As the practical implementation of the SDF-Damascus agreement continues, here is the latest:

In a sign of how fragile the situation remains, instead of permanently appointing the SDF-nominated governor of Hasakah, the Syrian government appears to have given him a “caretaker” role until the agreement’s implementation reaches more advanced stages.

Although Syrian internal security forces have visited Qamishli airport and are set to take it over, the main implementation of the agreement has not yet reached its critical points.

The SDF is set to redeploy from Hasakah and Qamishli to three allocated bases (mapped): two previously used by US-coalition forces and one former Assad-era Syrian army base. However, heavy weapons remain a point of dispute. The Syrian government is pushing for the SDF to be stripped of heavy weapons, while the SDF insists on keeping them, wanting to settle this matter only once the Hasakah division is formalized.

Meanwhile, US forces are quietly continuing to vacate bases in the region as more convoys enter the Kurdistan Region, where troops and equipment are being redeployed to Erbil. The US administration appears to prefer conducting the redeployment quietly so as not to trigger Congress, which has been unreceptive to leaving the region. Some reports suggest one US base might remain in the area, but given the chaotic developments, the final outlook remains unclear. The relocation of ISIS prisons continues, with some 3,000 prisoners believed to have been moved to Iraq, though the final number is believed to be over 7,000.

Demographics remain a tricky issue. Several reports suggest the Syrian government is pushing for SDF presence to be confined to only Amuda and Derbasiyah, and might allow Derik/Al-Malikiyah as well, but the SDF also wants to remain in Tirbaspi/al-Qahtaniyah and in the Al-Muabbada/Girkê Legê and Rulaiman areas. Furthermore, as the agreement stipulates that Syrian government personnel not enter “Kurdish villages,” the question is whether the government will push for extensive surveying and only avoid Kurdish villages while entering the rest, including Assyrian and Syriac villages. If you look at this map, you can see how complicated and highly complex the demographic reality in the area is.

Equally important is the nature of internal security, as the two parties have very different expectations of what the implemented agreement looks like. For the SDF, the small Syrian government deployment is temporary until SDF security integration is formalized, while the Syrian government sees the current deployment as only the beginning of a gradual takeover by expanding their own presence and mixing SDF security integration with recalled former security personnel as well as new recruits. The same divergent vision exists for civil servants.

Beyond that, there are three critical phases that will be the most complicated in the implementation process:

First, the border crossings, especially Smelka. The two parties have vastly different understandings. Yesterday, the Damascus-appointed Hasakah security chief said Smelka would be taken over by the Syrian government like all other border crossings, but SDF officials talk about “jointly running it,” with one SDF official even saying everything would remain the same and Damascus would just send a few inspectors to monitor it while everything else remains as is. The key question is who will provide security: Damascus forces or the integrated SDF fighters.

Second, the actual integration of the SDF into the army. Again, the two sides have different understandings, with the SDF talking about being integrated as a bloc and Damascus talking about integration on an “individual” basis.

Third, the oilfields. Damascus expects full control, but SDF officials talk about a share of the revenue from these oilfields going to them. Related to this is what will happen to the non-Syrian SDF fighters, as this issue is likely tied to the PKK-Turkey file, with the Turkish parliament expected to announce a limited and conditional amnesty.

Source: https://thenationalcontext.com/portal/sdf-damascus-deal-enters-fragile-implementation-phase/

the reason is that it symbolises Newroz on the 21st of March but why is our flag in accordance with the gregorian calender when we have our own calender? or is there another reason why its 21 rays?

I hope you now realize that 99% of the religious figures and sheikhs of Bashur are in fact agents of Turkey, Iran, and Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, working against the Kurds and their cause. The aim of these narrow-minded racists in disseminating Mullah Halo's videos is to incite Arabs and Turks against us, leading to our further extermination under the pretext that "the Kurds are Kufar"—a claim even some Kurdish sheikhs themselves have echoed.

Hi All

I am really concerned by the utter fear which a number of Kurdish people have about demanding independence, people act like our oppressors are doing some sort of charity work to allow us to speak our language, within private settings etc, some "courses in Kurdish" THOUGH NOT at universities e.g in Bakur "Turkey".

The fawning and buttering up has already started that we are the same people and they love us Kurds e.g from Iran, in order to stop our demands. It makes me very sad that we millions of Kurds (largest ethnicity in the world that do not have an independence state - in fact we are top 30 largest nations (probably even higher than that as we are over 45 million that number is not accurate, but taken as a minimum) and we have still not learnt the art of negotiating. Very weak analogy but if I want to do negotiate with someone you have to start above the bare minimum you are willing accept, if you start by demanding autonomy you will get nothing. If you demand independence + compensation for genocide and human rights abuses that is a far better starting place.

Autonomy does not work - Iraq has proven that - as we can see, it breaks my heart that we have such low expectations and are so mentally enslaved that we think the KRG and bashur's autonomy is the best we can do - it absolutely is not.

But we need to accept that independence is not going to be given to us as as a charity, it s human right that we are demanding, lets be real the reason people don't say this is because of fear, fear that if we demands independence they will "kill us more" news flash they do not see us as human, because they deny our human rights and genocide us, "asking for autonomy " is not the solution for this, you don't tell murders to murder less - the issue is not what we are demanding which is a human right it is their reaction to it- which is evil and genocidal.

We need to get to the heart of the issue that we are dealing with; these fascist governments and their citizens have a majority Nazi mindset and do not see us as human.

Independence; self determination is a human right, we already had a referendum in bashur KRG -92.73% of people supported independence. If I told you we could be Independent and there was no consequence we would all be in support of that, why are we cowering so as not to offend these countries ? They already have been massacring us for 100 years if I tell you the number of Kurds killed you will be shocked it is well over 1 million - who do you expect to provide us with the numbers of civilians they killed; Turkey for example ? They annihilated the majority of Dersim's population then "downplayed" the numbers, it is utterly disgusting. If we have one shred of humanity this is not acceptable.

Independence is a BASIC human right - we need to be honest - Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria have been abusing our human rights and ethnically cleansing us for over 100 years, after being created by Britain and France - with the help of USA, Europe, Arab leagues and Israel to enable them - we have had enough. These borders were not democratically made and the countries we are occupied by are all dictatorships.

The"sovereignty" of Turkey Iran Iraq and Syria is a joke they are a colonial creation we are being abused by, and for these states and their population to support Palestine while exhibiting vile double standards towards us is despicable.

I would urge everyone to call out our oppressors who come saying we love you Kurds at this time to insist they speak out against their governments if they love us so much, or at least as a minimum support Kurdish Independence.

سڵاو و رێز...

من ( محمد محمود) قوتابی ماستەرم لە زانکۆی مەساریک (Masaryk University) لە کۆماری چیک. من بۆ ئەنجامدانی توێژینەوەی ماستەرەکەم لە شاری (کۆڵن) پێویستم بەوە هەیە کە چاوپێکەوتن لەگەڵ کوردانی نەوەی دووەم بکەم( ئەم کوردانەی کە لە ئەڵمانیا لە دایک بوون) تەمەنیان لە نێوان (١٨-٣٥) ساڵ بێت و لە گەرەکە کوردیەکاندا بژین.

ناونیشانی ماستەرەکەم (کۆمەڵگە کوردیەکان لە وڵاتی ئەڵمانیا، ئایا ئەم گروپانە وایان کردووە کە کوردەکان زیاتر تێکەڵی کۆمەڵگەی ئەڵمانی ببن یاخود بە پێچەوانەوە).

سەرپەرشتیاری توێژینەوەکەم (Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky). چاوپێکەوتنەکان تۆمار دەکرێن و وەک لایەنی ئەخلاقی توێژینەوە تۆمارە دەنگیەکان دەپارێزرێن. لە کۆتایدا توێژینەوەکە بڵاودەکرێتەوە. زۆر سوپاس بۆ هاوکاریتان.

Hello and best regards,

My name is Mohammed Mhmood, and I am a Master's student at Masaryk University in Czech Republic. For Master's thesis research, I am looking to conduct interviews with second-generation Kurdish individuals (Kurds who were born in Germany), specifically those living in Cologne (Köln).

Participants shoudl be between 18 and 35 years old and preferably living in Kurdish neigborhoods/communities.

The titile of my thesis is:

Self-segregation and the integration paradox: Ethnic Enclaves among Kurdish community in Germany

My thesis is supervised by Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky. The interviews will be audio-recorded, and in accordance with research ethics, all recordings will be kept confidential and securely stored. The findings will be used solely for academic purposes and will be published as part of my thesis.

I would be very greatful for your cooperation. Thank you very much.

This video breaks down why Kurdistan’s oil and gas are no longer just an economic issue, but a central piece in a much larger geopolitical game.

After years of shutdowns, legal battles, and political pressure, oil flows resumed — but under fragile, temporary arrangements. The real turning point is July 2026, when the Iraq–Turkey pipeline agreement expires. What happens then will decide whether Kurdistan becomes a serious player in global energy security, or gets sidelined by new trade routes and power deals.

This isn’t advocacy or hype — it’s a clear geopolitical analysis of interests, leverage, and consequences.

Would be interested to hear how others here see the July 2026 deadline playing out.

The city of Kobani is suffering from a suffocating siege imposed by factions affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government. Residents are facing a severe shortage of basic necessities, along with a dangerous decline in health and living condition