The majority of Syrian Kurds are originally Turkish Kurds who have crossed the border during different events in the 20th century. [14] There are three major centers for the Kurdish population in Syrian, the northern part of the Jazira, the central Euphrates Region around Kobanî and in the west the area around Afrin. [15]

Syrian Kurdistan [a] or Rojava (Kurdish: Rojavayê Kurdistanê, lit. 'Kurdistan where the sun sets') is a region in northern Syria where Kurds form the majority. It is surrounding three noncontiguous enclaves along the Turkish and Iraqi borders: Afrin in the northwest, Kobani in the north, and Jazira in the northeast. [1]

1 天前 · Syria’s interim president is calling for international pressure on Israel to force it to withdraw from the buffer zone in southern Syria. Menu. Menu. World. ... Turkey, which shares a 910-kilometer (565-mile) border with Syria, views the Syrian Kurdish militias that make up the key component of the U.S.-allied, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ...

2019年10月9日 · Hundreds of Kurdish people living in northern Syria near the Turkish border are fleeing, herding their loved ones and running from an unknown fate as fires blaze behind them.

2024年12月12日 · The commander of the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces warned on Wednesday that Islamic State group militants are resurging in Syria’s east, taking advantage of the power vacuum left by the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government and the recent fighting between his forces and insurgents.

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2025年1月16日 · In the security vacuum of Syria’s new leaders trying to form a new national army following the fall of Assad, there are concerns about a resurgence of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Kurdish forces have played a key role in …

2024年12月13日 · A crucial dam is at risk as fighting continued in several areas of northern Syria between Kurdish groups and Turkish-backed factions.

2024年12月27日 · After Bashar al-Assad's ouster, there are questions about the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition that currently controls a third of Syrian territory ...