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In the Kurdish street of Damascus: 'As long as Turkey has its hand in the government, we will not be safe'

The Rukn al-Dine neighborhood suffered from the repression of the Assad regime. Residents are relieved but look to the future with concern.

In the Kurdish street of Damascus: 'As long as Turkey has its hand in the government, we will not be safe'

An alley in a popular part of the Rukn al-Dine neighborhood. (Credit: Obeda Jbara)

The sad black-and-white portraits, plastered on every street corner, speak for themselves. So many disappeared and "martyrs" fallen under the yoke of the Assad regime, taken from their Rukn al-Din neighborhood. In this historic Kurdish...
The sad black-and-white portraits, plastered on every street corner, speak for themselves. So many disappeared and "martyrs" fallen under the yoke of the Assad regime, taken from their Rukn al-Din neighborhood. In this historic Kurdish...