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U.S. and Iran Negotiate on the Edge of Conflict

U.S. and Iran Negotiate on the Edge of Conflict

With U.S.–Iran tensions still simmering after recent strikes and military brinkmanship, both sides have agreed to restart negotiations in Oman, balancing diplomatic engagement with the real threat of renewed conflict.

about 7 hours agoRojin Mukriyan

Opinion

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Islamists Have Lost the Kurdish Public
Islamists Have Lost the Kurdish Public
about 6 hours agoYad Abdulqader
U.S. and Iran Negotiate on the Edge of Conflict
U.S. and Iran Negotiate on the Edge of Conflict
about 7 hours agoRojin Mukriyan
Syria’s minorities in united call for European action
Syria’s minorities in united call for European action
about 7 hours agoSarah Glynn
France Signals Support for Kurdish Rights in Syria
France Signals Support for Kurdish Rights in Syria
1 day agoEve Morris-Gray

Analysis

Islamists Have Lost the Kurdish Public
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Islamists Have Lost the Kurdish Public

Once able to mobilize Kurdish support, Islamist movements are now increasingly rejected by Kurdish publics, as political exclusion, repression, and broken promises reshape popular attitudes.

about 6 hours agoYad Abdulqader
Syria’s Unity Is Not Inevitable: The History of a Modern State and a Crisis That Force Cannot Resolve
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Syria’s Unity Is Not Inevitable: The History of a Modern State and a Crisis That Force Cannot Resolve

Syria’s territorial unity is often treated as inevitable, but the country’s modern history shows that coercion has repeatedly failed to resolve its deep political and social fractures.

2 days agoMazen Ezzi

Amargi Scoop

[The Amargi Exclusive] Investigating the Syrian Army’s Abuses

5 days agoRenwar Najm

The Alliance That Broke Rojava: Arab Tribes and the Fall of Kurdish Control

6 days agoThe Amargi

Explainer: The West & the Kurds; from Sykes-Picot to Save the Kurds Act

January 30The Amargi

Politics

France Signals Support for Kurdish Rights in Syria

France Signals Support for Kurdish Rights in Syria

1 day agoEve Morris-Gray
[Explainer] The Minorities in Iran
[Explainer] The Minorities in Iran
1 day agoKawe Fatehi
Iran’s Hostage Diplomacy is Vicious, Frightening, and Effective
Iran’s Hostage Diplomacy is Vicious, Frightening, and Effective
2 days agoRamyar Hassani
Are We Entering a New Sunni-Arc Middle Eastern Era?
Are We Entering a New Sunni-Arc Middle Eastern Era?
3 days agoKamal Chomani
Why the Fate of Rojava Could Shape the Future of Kurdistan?
Why the Fate of Rojava Could Shape the Future of Kurdistan?
4 days agoRojin Mukriyan
[The Amargi Exclusive] Investigating the Syrian Army’s Abuses
[The Amargi Exclusive] Investigating the Syrian Army’s Abuses
5 days agoRenwar Najm
Damascus Backs Kurdish Nominee for Hasakah Governor in Ceasefire Deal With SDF
Damascus Backs Kurdish Nominee for Hasakah Governor in Ceasefire Deal With SDF
6 days agoAbbas Abbas

Spotlight

Culture

A Kurdish Renaissance in Rojava

A Kurdish Renaissance in Rojava

2 days agoRozan Yousef

Faith Under Fire: Syria’s Christians Seek Justice After Church Bombing

January 28Soha Ezzi

Why Iranian Feminists Are Concerned About the Fate of Rojava

January 27Mahtab Mahboub

Multimedia

PJAK Co-Chair on Iran Protests, Israel Ties, Pahlavi, and Regime Change

PJAK Co-Chair on Iran Protests, Israel Ties, Pahlavi, and Regime Change

Iran’s Uprising: What Comes Next? Interview with Prof. Abbas Vali

Iran’s Uprising: What Comes Next? Interview with Prof. Abbas Vali

Iran’s New Protests Explained | Interview with Kamran Matin

Iran’s New Protests Explained | Interview with Kamran Matin

Turkey’s Regional Gamble: Military Expansion and Political Contradictions with Salim Çevik

Turkey’s Regional Gamble: Military Expansion and Political Contradictions with Salim Çevik

Special Reports

Debunking the Syrian State Narrative of “Abandoned” ISIS Camp in al-Hol

Debunking the Syrian State Narrative of “Abandoned” ISIS Camp in al-Hol

On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, viral social media videos depicted uncontrolled mass escapes from the sprawling al-Hol camp in Syria. That day, its gates lay wide open as the result of a major security vacuum created amid the Syrian Transition Government (STG) forces’ blitzkrieg advance in the region. The camp’s main section held roughly 17,500 […]

Henri Sulku•January 28
Weapons, Steel, Oil: How Turkey Continues to Fuel Israel’s War Machine

Weapons, Steel, Oil: How Turkey Continues to Fuel Israel’s War Machine

By William Duppel Alonso & Lucie Charbonneau Writing from the West Bank in May 2024, journalist Amberin Zaman reported that effigies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were coming down across Palestine. Throughout the 2010s, the Turkish leader had commanded great admiration for his diatribes against Israel, but Israel’s war on Gaza has poked holes in Erdoğan’s […]

The Amargi•December 13

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