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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by asimpletune on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:12AM (#42355761)
What are the chances the Kurds will get their own land out of this?
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by someotherperson on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:47AM (#42355908)
Somewhere between 0 and None, which is a good thing for literally everyone. Unless we’re now cheering for ethnostates and a full blown Turkish invasion. Even the Syrian Kurds don’t want independence, rather just autonomy as part of a multiethnic Northern region.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by inemesitaffia on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:17AM (#42356502)
Almost every country in the region is an ethostate.

The only reason Kurds would say they don't want their country is Turkey.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by crvst on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:15AM (#42356698)
Virtually every country in this region was drawn up by the British and French with little regard for ethnic or religious boundaries. What are you talking about?
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by inemesitaffia on Sunday December 15, 2024 @12:18PM (#42424573)
Every single one of the countries is Persian, Arab, or Turkish with a big heaping of Islam
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by grumple on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:50AM (#42356831)
Why should every other group get autonomy but the Kurds? Turkey’s habit of ethnic cleansing isn’t a reason to deny the Kurds such a right.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:26PM (#42358987)
It's not about what they "should" have.

But rather the fact that it seems difficult to imagine such a state being set up without further conflict / ethnic cleansing.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by someotherperson on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:03PM (#42359934)
Literally no other group has autonomy or aspirations for it.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:25PM (#42358969)
Unless we’re now cheering for ethnostates

This is a misuse of the term.

Even the Syrian Kurds don’t want independence, rather just autonomy as part of a multiethnic Northern region.

Doesn't have to be full-scale independence. I think "stable, legal regional autonomy" was probably included in what the commenter meant by "their own land".

As opposed to the halfway / fully isolated / unstable situation they've had up until now.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by teractiveodular on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:31AM (#42355852)
The best case is that northern parts of Syria end up like Iraqi Kurdistan, where they will de facto control a slice of the country.

However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by AngaraliTurk on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:42AM (#42356374)
The Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG) you mention has friendly relations with Turkey.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by teractiveodular on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:48AM (#42356396)
The main Syrian Kurdish militia has very unfriendly relations with Turkey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Defense_Units

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by AngaraliTurk on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:38AM (#42356572)
It was a reply to your comment:

> However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

It's not true that Turkey is not keen on the Kurds having any territory because their friendly relations with KRG is a counter example.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by throw0101d on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:34AM (#42356767)
> However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

Could it work that if the Kurds have their own 'official' region (either country, or province with-in another country) Turkey (Türkiye) would simply throw money at people to move to it?

If there aren't any Kurds living with Turkey's borders, would that be a win for Turkey?