Once on a US bounty list, now in the Oval Office. In The Amargi interview, Salih Muslim speaks with Kamal Chomani about the 10 March plan, saying SDF integration must protect real decentralisation and women’s units or it becomes assimilation. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEB...

A custody case in Idlib turned into a 10 hour battle between Syria’s interim forces and French-speaking fighters linked to Omar “Omsen” Diaby, exposing a deeper fight over law and legitimacy after Assad’s fall. Full story by Armin Messager. www.theamargi.com/posts/a-cust...

Over 2.6 million Syrians live in Turkey. Monitoring shows rising hate speech and mob attacks. Hatice Çoban Keneş explains how this climate links to broader dynamics around the Kurdish peace process. Full story by İrfan Aktan. www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...

Afrin’s olive farmers hoped the Syrian government’s return would protect them, but as Turkish-backed militias continue their violence and looting, pessimism has taken over the olive groves. Full story by Pauline Vacher. www.theamargi.com/posts/in-syr...

Early Indicators of Iraq’s 2025 Election Results: 🧵 Thread 👇 Turnout in Iraq’s November 11 vote was about 55 percent, up sharply from around 41 percent in 2021. The rebound suggests renewed voter engagement after years of political fatigue.

In Suwayda, flags have tracked survival. Protesters once raised the independence flag, then Druze colours, and at moments the Israeli flag. Many still say the future they want is a democratic Syria. Full story by Cédric Domenjoud. www.theamargi.com/posts/syria-...

Across Syria, farmers trade baladi seeds and reopen dialogue. From a village near Saraqib, Buzuruna Juzuruna’s work links return, autonomy, and heritage through agriculture. Full story by Paloma de Dinechin www.theamargi.com/posts/eco-fa...

KDP and PUK still dominate Kurdish seats in Iraq’s parliament, while voter turnout in the Kurdistan Region has dropped from 95% in 2005 to 35.7% in 2021. In his report for The Amargi, Renwar Najm explains what drives this decline and what it means for Kurdish politics.

Cyprus is more than a holiday destination. In 1974, Turkish troops invaded the island after a coup backed by Athens. Nearly 50 years later, the north remains recognized only by Turkey. Elif Sarican speaks with Oz Karahan on occupation & reunification: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...

Settlers may now outnumber native Turkish Cypriots. In The Amargi Mosaic, Elif Sarican speaks with activist Oz Karahan about northern Cyprus’s elections, Turkey’s settler project, and why he says the island is “occupied, not divided.” Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...

Iraq votes again, but in the Kurdistan Region, many see only the same old faces as apathy grows and power stays with the few. Written by Renwar Najm. Full story: www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...

Why did Cyprus split into two? Oz Karahan joins The Amargi Mosaic with Elif Sarican to explain how colonial policies and education shaped the island’s lasting divisions. Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=294A...

Iraq votes on 11 November, but many Kurdish voters face the same leaders and the same choices. Parties push hard, yet apathy grows after years of stalled change. Full story by Renwar Najm. www.theamargi.com/posts/as-ira...

Snapback returned in 2025, and the costs land on ordinary Iranians, not on power. Prices climb, jobs shrink, and scarcity rewards insiders over everyone else. Full story by Omid Barin. theamargi.com/posts/sancti...

Lavrov said there are “no limits” to Moscow’s support for Tehran. A leaked deal points to forty eight Su 35s worth six billion euros, delivery by 2028, but analysts say the impact is mostly psychological for now. Full story by Ammar Goli. theamargi.com/posts/russia...

From Van to Strasbourg, voters in Turkey ask what Europe will do. Trustees replace elected leaders, and pressure now reaches CHP figures like İmamoğlu. The Council of Europe’s caution leaves a democracy gap. Full story by Sarah Glynn. www.theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

“Racism does not need a law to grow.” As Turkey’s peace talks hang in the balance, Hatice Çoban Keneş warns that failure could turn anti-Kurdish discourse into violence. Full story by İrfan Aktan: www.theamargi.com/posts/if-pea...

Once the beating heart of Kurdish public life, the teahouse was a stage for politics, poetry and debate. As cafés and screens replace communal tables, what is lost? From Tea to Silence traces a culture built on conversation. Full documentary: youtu.be/xmxEx8k_ZnQ

Rojava is remaking agriculture, from state-designed monocultures to diversified crops and local processing, under pressure from war and embargo. A 2024 survey shows 70% prefer individual land, 24% cooperatives. By Joost Jongerden and Necmettin Türk. www.theamargi.com/posts/agricu...

Êlih, also known as Batman, elected its leaders with 64.52 percent in March 2024. Seven months later a trustee took over, protests filled the streets, and municipal life changed. Full story by Rengin Azizoğlu: www.theamargi.com/posts/one-ye...

“We are preparing for war if necessary,” SDF commander Sipan Hemo says, as U.S.-backed SDF–Damascus talks continue with little unity in sight. Defensive posture remains until real inclusion is guaranteed. Full story by Abbas Abbas. www.theamargi.com/posts/sdfs-s...

Investigations say Israel-linked networks used fake accounts and AI videos to inflate support for Reza Pahlavi. Inside Iran, his calls for protest drew little response while bot-like signatures padded online campaigns. Full story by Soran Ibrahim. www.theamargi.com/posts/israel...

“Violations are violations, whoever commits them.” New Synergy data from northern Syria details mass displacement, emptied villages, property seizures, and ongoing arrests under Turkish-backed control. Full story by Abbas Abbas www.theamargi.com/posts/kurds-... .

From Amed to Istanbul, Ma Music teaches Kurdish through song, from prenatal workshops to choirs and mobile classes. “A child’s dreams need to happen in their mother tongue.” Full story by Şilan Bingöl on The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/ma-mus...

Between blackouts and air-raid sirens, Kyiv keeps moving, from generators outside cafés to candles in Podil. Svitlana, 26, stands by a crater and says, “You cannot be ready for this.” Full story by Soran Ibrahim: www.theamargi.com/posts/in-kyi...

“You cannot wage a struggle without hope.” After withdrawing fighters to the Medya Defense Zones, the Kurdish movement is pushing for a political path and a Transitional Law, while Ankara’s response remains the test. Full story by Justus Johannsen: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ku...

“Inactivity against hatred means tolerating it.” In Urmia, October’s matches saw racist chants, Grey Wolves salutes and official silence, turning football into a stage for identity conflict. Full story by Kawe Fatehi: www.theamargi.com/posts/footba...

Archaeologist David Wengrow joins The Amargi Mosaic to discuss how discoveries in Kurdistan reveal human alternatives to state power, in conversation with Elif Sarican. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/Gojvi9miyec

Dr. Arzu Yilmaz joins The Amargi Mosaic with @elifxeyal to discuss the legacy of Kurdish refugee camps, Rojava’s democratic experiment under strain, and how regional power shifts are redefining Kurdish politics. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: youtu.be/fdQAyJx9mq4

Turkey’s new mining law opens forests, olive groves, and villages to extraction. In The Amargi, Dilek Akdağ of the Wan Ecology Association calls it “a law of ecocide”, merging environmental destruction with displacement in Kurdistan. By Serap Güneş. www.theamargi.com/posts/a-law-...

110 years after his execution during the Armenian Genocide, Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan has been declared a saint by the Vatican. As Serap Güneş reports, the move comes weeks before the Pope’s visit to Turkey, reviving old wounds and political tension. www.theamargi.com/posts/armeni...

Over 25 years, population growth in the Middle East has diverged. Gulf states expanded through migration, while Turkey and Iran slowed as birth rates fell. Egypt, Iraq and Jordan grew steadily. How will these demographic shifts shape the region’s future?

A Turkish “intelligence success” built on torture and forgery. In her investigation for The Amargi, Rengin Azizoğlu reveals how one man abducted from Lebanon became the victim of a fabricated case and what it says about Turkey’s cross-border repression. www.theamargi.com/posts/abduct...

Kirkuk in numbers: Arabs up +15 pts since 1957, Kurds down −5, Turkmen −3. Elections mirror demographics, a census disguised as a ballot. Tap the link in comments to read Renwar Najm’s piece on what these numbers reveal.

In Kirkuk, elections still follow the map of ethnicity, not policy. Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen vote apart in a city meant to stand for coexistence. Renwar Najm reports on Iraq’s most divided ballot. www.theamargi.com/posts/voters...

Drug use has multiplied in Kurdish regions of Turkey, especially under state trusteeships. SAMER’s Yüksel Genç tells The Amargi's Serap Güneş how addiction became a tool of control, not just a social crisis. www.theamargi.com/posts/interv...

Half of the past decade, Kurdistan has had no functioning parliament. Opposition leaders are jailed, parties co-opted, protests crushed. Dr Dara Salam reports on how the KDP and PUK turned democracy into control. Read the full piece here 👇 www.theamargi.com/posts/the-kr...

Ten days of bloodshed in Suwayda left nearly 2,000 dead. Behind claims of “intercommunal clashes” lies a coordinated campaign by state and tribal forces to crush Druze defense. Cédric Domenjoud reports. www.theamargi.com/posts/syria-...

“Our struggle has not ended, only its strategy has changed,” says KCK/PKK spokesperson Zagros Hiwa in The Amargi’s exclusive interview from the Qandil Mountains with Kamal Chomani. 🎥 Watch the full interview in high quality on our YouTube channel:

Photos captured by The Amargi show members of the PKK attending Sunday’s ceremony in the Qandil Mountains, where the group officially announced its withdrawal from Turkey as part of the ongoing peace process with Ankara. 📸 The Amargi

Today the PKK announced the full withdrawal of its forces from Turkey. To understand the scale of this moment, here’s a look back at the group’s five-decade trajectory, from its founding in 1978 to today’s declaration in the Qandil Mountains. 🧵

Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan” looks less like peace and more like Iraq 2.0, where destruction and profit go hand in hand. Tap the link to read Bamo Nouri’s full analysis on The Amargi. www.theamargi.com/posts/why-th...

Water has become a weapon in the Middle East. From the Tigris to the Euphrates, states are damming, diverting, and militarizing rivers once shared by millions. The Amargi’s Rengin Azizoğlu reports from Amed on the new diplomacy of peoples. Tap the link to read.

Is Turkey turning away from the West or only pretending to? Cengiz Güneş writes for The Amargi on how Erdoğan’s government balances between Europe, Russia and China. Tap the link to learn what this reveals about Turkey’s future: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ch...

Iran once held the potential to become a plural democracy rooted in diversity. A century later, centralization and exclusion have fractured that vision. Read Rojin Mukriyan’s new column on Iran’s lost potential for political pluralism at The Amargi: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-lo...

Former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat tells The Amargi’s İrfan Aktan that Turkish Cypriots “rejected Turkey’s pressure” in the 2025 elections, calling the result a reaction against Ankara’s influence and a vote for self-determination: www.theamargi.com/posts/former...

Baghdad in autumn feels caught between reconstruction and remembrance. In his travel note, Sardar Aziz explores how politics, identity and urban renewal intertwine in a city still searching for its place in the world. Link: www.theamargi.com/posts/baghda...

Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali, in conversation with The Amargi’s Kamal Chomani, reflects on knowledge, ignorance, and artificial intelligence, one moment from a wide-ranging interview on literature, freedom, and imagination. Watch here: youtu.be/VvdAtkTuhKk?...

ISIS lost its state, not its fighters. About 9,000 are detained in Syria and 2,500 remain active across Syria and Iraq. The group’s survival shows how wars end without peace.

As Turkey reopens peace talks with Kurds, families of the disappeared say peace without truth is impossible. Şilan Bingöl reports why justice for the dead is now seen as a condition for peace. Tap the link to understand their demands: www.theamargi.com/posts/kurdis...