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Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 22 Mar 2026
Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years ... .
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Kurds celebrate Nowruz amid Iran tensions, Ramadan overlap and regional unrest

The Jerusalem Post 21 Mar 2026
While widely celebrated, the holiday holds particular cultural and political significance for Kurds throughout the Middle East and diaspora communities worldwide ....
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Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

National Public Radio 21 Mar 2026
In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity. (Image credit. Claire Harbage) ....
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With Fire and Song, Kurds in Turkey Hail the Start of Spring

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
The Newroz holiday comes at a critical time, as Kurds in Turkey push for peace while their brethren in Syria and Iran fear further conflict ... .
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Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran's theocracy falls

Newsday 21 Mar 2026
Behind that hope is the longing of Iranian Kurds in Iraq that they can someday return to homes they only remember through paintings on their walls and faded photographs ... Iraqi Kurds govern a semiautonomous area in northern Iraq.
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Iranian Kurds long for home as they mark Nowruz

Taipei Times 21 Mar 2026
AFP, SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq ... Among them were Iranian Kurds Sirwa Mustafazada and Kwestan Aminpana, who fled their home country as a result of their activism in 2018. After three weeks of war, they share the same yearning. “Next year, we will be back.” ... .
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Amid war backdrop, Nashville Kurds find 'home' and show 'resistance'

The Tennessean 21 Mar 2026
Kurds are considered the largest stateless ethnic group in the world, and have faced repression in the four Middle Eastern countries that encompass the area known as Kurdistan ... identity as Kurds.
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Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they would return only if Iran's theocracy falls

The Washington Times 20 Mar 2026
They fled Iran as children and now, living in Iraq as adults, they express guarded hope the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran will weaken the theocracy that forced them into exile decades ago ... .
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Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran\u2019s theocracy falls

Mississippi Business Journal 20 Mar 2026
Behind that hope is the longing of Iranian Kurds in Iraq that they can someday return to homes they only remember through paintings on their walls and faded photographs. × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... .
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Iraqi oil flows to Turkey after US pledges role in Baghdad-Kurds customs dispute

Al Monitor 18 Mar 2026
Iraqi oil flows to Turkey after US pledges role in Baghdad-Kurds customs dispute thuffman@al-mo Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14.57 ....
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Iranian Kurds Watch And Wait As Tehran's Air Strikes Hit Region

Radio Free Europe 17 Mar 2026
After initially voicing support, US President Donald Trump says he doesn't want Iran's Kurds to enter the ...
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‘Kurds seek a democratic Iran; we do not fight other powers’ wars’, says Iranian Kurdish party

The Hindu 17 Mar 2026
“We do not act according to any other power. We ourselves will do what is necessary and we will make the necessary decisions accordingly,” PJAK co-chair Peyman Viyan said ....
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Iranian Kurds Can Fight, but How Effectively?

Foreign Policy 17 Mar 2026
Political concerns over Kurdish involvement overlook more pressing practical issues ... .
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Kurds unite for a federal Iran: The only path to sustainable change – opinion

Virtual Jerusalem 17 Mar 2026
What comes after the regime is now the question that must be asked by both the people of Iran and the great powers.|�Read More�JPost.com – Opinion | The Jerusalem Post ....
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