Amberin Zaman

A year after Assad's fall, divisions grow between Syria Kurds, Damascus One year after a surprise offensive brought down Syria’s longtime dictator, the Kurdish-led entity and Damascus remain more estranged than ever as a US-brokered integration deal remains unimplemented.

A year after Assad's fall, divisions grow between Syria Kurds, Damascus, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes
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Syria's sole Christian lawmaker says she trusts Sharaa — other minorities are less sure Syria’s only Christian lawmaker navigates a fractured political landscape as minorities and women seek representation under a new Islamist-led government.

great reporting by @amberinzaman.bsky.social

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NEW podcast: Thousands slaughtered in el-Fasher as Sudan’s conflict deepens, driven by regional rivalries

Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...

Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassargian ve Amberin Zaman ile bölge gündemini konuşuyoruz YouTube video by Hediye Levent

Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassarjian @sarkiska.bsky.social ve Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman.bsky.social ile konuştuk.

📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor?
📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler?

Abone olmayı unutmayın!
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Former Assad mouthpiece Al-Thawra to test limits of Syria's new rulers Despite the fall of Assad, Al-Thawra struggles to shed its propaganda legacy, as new editor Nour al-Din al-Ismail works to professionalize the state-owned paper amid a culture of fear and entrenched h...

In my latest from Syria I describe how the new editor in chief of a longtime Assad mouthpiece is trying to shake things up’: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks In a letter shared exclusively with Al-Monitor, the jailed PKK leader asks Barzani to help advance negotiations aimed at ending decades of conflict with Turkey.

EXCLUSIVE: PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks
Via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan? Al-Monitor’s senior international correspondent, Amberin Zaman, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan? @adamlucente.bsky.social & @amberinzaman.bsky.social discuss in the Al-Monitor Brief
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Turkey’s Erdogan eyes F-35s, Kurdish concessions in White House talks with Trump Erdogan is pressing Washington for a return to the F-35 program and a rollback of US support for Kurdish forces, even as Congress signals resistance.

My comments included in @amberinzaman.bsky.social's write up in advance of the Trump-Erdogan meeting

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Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule Turkey and the interim Syrian government fiercely oppose Kurdish self-rule. Researcher Meghan Bodette argues that the current dynamics will force them into changing tack, with all sides reaping the be...

"Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule" with @meghanbodette.bsky.social and @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [4/5]

Amberin Zaman ile söyleşi: Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? - Medyascope Ruşen Çakır'ın konuğu Amberin Zaman, Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? sorusunu yanıtladı.

Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? Amberin Zaman anlatıyor (Video) medyascope.tv/2025/08/07/s...
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Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman · Episode

@amberinzaman.bsky.social interviews @valinasr.bsky.social on the Iranian regime's resilience in the wake of Israeli and American bombing

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Risks outweigh opportunity for Turkey as Israel-Iran conflict escalates Turkey’s economy and border security face acute risks as the Israel-Iran war fuels Kurdish unrest and disrupts vital energy supplies.

As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day, Turkey, the region’s leading Sunni power, is faced with an array of opportunities and risks. @amberinzaman.bsky.social‬ writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran As the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day, there are growing signs that the United States will intervene on the side of its Israeli allies. Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi says Israel is aiming...

NEW podcast: Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran

@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...

NEW: Armenia's Pashinyan, Turkey's Erdogan to hold 'historic' talks amid Iran-Israel war

The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran As the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day, there are growing signs that the United States will intervene on the side of its Israeli allies. Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi says Israel is aiming...

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Pathetic the lack of traction this story gets on this platform which is billed as serious. @bsky.app 👎👎👎

Cihan, a 26-year-old reporter for the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News Agency, and Nazim Dastan, a 33-year-old freelancer, were killed on Dec. 19, when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck their car in the Sirrin district near the city of Kobani on the Turkish border

Families of Kurdish journalists slain in suspected Turkish drone strike in Syria want their remains Ankara’s refusal to repatriate the journalists' remains underscores the political stakes of acknowledging the drone strike.

Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

🎙️ New podcast: Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK

Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host
@amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8

Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits.

NEW: Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term

As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes.
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Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani backs cautious engagement with Syria’s new rulers Speaking at an Al-Monitor Global Institute Event in Washington, Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria.

Speaking to Al-Monitor's @amberinzaman.bsky.social‬ at an Al-Monitor Global Institute event in Washington, Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK Ankara's latest effort to end a four-decade-long Kurdish insurgency is opaque and full of risks and opportunities for Turkey and Syria, says lawmaker Cengiz Candar.

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Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks.

DAANES negotiator told @amberinzaman.bsky.social several days ago that a deal over Tishrin yet to be reached

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Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam

President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports.

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Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan Talmiz Ahmad, a former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, explains why Gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia tilt in favor of India despite long-running ties with Muslim Pakistan. Pak...

New podcast: Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan

@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...

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PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey The PKK announced that it had held a congress in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely to decide on disbanding after its leader's call to end its insurgency.

As always, @amberinzaman.bsky.social has the best reporting in English on the forthcoming PKK deal and what it may or may not include: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey The PKK announced that it had held a congress in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely to decide on disbanding after its leader's call to end its insurgency.

📰Sunday extras:

"PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey" by @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [1/5]

How power is reshaping Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa & why he’s not ‘a Turkish puppet’ 00:52:24 - Charles Lister, the head of the Syria Initiative at the Middle East Institute in Washington, argues that after five months in power Syrian President…

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