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Department Press Briefing - May 13, 2025
14 May 2025 05:03 GMT
… that deal with issues of human rights and kind of what have … have another question on Iran, too. Yesterday the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, … the recent announcement from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party on its … there are two options for Iran. Iran can never have a …
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Trump seals deals and slams western 'interventionists' in Saudi Arabia visit
13 May 2025 23:01 GMT
… his speech glossed over the human rights abuses and crackdowns of Arab … of influence among Druze and Kurds.
Trump's Obama … .
His nuclear talks with Iran have assuaged Arab Gulf leaders … for launching preemptive strikes on Iran.
The Arabian way
Trump …
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What Would It Take to Rebuild Syria?
13 May 2025 21:37 GMT
… Arabia, and the United States. Iran, the Lebanon-based militant group … communities—Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Ismailis, Circassians, and … , various reports, including one by Human Rights Watch, concluded the weapons used …
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Experts react: Trump just announced the removal of all US sanctions on Syria. What’s next?
13 May 2025 21:04 GMT
… has begun negotiations with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces on their … needed to combat terrorism, prevent Iran from regaining influence in Syria … accountability efforts for atrocity crimes, human-rights violations, terrorism, and corruption offenses …
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PKK calls it quits: Peace on the horizon in Turkiye?
13 May 2025 16:59 GMT
… 5 million Kurds
were displaced, according to Human Rights Watch. Many … coordinated
international operation.
Iran’s role has been … This dual
strategy reflects Iran’s regional pragmatism: opposing … -linked groups. Meanwhile, Iran’s waning influence, exacerbated …
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PKK disarms, disbands: How will it impact the Middle East?
13 May 2025 16:25 GMT
… , where many Syrian Kurds live. Kurds make up somewhere between … that PKK members from Kurdish populations in Iran, Iraq and Turkey … have also been accused of human rights abuses Image: YOUNES MOHAMMAD… Union of Kurdistan, or PUK, is closer to Iran and the …
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Perilous partners: Europe, Türkiye, and a new alliance
13 May 2025 09:08 GMT
… with Syria, Iraq, and even Iran. In recent years, Türkiye has … tackling violent extremism without compromising human rights.
Border protection and migration management … example, acknowledging the impact of Kurdish terrorist groups or providing more …
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Trump travels to a Middle East in transition
12 May 2025 23:08 GMT
… tensions, avoiding a Turkish-Kurdish conflict, as well as … wrings its hands over Iran’s human rights violations, missile program, … ISIS), the US armed Syrian Kurds — groups Ankara sees as … affiliates of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), designated …
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The Existential Challenge for Syria’s Alawites
12 May 2025 20:19 GMT
… — Alawite, Druze, Ismaili, Kurdish — and their often ambivalent relations … the Syrian Network for Human Rights, which estimates the number … alone, abandoned even by Iran, despite a shared Shiite … will heal. The Druze and Kurdish communities, too, eye Damascus …
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Syria’s Fragile Peace: Why the World Must Now Support DDR in Damascus
10 May 2025 20:40 GMT
… than laying them down.
Iran, too, complicates matters—supporting … as foreign actors like Iran and Israel pursue their … particular focus on Kurdish Affairs and human rights, Michael Arizanti has … or speaking out against human rights abuses, Michael Arizanti is …