By the end of 2011, the Syrian Civil War had started, becoming a long-standing symbol of conflict in the Middle East.

Rolling his cigarette between sips of tea, Suleyman Ilcan is excited about a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society ...

The conference to chart Syria’s political future will include all segments of Syrian society except for the Kurdish-led administration in the northeast and loyalists of the repressive former ...

Syria is fractured by competing armies but who holds power and where may be shifting as the US eyes an exit.

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

Days before the new Damascus government’s security forces entered Afrin, a Kurdish-majority Afrin area of the Aleppo ...

Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war - Kurdish leaders are negotiating with ...

The WNBA began play in 1997 and will play its 29 th season this year. Throughout the league’s history, there have been many changes to the teams, including expansion and relocations. In ...

Despite ongoing military operations, Turkey has hinted at a new peace process with the Kurds, a move seen by many as an attempt to control and suppress Kurdish political aspirations. Click here for ...

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, covering major issues and developments around the world. He won the National Press Club award for political ...