Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year ...

Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the rebel group he founded to fight for a Kurdish ...

The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent ...

The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.

It is, however, facing the threat of closure because of alleged ties with Kurdish rebels and has rebranded itself as Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). Firat news agency ...

This year’s event comes amid progress in peace negotiations between the state and Kurdish rebels. “Today presents a great, important and historical opportunity for the unity of Kurds and the ...

The Kurdish rebels signed a deal on Monday to merge with the Syrian army, and in return, they are promised full rights as Syrian citizens. NPR's Jane Arraf reports. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: For many ...