WASHINGTON - Kurdish leaders in Iraq and Syria are pledging to collaborate closely to advance Kurdish rights in Syria following the fall of President Ba

The high-profile meeting, held in Erbil’s Pirmam district, focused on fostering Kurdish unity and cooperation. It was met with an outpouring of support from Kurdish politicians and citizens alike, who described it as a "historic moment" for the Kurdish people.

We discussed the process of change that Syria is undergoing, and together we reaffirmed that the Kurdish position in Syria must be united,” Abdi stated.

The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups met in northern Iraq on Thursday in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a time when the political upheaval in Syria has left Kurds in the region facing an uncertain future.

Kurdish leaders Masoud Barzani and Mazloum Abdi meet in Iraq to discuss unity and strategies during Syria's transitional phase.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi on Friday indicated that his historic meeting with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani went very well and said they discussed Kurdish unity in Syria.

Mazlum Abdi, the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is set to meet Masoud Barzani, the former president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and leader of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in a significant move to strengthen Kurdish unity.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani told Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi during a historic meeting in Erbil that Syrian Kurdish must be united in order to achieve their rights,

US Central Command said its chief met with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria and urged the repatriation of foreign Islamic State group fighters, as Kurds battle Turkey-backed groups in the region.

The PKK’s U.S.-backed Syrian offshoot, the YPG, is courting Iraqi Kurds in an apparent push to garner support at a time when the political upheaval

An inside view of the Hama prison after the armed groups opposed to Bashar Assad's regime, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, took control of the city center of Hama on Dec. 7, 2024 in Syria. (Kasim Rammah/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting.

The footage of the historic meeting between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloun Abdi in Erbil dominated social media late Thursday,