President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled the students terrorists for protesting the military operation in Syria
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Iraq’s Sunnis Voting Without Hope in First Election Since Islamic State
Sunnis near Tikrit say they feel disillusioned and alienated ahead of a May 12 election to elect a new prime minister
EU Report Slams Rise in Turkey’s Repression of Basic Rights
Turkey regressing in several areas, says a European Commission annual report in the group’s harshest criticism yet
Why Trump’s Syrian Airstrikes Didn’t Violate the War Powers Act
Trump was not declaring or instigating war by collaborating with the United Kingdom and France on the strikes. He was simply exercising the ambiguous rights given to him by the War Powers Resolution.
Following Syria coverage, Russian reporter found dead in mystery fall
Russian investigative journalist who wrote about the deaths of mercenaries in Syria has died in hospital
Turkey detains university students for protesting Syria conflict
Erdogan accused them of behaving like “terrorists” for staging an action opposing his military campaign in Syria
How Syria’s Kurds are trying to create a democracy
The ruling Kurdish Party, the PYD, has set up a democratic federation made of local governments
Iranian Filmmaker’s Instagram Post on Syria Sparks Controversy
The Instagram post by an outspoken, internationally acclaimed filmmaker and activist triggered a new debate
Global rise in internet shutdowns aimed public protest
Governments around the world are increasingly shutting down internet access in an attempt to silence dissent
Kurds Vote Overwhelmingly for Independence in Iraq
Following through on a long-desired promise to have a country of their own Kurds in the Kurdistan