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Kurdish People articles on Democracy Chronicles

The Kurdish people are a major ethnic group in adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The Kurds have had partial autonomy in Iraqi Kurdistan since 1991. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

Kurds Call Ceasefire as Crucial Turkey Peace Advances

March 21, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Crucial Turkey peace advance offers new chance to achieve accord with Kurds in the entire region

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East, Turkey

Kurdish Jerusalem Remains Thorn in Iraq’s Side

March 15, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Conflict between Kurdish north and Arab south plague Iraq’s politics including in Kirkuk, an ancient city known in English as the Kurdish Jerusalem

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East

Iraq Kurds Straddle Lines Between Two Worlds

March 11, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Turbulent neighborhood leaves Iraq Kurds straddling lines and borders for stability above politics

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East

Syria Kurds Straddle Fault Line Between in Civil War

January 27, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Syria Kurds Straddle Fault Line

Most of Syria’s Kurds have avoided involvement in ongoing rebellion led by Sunni majority Syrians

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Syria War Putting Entire Kurdish Future in Jeopardy

January 12, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bombs, warplanes, defection, hunger: Syria war engulfs country including Kurds: Kurdish future in jeopardy amid population drop and destroyed social order

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Arab Spring, Kurdish People, Middle East, Syria

Lifting Decades Old Turkey Book and Literature Ban

January 6, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Internal reforms include Turkey book and literature Ban removal as democracy becoming stronger: Turkey moves on banned books and also on Kurdish conflict

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Kurdish People, Middle East, Turkey

Turkey in Peace Talks With Kurdish Representatives

December 31, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Turkey in Peace Talks

Turkey in Peace Talks with Kurdish population stretching across Turkey, Iraq, Syria in center of region’s turmoil

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Kurdish People, Middle East, Turkey

Iraq Deal With Kurdish Leaders Eases Tension

November 26, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Sectarianism rears its head but Iraq deal with Kurdish leaders would be impressive new accord

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East

Iraqi Shiites and Kurds Close to Political Deal

November 24, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Tensions between Baghdad based government of Iraqi Shiites and Kurds threaten Iraq stability

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Kurdish People, Middle East

PM Open to Talks With Kurdish Turkey Rebels

November 20, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Far-reaching government talks with Kurdish Turkey rebels could reshape Middle East power balance

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Kurdish People, Middle East, Turkey

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