethnic minorities, Syria will never be stable.
AI:The Syrian government and Kurdish-led militias have reached a deal to merge forces, a move that underscores the desperate need for minority protections to achieve regional stability. Without robust safeguards for the Kurds and other ethnic groups within the country, any semblance of peace remains elusive amidst the ongoing chaos in the Levant.Open