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People's Defense Units

Mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria

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Jan 24, 2026
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Why Syrians hate Kurds so much? I want to understand the rage of last days

The recent surge of anger and violence is rooted less in sudden mass hatred than in a decade of competing governance projects, shifting alliances, and local grievances—especially , its security forces...

Dec 11, 2025
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What's the latest Turkish news?

Turkey’s foreign policy and security footprint are in focus this week: Ankara extended expiring Russian gas import contracts by one year while pushing for U.S. LNG investment and talks to lift CAATSA ...

Jan 26, 2026
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YPG vs Al Qaeda. who claimed more terror attacks

Available reporting reviewed here does not include a comprehensive tally of claimed attacks, but the record shows as a transnational franchise that has openly encouraged and claimed numerous high‑prof...

Jan 26, 2026

why they say kurdistan or rojava is a us made up thing to use the kurds to get rid of isis?

Critics call or a U.S.-made construct because ’s tactical partnership with Kurdish forces against amplified Kurdish autonomy while stopping short of formal recognition or state-building—creating the a...

Jan 26, 2026

whats turkey role in Syria? why they attack Kurds?

has played an active, often interventionist role in the conflict: seeking to secure its border, prevent the emergence of a contiguous Kurdish-controlled zone, back anti‑Assad opposition forces and pro...

Jan 26, 2026

Queer fighters in the Syrian war, which faction they joined?

who have been publicly reported in the most often appeared as members of small, foreign-born leftist formations that fought alongside , rather than as a large, enduring separate queer army; notable ex...

Jan 25, 2026

bashar al asad y cómo trató a los kurdos

mantuvo una relación ambivalente y tácticamente variable con la población kurda de : combinó décadas de discriminación y represión con episodios de retirada militar que permitieron autonomía de facto ...

Jan 23, 2026

deberian los propalestinos solidarizarse con los kurdos tras los receientes ataques en el noreste de siria?

no es automática: hay razones materiales, estratégicas y morales para que propalestinos apoyen a los kurdos tras los recientes , pero también existen límites tácticos y riesgos de instrumentalización ...