On behalf of children’s rights: KNC-President signed a petition against the recruitment of minors

On March 8, 2016 a member of the KNC Geneva office attended the 31st UN Human Rights Council`s session on violence against children and on children in armed conflict. Following the reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children in Armed Conflict, delegates […]

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The Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns the attacks on Sheikh Maqsood

The Kurdish National Council in Syria condemns the attacks on Sheikh Maqsood and calls upon all military groups to comply with the ceasefire On March 6, 2016 armed forces belonging to the Syrian opposition shelled the area of Sheikh Maqsood, a civilian neighbourhood in Aleppo inhabited by more than 40.000 civilians, by mortars and locally […]

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KNC leader: If Int’l efforts fail, Rojava Kurds must unite for their own region

Interview by Rudaw English on March 4, 2016   Ibrahim Biro, president of the Kurdish National Council in Syria believes that international efforts such as the Geneva talks is one of the best means to find a solution for the Syria crisis and guarantee Kurdish rights. Otherwise, he says, the Kurds have to put their […]

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Ibrahim Biro, KNC-President, at the EU in Brussels/Belgium

On wednesday, March 2, 2016 Mr. Ibrahim Biro, President of the Kurdish National Council in Syrian (KNC), and Mr. Siamend Hajo, member of the KNC Foreign Relations office, met Mr. Alyn Smith, member of the Foreign Affairs Comittee. Not unexpectedly, the EU Parlamentarian Smith is intensively concerned with the situation in Syria and Iraq, since […]

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Re-Published: A draft agreement between the National Coalition of the Syrian Revolution and the KNC

A draft agreement between the National Coalition of the Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, and The Kurdish National Council Archive Bureau. Ref.182-date: 7/01/2015 **Document 27.08.2013 “” Edited and Re-published By Geneva Office of Kurdish National Council “” The Syrians continue their revolution by all their spectra and their constituents in order to extract their freedom […]

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Fuad Aliko: Compliance of Ceasefire in Syria urgently needed

 Fuad Aliko, Member of the Negotiation Delegation in Geneva III talks, on the current discussion: Efforts to render the current ceasefire successful are urgently needed and would be a step towards a political solution and peace in Syria. The Kurdish National Council encourages all parties to comply the cessation of hostilities and emphasises that it is essential to urge for an expansion of […]

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KNC-President opens new office and speaks about peace for Syria

Ibrahim Biro inaugurated the Geneva office of the Kurdish National Council in Syria in the presence of diplomats of several permanent missions Establishing an office in Geneva for the Kurdish National Council (KNC) is an essential step especially in the present days with the world at the ready for the next round of peace talks […]

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RELEASE: KNC takes the next step for a democratic and federal Syrian Republic

The Kurdish National Council in Syria inaugurates its office in Geneva The Kurdish National Council in Syria sets up an office in Geneva, the location of one of the main offices of the UNO as well as of the Syria peace talks. On the occasion of the official inauguration on the 26th of February at […]

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