Kurds under threat in a new Syria


A heavily-damaged building in Kobani, Syria, a Kurdish city just across the border from Turkiye, is seen in this file photo from 2019. The town holds deep emotional significance for the Kurdish forces, which fought to reclaim it after an Islamic State siege. — ©2025 The New York Times Company

THE 13-year civil war between Syria’s government and rebel fighters has ended, but the peril is not over for Syria’s Kurdish minority.

A number of armed factions are still jostling for control after the collapse of the Assad regime.

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