In Syria and Turkey, Helping Earthquake Victims Is a Crime
Politicians in Syria, Turkey, and the United States are getting in the way of relief efforts.
Kurds
Conservative Cancel Culture Comes to Kurdistan
Religious Kurds used social media to shut down a rap concert—and they're swinging their weight around politics, too.
A Kurdish Experiment in Decentralized Governance
The Kurds of Northern Syria are trying something different, for better or worse.
From Turkey to Cuba to Mexico to America: A Kurdish Refugee's Journey
There are Middle Easterners hidden among the Latin Americans seeking entry at the U.S. border. But they're not who you think.
Let the Kurds Come to America
They have been loyal U.S. allies and don't deserve to be slaughtered by Turkey.
Trump Brushes Off the Threat of Free ISIS Militants Because 'They're Going to be Escaping to Europe'
Plus: The Kurds "didn't help us in the Second World War" anyway, says the president. And more...
We Can Learn 3 Lessons From Trump's Partial Syria Withdrawal
Reshuffling is not only a haphazard half-measure—it is no substitute for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
America Does Not Need to Stay in Syria to Protect the Kurds
It should lift the travel ban and bring them with it