Slavoj Zizek: European leftists are rejecting the Kurds over their reliance on the US. ItTuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 19:22

independent.co.uk  | By Slavoj Zizek | 22/10/2019

Must they sacrifice themselves on the altar of anti-imperialist solidarity? While the sovereign states around them are gradually sinking into a new barbarism, Kurds are the only glimmer of hope


  

A letter to Kurdish soldiers from a US military wifeTuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 19:10

CNN.com | "This article was written by the wife of a Special Operations soldier, who has served throughout the Middle East. CNN is not revealing her identity at her request. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN."


  

As U.S. Leaves Allies in Syria, Kurdish Commander Struggles With FalloutTuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 18:28

nytimes.com | By Ben Hubbard | Oct. 20, 2019

Mazlum Kobani, whose Kurdish-led force fought the Islamic State in Syria, fears that a complete United States withdrawal could endanger his people and allow the jihadists to regroup


  

America, the great betrayalTuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 17:59

Nytimes.com | By Ian Buruma

The sudden decision to pull about 1,000 American troops out of northern Syria, and leave Kurdish allies in the lurch after they did so much to fight off the Islamic State, has already had terrible consequences. The Kurds have been forced to make a deal with the murderous regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, hoping it will protect them against being massacred by incoming Turkish troops who regard them as mortal enemies. Russia and Iran, without whose support Mr. Assad’s government would not have survived, are quick to benefit from America’s sudden retreat. Violence in an already ghastly Syrian civil war could get a great deal worse.


  

Erdogan’s Ambitions Go Beyond Syria. He Says He Wants Nuclear WeaponsTuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 17:27

  

The Secret Origins of the U.S.-Kurdish Relationship Explain Today’s DisasterThursday, 17 October, 2019 , 16:49

foreignpolicy.com | By Bryan R. Gibson | Ocober 14, 2019

On June 30, 1972, two Kurdish men, Idris Barzani and Mahmoud Othman, arrived nondescriptly at the CIA’s sprawling headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and were led into the office of the agency’s legendary director, Richard Helms.


  

Trump Followed His Gut on Syria. Calamity Came FastThursday, 17 October, 2019 , 16:35

nytimes.com | By David E. Sanger | Oct. 15, 2019

News Analysis
All the warnings were there. But President Trump’s reliance on his instincts, and his relationships, led him to ignore the consequences of a move that has emboldened Russia, Iran and the Islamic State.


  

Experiment with Kurds is in perilThursday, 17 October, 2019 , 15:58

The NYT International Edition | By Jenna Krajeski | 16 Oct 2019

Their project in democracy has been three decades in the making.


  

Trump faces fallout for upending Syria strategy Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 16:14

Nytimes.com | BY PETER BAKER AND LARA JAKES Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Michael Crowley contributed reporting

He’s now trying to reverse consequences, as Kurdish allies are attacked by Turks


  

How Kurds helped the Allies to fight off the NazisFriday, 11 October, 2019 , 15:54

The Times | Octobre11 2019 | Richard Spencer Middle East Correspondent

In an outburst unusual even by his own standards, President Trump gave one reason why he could not regard the Kurds as long-term partners: their failure to help the US and its allies in the Normandy landings.