Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic importance of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national assembly

We see President Masoud Barzani as a historical figure because he has not only focused on the unity of the Kurdish people but also all communities,” Jarba stated.

“The two leaders discussed the current situation in Syria, including the latest security and political developments,” Barzani’s office said in a statement following the Thursday meeting. Both leaders emphasized the importance of establishing a unified Kurdish front in Syria, the statement added.

Omar emphasized the significance of recent high-level discussions, particularly the meeting between President Masoud Barzani and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on Tuesday met with the Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) for the second time in a month. Both sides agreed to send a joint committee to Damascus to discuss the future of Kurds in new Syria,

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BEIRUT- Following the meeting of Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with Masoud Barzani, the leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, it seems that Syria’s Kurdish crisis will witness remarkable developments.

The PKK’s U.S.-backed Syrian offshoot, the YPG, is courting Iraqi Kurds in an apparent push to garner support at a time when the political upheaval

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – President Masoud Barzani remains the principal point of contact for any international party aiming to address Kurdish issues,” said Mohammed Ismail, Secretary of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNCS) on Saturday.

On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and lay down their arms. This call has not only been issued to PKK members in the mountainous areas of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region but also to Kurdish members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The co-chair of northeast Syria’s (Rojava) ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) called on the Kurdistan Region to encourage the main opposition Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) to engage in Kurdish unity talks and to prioritize the Kurdish cause.