The Economist
Turkish town of Reyhanli, half an hour's drive from the border with Syria, a bearded 30-year-old with glasses claims to command a fighting force of 1,820 men who have infiltrated north-western Syria. His group, which goes by the name Strangers for a...
The Economist
IN THE Arabic dialects of Iraq and Syria, a man who is unreasonably stubborn is said to have the mind of a Kurd. Perhaps such hardheadedness explains how the Kurds, buffeted for centuries between Persian, Arab, Turkish and Russian empires, have...
B92
Turkish military attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the country's southeast region on Thursday. The clash came as Turkey grows increasingly concerned that the Kurdish rebels are trying to expand their reach by establishing bases in conflict-ridden...