All about Kurdish unity talks
(WorldNews Turkey)

The news of Kurdish unity talks in Syria, announced in mid-April, raised the question of a shift in US strategy toward the country. The talks had been going on clandestinely for months prior to the announcement that US special adviser to the global coalition forces William Roebuck was taking an active role in backing the talks. This is not the first time the rival Kurdish parties have tried to patch up their differences. Similar talks were attempted between the PYD, known for its ideological affiliation with Turkey`s banned Workers` Party, the PKK, and the Kurdish National Council, with the mediation of Iraq`s Massoud Barzani and his Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Those talks failed, and...