Syria: Information on the Kurdish Democratic Party
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SYR9386 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Syria: Information on the Kurdish Democratic Party, 1 October 1991, SYR9386, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1334.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Syrian Arab Republic
According to Reuters, the main Kurdish guerilla groups
represented in the Syrian capital are the Kurdish Democratic
Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (6 Apr. 1991). An
estimated 600,000 Kurds live in the impoverished northeast of
Syria, near the Iraqi and Turkish borders (Ibid.).
For further information please find the attached newspaper
articles.
Bibliography
Reuters. 6 April 1991. Alistar Lyon. "Syria, Despite Enmity with Saddam, Anxious to Keep Iraq Whole."
Attachments
More, Christiane. 1984. Les Kurdes Aujourd'hui. Paris:
éditions L'Harmattan.
The Kurds. 1989. Report No. 23. The Minority Rights Group.
London.
Reuters. 6 April 1991. Alistar Lyon. "Syria, Despite Enmity with Saddam, Anxious to Keep Iraq Whole."
. 9 March 1987. Bolding, Paul. "Kurdish Raid Further Strains Turkish-Syrian Relations."
. 15 December 1988. "Kurdish Groups Join Other Iraq Rebels for Damascus Talks."
The Independent. 1 April 1991. Morris, Harvey. "Crisis in the Gulf."
The British Broadcasting Corporation; Summary of World Broadcasts. 21 March 1986. "Turkey and Syria to Co-operate in Seeking Out Kurdish Separatists.". ["Gunas", Istanbul, 12 March 1986].
. 9 January 1991. "Kurdish Opposition Leader Interviewed in Syrian Paper.". [Syrian Arab News Agency, 7 January 1991].
. 22 December 1988. "Iraqi Kurdish Leader Visiting Syria Received by Asad.". [Damascus Home Services, 19 December 1988].