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		<title>Prospects of Geneva 2, Syrian Kurdish Autonomy and why Syria will never be whole again</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2014/01/prospects-of-geneva-2-syrian-kurdish-autonomy-and-why-syria-will-never-be-whole-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As representatives of the Syrian regime and the Syrian National Coalition met in Geneva, the prospects of an agreement to end the bitter 3 year civil war that has killed over 130,000 and displaced millions were dim. The fiery exchanges at the opening of the conference in Montreaux and the deep reluctance to even meet [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian Kurdish administration – a historic step shrouded in controversy</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/11/syrian-kurdish-administration-a-historic-step-shrouded-in-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Syrian Kurds have suffered more than any other group under decades of Baathist dictatorship. The Syrian civil war opened an unchartered and once unthinkable opportunity for the Syrian Kurds, but the growing Kurdish assertiveness and power has not been without controversy. The Syrian Kurdish region is dominated both politically and militarily by the Democratic [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian Kurdish anguish a burden for all parts of Kurdistan</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/08/syrian-kurdish-anguish-a-burden-for-all-parts-of-kurdistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the face of deadly battles between Syrian Kurdish forces and Jabat al-Nusra and other Islamist forces in Western Kurdistan, Kurdish civilians have suffered brutal reprisal attacks and murder across a number of Kurdish towns and villages. The neighbourhoods of Tel-Abeyd, Sere Kaniye, Tel- Aran and Tel- Hasel amongst others across Kurdish populated areas have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ankara must embrace new Syrian Kurdish reality</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/08/ankara-must-embrace-new-syrian-kurdish-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year after Syrian Kurds took historic control of their territory, proposed plans for an autonomous Syrian Kurdistan region sent fresh shivers down Ankara. Any anxiety towards the establishment of de facto autonomy for Kurds is amplified all the more by the PKK connections with the dominant Democratic Union Party (PYD) that exercises the greatest [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>West must act in Syria for sake of humanity or face a history of ignominy</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/07/west-must-act-in-syrian-for-sake-of-humanity-or-face-a-history-of-ignominy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tables have drastically turned in the Syria conflict in recent months and Western inaction and indecisiveness has played a significant part. The U.S. and its European allies have failed the Syrian people and to make matters worse, western diplomats are still bickering internally on how they should respond to the Syrian conflict, when they [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Syrian Kurds turn the tide against Assad?</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/04/can-the-syrian-kurds-turn-the-tide-against-assad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syrian Kurds have endured decades of repression and denial and in the case of thousands treatment as virtual foreigners in the lands of their very ancestors. If anyone should have a gripe against the Baathist regime of Bashar al-Assad it is the Kurds, yet the Kurds have remained largely on the side-lines of the two-year [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish fears of Syrian Kurdish autonomy already a reality</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/11/turkish-fears-of-syrian-kurdish-autonomy-already-a-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the bloody uprising in Syria intensifies by the week, Syrian Kurds have tried to keep a distance from the ever violent conflict by safeguarding the region from fighting and consolidating their newfound autonomy. Control over parts of the Kurdish region sees a remarkable turn of fortune for Kurds in Syria but has been viewed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The many regional dimensions of the Syrian war</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/10/the-many-regional-dimensions-of-the-syrian-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Syria was always going to be a special exception to the Arab Spring. In contrast to Egypt and Libya, its religious and ethnic framework, political alliances, strategic location and above all else its potential to instigate heat waves across the region was always going to make regional and foreign powers tip-toe that much more carefully. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>With their time to shine, Syrian Kurds must seize the moment</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/10/with-their-time-to-shine-syrian-kurds-must-seize-the-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many observers often describe the Syrian Kurds as sitting on the fence in the Syrian conflict, waiting on a clear outcome before choosing sides. It may be true that Kurds have not necessarily taken a more natural anti-Assad position but this is more to do with the political climate and strategic ploys than any adoration [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As the Middle-East unravels, Kurdistan displays its new leverage</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/08/as-the-middle-east-unravels-kurdistan-displays-its-new-leverage/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/08/as-the-middle-east-unravels-kurdistan-displays-its-new-leverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasing Turkish dependence on KRG as a factor of peace and stability in the region. Kurdistan Region is no longer a threat but a ticket for Turkish stability, economic prosperity and to maintain their strategic influence in the ever-changing dynamics of conflict-torn Middle East. Turks and Kurds have always been natural allies. It may have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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