Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates and the PKK headquarters in Iraq remain ambivalent. What are their options?

Israel has been a steady supporter of the Kurdish cause, especially in Syria. While the Palestinian issue has long shaped Middle Eastern politics, recent events have opened new opportunities for Kurdish-Israeli ties.

Kurdistan Workers Party, in a major development, declares a ceasefire following a call from its imprisoned founder, Abdullah Ocalan.

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Iran’s intelligence service has summoned dozens of people and instructed them not to wear traditional Kurdish clothing during Newroz celebrations later this month, a watchdog said on Friday.

Erdoğan’s outreach to Kurdish forces may signal peace — or a bid to secure support for extending his presidency by fracturing the opposition’s coalition.

Events in Syria are developing according to a very negative scenario for Turkey and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist movement, writes well-known blogger Yuri Podolyaka and publishes footage of night battles in Tartus.

Syrian Kurds call for end to Turkish attacks on their region, saying there will be no need for arms if they cease

But Bashar al-Assad's regime never recognised it and, despite his fall from power, its future remains uncertain. As well as more than a decade of civil war, the Syrian Kurds have faced years of conflict with its northern neighbour, Turkey - a battle they are still fighting.

The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring Turkey.

NGO warns ads will be ineffective at stemming flow of migrants as Kurds 'do not listen' to government initiatives

The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.