Rojava kurdistan

Kurdish women turn braids into symbol of resistance after Syria atrocities - explainer

Across global demonstrations and in thousands of videos posted online, Kurdish women and their allies have begun braiding their hair in honor of a female Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighter.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
DEMONSTRATORS HOLD a placard featuring a braided hair as a symbolic act of resistance and solidarity with Kurdish women in Syria, during a protest supporting Syrian Kurds after recent clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 24, 2026.
GENERAL HUSSEIN Yazdanpanah of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in front of PAK troops.

'We'll fight side by side in Rojava,' Kurdistan Freedom Party leader tells 'Post' - interview

The Office of General Yazdanpanah criticised Western inaction regarding the situation for the Kurds in Syria, continuing: “Rojava will fall if we Kurds don’t consider their struggle as ours.”

|BySUSAN QUITAZ
Conoco gas plant after it came under the control of the Syrian government following the withdrawal of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the countryside of Deir al-Zor, Syria, January 19, 2026.

Syrian Kurds are fighting for survival – and Israel’s future is tied to theirs - opinion

Northern Syria is collapsing into chaos, and unless the West acts, the Kurds will pay the price.

|ByPAUSHALI LASS
Members of the Kurdish community and other protesters attend a demonstration against Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa and recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2026.

Kurdish unity: Protests erupt across Iraq in support of Syria's Rojava

The crisis in Syria is affecting Kurds all over the world, primarily due to the fear that members of the Syrian government’s security forces may commit abuses amid the new offensive.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

An incongruence of aims

The Kurds’ Western backers in northern Iraq are wary of the Kurdish goal of independence.

AUGUST 19, 2015BySARA ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
An officer from the Western coalition forces gives advice to Kurdish Peshmerga forces during a training session on how to defend the front lines against ISIS in Daquq district, northern Iraq, June 15

Who is doing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Syria?

There is a famous quote from Malcolm X: “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

JULY 8, 2015ByJAN EZIDKHALO
The words ‘Islamic State’ reads on the facade of one of the Islamic State headquarters in Tel Hamis in northeast Syria, after the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) took control of the area in 2015.

Prevent the rise of a North Korea-style Kurdish dictatorship

A communist Kurdish state, under the ostensible authority of the PKK and formed with the support of the US, will find a gateway to the entire Middle East.

JULY 8, 2015ByADNAN OKTAR
Turkish Kurds look towards the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from the top of a hill close to the border line between Turkey and Syria near Mursitpinar bordergate

Kurds tell Jpost: 'Just send us weapons to defeat ISIS'

Kurdistan confronts Islamic State and the prospect of independence

JULY 4, 2015ByLAURA KELLY, SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Gen. Tariq Harni smiles at a gift brought from Israel.

Kurds tell Jpost: 'Just send us weapons to defeat ISIS'

Kurdistan confronts Islamic State and the prospect of independence

JUNE 18, 2015ByLAURA KELLY, SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Gen. Tariq Harni smiles at a gift brought from Israel.

Snap Shot: A first person look at Kurdistan before the invasion of ISIS

Recognized only as ‘Northern Iraq,’ the Kurds nonetheless carved out an autonomous region – one that in summer 2014 was just beginning to understand the threat represented by the terror movement.

JUNE 18, 2015ByTAMARA BARAAZ
Kurdish nomads sit in a tent on Mount Halgurd, near the border with Iran border.

Turkey’s election: A milestone in the history of Turkish politics

Turkey has much to gain from the Kurds.

JUNE 17, 2015ByDELOVAN BARWARI
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) entered the parliament for the first time, exceeding the 10 percent threshold with 13.12% of the votes

Pre-Islamic State: Traveling into Iraqi Kurdistan

Recognized only as ‘Northern Iraq,’ the Kurds nonetheless carved out an autonomous region – one that in summer 2014 was just beginning to understand the threat represented by the terror movement.

JUNE 8, 2015ByTAMARA BARAAZ
Downtown Erbil with the Assyrian fortress in the background.

Behind the lines: A tremor is felt in Iranian Kurdistan

Unrest among Kurds in Iran is a reminder that the mullahs rule over a country fraught with ethnic tensions.

MAY 14, 2015ByJONATHAN SPYER
Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani

Une main tendue en milieu hostile

Du Népal au Kurdistan, l’ONG israélienne IsraAid opère sur tous les fronts. Même là où on ne l’attend pas. Comme en Irak, au secours des victimes de l’Etat islamique

MAY 6, 2015ByANAV SILVERMAN
Navonel Glick au camp de Dohuk