The struggle to achieve recognition for Kurdish North and East Syria

This vast area, which includes the deserts along the Euphrates as well as the old ISIS capital of Raqqa and also includes Kurdish towns and cities, was badly harmed by ISIS, then attacked by Turkey.

DEMONSTRATORS ATTEND a protest in solidarity with pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), during a protest in Istanbul, last month.

DEMONSTRATORS ATTEND a protest in solidarity with pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), during a protest in Istanbul, last month.

(photo credit: DILARA SENKAYA/REUTERS)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

JULY 22, 2021 20:23