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Published on: 02/20/2026 - 14:04

From northeastern Syria to the mountains of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, the question of Kurdish fate is renewed at a very sensitive political moment. After Rojava lost its autonomous administration and the return of Damascus's authority to the region, the Kurds find themselves facing a new phase in which regional transformations intersect with concerns of security, identity, and rights. In this field report, our correspondents monitor from northeastern Syria, to the areas bordering Iran, through the villages of Iraqi Kurdistan, where Turkish military bases are stationed, the Kurds’ disappointments, their anxiety, and their attempts to cling to modest gains. What future awaits the Kurds?

Rojava region today faces the unknown?

We moved to the field, from northeastern Syria to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In cities and towns, Iranian Kurdish refugees tell tales of exile and oppression, holding out a fragile hope of salvation from the regime in Iran. In the far north, in the villages located on the Iraqi-Turkish border, daily life goes on under the influence of the Turkish threat targeting the positions of the Kurdistan Workers Party.

This field report monitors the repercussions of these transformations, from displacement and humanitarian aid to political concerns and Kurdish expansion into neighboring countries. What are the concerns? What questions do the new regional equations pose?

A report on a people trapped between borders, conflicts, and history, oscillating between hope for unity and anxiety about repeating past mistakes. Prepared by the France 24 correspondents team Ammar Al-Hamidawi - Pauline Godard - Dede Fereydoun.

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