Syrian Kurds not united behind opposition delegation to Geneva talks The Kurdish parties failed to have a united voice in the Geneva II conference, and the Kurdish National Council (KNC) will now be the only party that claims to represent the Kurds in Geneva II, leading to more tension on the ground in Syria. Abdulhamid Darwish, veteran Kurdish leader of the Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party, will represent the KNC as part of the Syrian National Coalition negotiation team that will deal with the Syrian government. Moreover, Ibrahim Biro, a leading member of the Kurdish Unity Party, will be part of the technical team. The Kurdish Unity Party, a member of the KNC, has been heavily involved in protests against the Syrian government since 2002, while the traditional Kurdish parties opposed the protests. Read more: al-monitor/pulse/originals/2014/01/syria-kurdish-geneva-ii-delegation-opposition.html#ixzz2rabjq4Wk
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:27:58 +0000