Syria was placed under French rule in 1922. Anti-colonial feeling strengthened a sense of Syrian identity among different ethnic and religious groups.

Distinct ethnic and religious groups have called for self-determination for more than a century since their land was absorbed into the larger, Sunni Muslim-led entity created after World War I.

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

QAMISHLI, Syria — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad. Some 400 ...

Syria’s deeply flawed interim Constitution should be replaced with one that reflects our values: freedom, equality and self-governance.

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country's Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country's Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.

Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.. Some 400 people representing ...

QAMISHLI – Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.. Some 400 people ...

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.