Showing results for "The Kurds" in Social Sciences

We spent two weeks in Iraqi Kurdistan in order to gain a better understanding of ISIS and the war against it. Our research involved interviewing Kurdish security officials, peshmerga commanders, intelligence officers, and Kurdish prisoners who had joined ISIS. We learned more about the conditions that take someone away from his or her home, family, and friends to the so-called caliphate.

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the fight against ISIS.

"Turkey, Sending More Tanks into Syria, Steps up Pressure on Kurds" is from the August 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ceylan Yeginsu and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Syria's Kurds Fear the U.S. Will Betray Them, Again" is from the September 01, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Syrian Kurds Hope to Establish a Federal Region in Country's North" is from March 16, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Syrian Rebels Threaten Territory Held by Kurds, in a Clash of US Allies" is from the August 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Caroline Miller.