Author: Ben Hubbard
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What to Know About Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT After decades of fighting an insurgency, the Kurdish group declared a cease-fire. Two days earlier, the P.K.K.’s imprisoned leader called on his fighters to lay down their arms. Protesters in Syria calling for Turkey to release Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdistan Worker’s Party leader.Credit…Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Ben Hubbard…
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Syria’s Army Was Hollowing Out Long Before Rebels’ Advance
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT While multiple factors contributed to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, corrosion inside his own military did not help, analysts say. Abandoned tanks lined up at Mezzeh Air Base after Syrian forces deserted their posts on Sunday in Damascus.Credit…Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images Dec. 8, 2024Updated 3:44 p.m. ET For years, Syrian soldiers…