Kurds
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Scrutiny and robust debate are healthy for our courts
Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for…
Key developments in Turkey’s offensive in Syria
Three offensive attacks against the Kurds have come since 2016
For Syria Kurds, the end of autonomy?
As President Bashar al-Assad’s forces deploy towards the northern border, is the Kurdish minority giving up on autonomy?
Erdogan’s blind focus on the Kurds rebounds on Turkey
His obsession with a Kurdish threat hampers more urgent attention to the terrorist menace emanating from Syria and Iraq.
War changes demographics of Iraq
Relations between Kurds and Arabs are volatile at best in the areas captured by peshmerga from Isis.
Erdogan fiddles while Kobani burns
A looming bloodbath is spurring a Kurdish revolt in Turkey that could spin out of control.
Isis slyly gains ground as the US and Turkey quibble over strategies
Erdogan is often categorised as a Western ally. This is a misperception. His vision of Turkey is of an emerging great power and regional leader.
Kurds set sights firmly on oilfield
Kirkuk has long been coveted by Irbil. Owning it is now a reality, as Iraq crumbles under Isis attack.
‘Chemical Ali’ gets second death sentence
Saddam Hussein’s notorious hatchet-man, Hassan al-Majid, was on Tuesday sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the 1991 Shi’ite uprising.