Iraq

Axis of Resistance

The mythology of a Mideast ‘Axis of Resistance’

Michael Karadjis look at the members of the alleged ‘Axis of Resistance’, how resistant they have been in relation to the Gaza genocide and what is behind their rhetoric.
Lebanon bombed

Joseph Daher: Middle East tensions grow

Joseph Daher — Faced with the violence of the Israeli occupying army and supported by its Western imperialist allies, the people of Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon face the growing risks of a more deadly regional conflagration.
syria

North and East Syria between imperialisms

Sarah Glynn — Turkey, Iran, and President Assad’s government are in competition for control over the land of Syria, but there is one thing they all agree on: control should not be in the hands of the people who live there, especially if they are Kurds with dangerous ideas about radical democracy.
SDF

Statements: Condemn Turkey's unjust attacks on North-East Syria and northern Iraq

A collection of statements from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), Women's Defense Units (YPJ), YPG/YPJ International, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Union Party (PYD) condemning the latest wave of Turkish attacks on North-East Syria and northern Iraq.

The Kurdish movement for radical change in Syria and the broader Middle East

By Chris Slee A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State