From patrols to power. Turkey’s Village Guards remapped who owns land and who gets water. Kuyê in Kulp now lives as two villages facing away from each other. Fixing this needs more than silence of guns. Co-authored by Joost Jongerden & Francis O’Connor www.theamargi.com/posts/how-pa...

Bachtyar Ali warns that a wounded nationalism can seek easy enemies. Reading Arab chauvinism toward Kurds through the lens of Weimar, he traces how defeat and fear make scapegoats plausible and violence thinkable. www.theamargi.com/posts/terrif...

1979 was not born religious. A broad anti-Shah alliance won, but mosque–bazaar networks and clear leadership let clerical forces move fastest once the vacuum opened. Explainer by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/explai...

Kobani’s hospitals face blackouts and drug shortages, queues for bread and water stretch for hours, and aid covers only a fraction of the need. Residents say trust is gone. Story by Khalil Muhammad www.theamargi.com/posts/syrian...

Faik Bulut calls Turkey a de facto guardian of Syria’s integration track, with Ankara shaping boundaries while SDF leverage erodes. Short-term calm rests on fragile bargains and shifting power. Story by Rengin Azizoğlu www.theamargi.com/posts/ankara...

Hakan Fidan says Tehran and Washington are showing greater flexibility on the nuclear file, with the Muscat talks described as constructive. Proposals include a time-bound halt, stock transfers, and tighter inspections, but missiles remain the spoiler. www.theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

Iran’s missiles grew from war and isolation into a tool of deterrence, from Deir ez-Zor in 2017 to strikes on US bases and Israel. Capability rose, but without layered air defences, it is not immunity. Story by Ammar Goli www.theamargi.com/posts/behind...

Hakan Fidan signalled a Syria-style approach in Iraq, citing talks with PMF leaders and a possible Sinjar operation. Baghdad summoned Turkey’s ambassador on 11 Feb, calling the remarks interference. Full story by Serap Güneş www.theamargi.com/posts/turkis...

Kurdish youth across Europe rallied for Rojava after the 6 January offensive, demanding unity, dignity, and a say over strategy. A 30 January ceasefire paused the assault, but the reckoning continues. Story by Mehmet Fırat Özgür www.theamargi.com/posts/rojava...

DEM Party’s İmralı Delegation met President Erdoğan on 11 Feb in Ankara, calling the peace track significant as parliament begins drafting a report. Fourth publicly documented meeting since 2025, amid pressure over Kobani. Full story by Serap Güneş www.theamargi.com/posts/dems-i...

January’s deal in northeast Syria paused a wider war. Sources say guidance from İmralı helped set red lines, self-defence, decentralised governance, and language rights, shaping the 30 January framework. Full story: www.theamargi.com/posts/ocalan...

Rojava’s future will shape Kurdish politics far beyond Syria, testing power-sharing, alliances, and intra-Kurdish unity under pressure from Damascus, Ankara, and global powers. Analysis by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/why-th...

Washington’s Kurdish partnership is being recast as temporary and transactional. A tactical frame invites short-term bargains. A moral frame starts with recognition and civilian protection. OPINION by Sardar Aziz www.theamargi.com/posts/americ...

Rojava set out to interrupt Middle Eastern fascism with plural councils and shared power. Its survival now hinges on whether those institutions outlast coercion and tactical bargains. OPINION by Seevan Saeed www.theamargi.com/posts/can-ro...

Talks resumed in Muscat as evacuation warnings and carrier groups underscored how close the region is to war. Iran wants a nuclear-only track. The U.S. seeks missiles, militias, and rights on the table. Story by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/u-s-an...

Iran’s peripheries tell a different story from its centre, where minorities balance constitutional promises with curtailed language, faith, and representation in practice. Explainer by Kawe Fatehi www.theamargi.com/posts/explai...

Talks are set to resume between Tehran and Washington, with Oman mediating and a US carrier group underscoring that military options remain on the table. Full Story: www.theamargi.com/posts/tehran...

“Unification by force… is not a law of history.” Mazen Ezzi traces how Syria’s unity was built through mandates and centralisation, and why today’s coercive reunification reproduces conflict rather than resolving it. Analysis by Mazen Ezzi www.theamargi.com/posts/syrias...

The Epstein files became a mirror for Turkey, reviving unresolved cases on missing children and trafficking while politics turned evidence into leverage. Story by Serap Güneş www.theamargi.com/posts/from-m...

France signals support for Kurdish rights and says it will help oversee the deal integrating the SDF into the Syrian army, amid displacement and security risks. Story by Eve Morris-Gray www.theamargi.com/posts/france...

A new arts institute near Dêrik is turning Kurdish from an underground practice into a language of study, with free training and cross-community enrolment, as a Rojava cultural revival gathers pace. Story by Rozan Yousef www.theamargi.com/posts/a-kurd...

Schools across Rojava are now shelters, leaving thousands of children out of class. Officials cite 259 schools in Jazira and 25 in encircled Kobani housing the displaced, while Kurdish-language education faces new uncertainty. Story by Eve Morris-Gray www.theamargi.com/posts/childr...

Around fifty unidentified women have been recorded at Tehran’s Kahrizak morgue amid protests, with students reporting restricted access and signs of abuse. Critics say post-mortem control is being used to silence families and memory. By Mahtab Mahboub www.theamargi.com/posts/fifty-...

Iran has detained senior Reformist Front figures, including Azar Mansouri and Mohsen Aminzadeh, days after the Muscat talks resumed. State media accuse them of undermining national unity amid rising pressure on Tehran rises. Story by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/iran-c...

A soldier flaunted a severed braid. Kurds answered by braiding hair in public, linking today’s outrage to a long tradition of civil disobedience, from white headscarves to Roboski remembrance. Story by Dr. Abdulmelik Alkan www.theamargi.com/posts/from-w...

Iran’s hostage diplomacy turns detainees into leverage. Europe’s swaps protect citizens in the short term, but they erode judicial independence and encourage repeat tactics. Analysis by Ramyar Hassani www.theamargi.com/posts/irans-...

January’s Syria spillover hit Germany, with Kurdish residents attacked in cities such as Leipzig and Halle. One victim needed hand surgery after a machete assault, as Europe edges toward engagement with Damascus. Story by Ammar Goli www.theamargi.com/posts/syrian...

Have the Rojava protests ended the Islamists’ claim to speak for the Kurdish street? Electoral decline, mosque pushback, and youth‑led slogans suggest a shift. OPINION by Yad Abdulqader www.theamargi.com/posts/islami...

Davos 2026 showed a fractured West. Evren Balta says Trump accelerates a coalition politics that favours deals over rules, reshaping Syria, Turkey, and the Kurdish question. Story by Irfan Aktan www.theamargi.com/posts/evren-...

Satire cuts close to the bone in Iran, where protests meet economic collapse and leaders dodge responsibility while rivals quarrel over the future. Read the full piece by Jîl Şwanî www.theamargi.com/posts/satire...

A ceasefire and SDF–Damascus integration deal is reshaping security in northeast Syria. Asayish continues local protection, ISIS tests the gaps, and Qamishli Airport targets a late-February restart while Kobani remains under siege. Story by Abbas Abbas

Fifty-five years after Siahkal, Iran is still arguing over what that moment meant. Selective memory shapes today’s uprising, from calls to revive SAVAK to debates over the left’s legacy. Story by Mahtab Mahboub www.theamargi.com/posts/siahka...

Is a Sunni Arc replacing Iran’s Shia Crescent, with states like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar coordinating power while Kurdish rights are pushed aside? OPINION by Kamal Chomani www.theamargi.com/posts/are-we...

Rojava’s future will shape Kurdish politics far beyond Syria, testing power-sharing, alliances, and intra-Kurdish unity under pressure from Damascus, Ankara, and global powers. Analysis by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/why-th...

Turkey opened investigations into women who braided their hair in solidarity with Kurdish fighters, and Amedspor was fined after posting Jin, Jiyan, Azadî. A symbol of dignity has become a test of expression. Story by Serap Gunes www.theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

Iran’s peripheries tell a different story from its centre, where minorities balance constitutional promises with curtailed language, faith, and representation in practice. Explainer by Kawe Fatehi www.theamargi.com/posts/explai...

Washington’s Kurdish partnership is being recast as temporary and transactional. A tactical frame invites short-term bargains. A moral frame starts with recognition and civilian protection. OPINION by Sardar Aziz www.theamargi.com/posts/americ...

Talks resumed in Muscat as evacuation warnings and carrier groups underscored how close the region is to war. Iran wants a nuclear-only track. The U.S. seeks missiles, militias, and rights on the table. Story by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/u-s-an...

Rojava set out to interrupt Middle Eastern fascism with plural councils and shared power. Its survival now hinges on whether those institutions outlast coercion and tactical bargains. OPINION by Seevan Saeed www.theamargi.com/posts/can-ro...

Analysts say Turkey’s Kurdish policy has shifted in method rather than aim, limiting Kurdish political status while adapting to new realities from Erbil to Rojava. Story by Şilan Bingöl www.theamargi.com/posts/does-t...

Iran’s rulers have emptied streets of dissent at home while pressure mounts abroad. Talks stall, militaries mobilise, and the regime’s red lines harden. Analysis by Rojin Mukriyan: www.theamargi.com/posts/the-is...

Talks are set to resume between Tehran and Washington, with Oman mediating and a US carrier group underscoring that military options remain on the table. Full Story: www.theamargi.com/posts/tehran...

France signals support for Kurdish rights and says it will help oversee the deal integrating the SDF into the Syrian army, amid displacement and security risks. Story by Eve Morris-Gray www.theamargi.com/posts/france...

The Epstein files became a mirror for Turkey, reviving unresolved cases on missing children and trafficking while politics turned evidence into leverage. Story by Serap Güneş www.theamargi.com/posts/from-m...

A new arts institute near Dêrik is turning Kurdish from an underground practice into a language of study, with free training and cross-community enrolment, as a Rojava cultural revival gathers pace. Story by Rozan Yousef www.theamargi.com/posts/a-kurd...

Iran’s hostage diplomacy turns detainees into leverage. Europe’s swaps protect citizens in the short term, but they erode judicial independence and encourage repeat tactics. Analysis by Ramyar Hassani www.theamargi.com/posts/irans-...

January’s Syria spillover hit Germany, with Kurdish residents attacked in cities such as Leipzig and Halle. One victim needed hand surgery after a machete assault, as Europe edges toward engagement with Damascus. Story by Ammar Goli www.theamargi.com/posts/syrian...

Rojava’s future will shape Kurdish politics far beyond Syria, testing power-sharing, alliances, and intra-Kurdish unity under pressure from Damascus, Ankara, and global powers. Analysis by Rojin Mukriyan www.theamargi.com/posts/why-th...

Turkey opened investigations into women who braided their hair in solidarity with Kurdish fighters, and Amedspor was fined after posting Jin, Jiyan, Azadî. A symbol of dignity has become a test of expression. Story by Serap Gunes www.theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

Analysts say Turkey’s Kurdish policy has shifted in method rather than aim, limiting Kurdish political status while adapting to new realities from Erbil to Rojava. Story by Şilan Bingöl www.theamargi.com/posts/does-t...