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Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons

Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrated the Newroz festival on March 21, marking Kurdish New Year, a time for hope and renewal, according to the Press Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
This year marked public Newroz celebrations in Syria for the first time in over a decade, following the fall of the previous government.
The event saw a turnout of around 88,000 attendees, showing optimism among Kurds for political change in the region.
Newroz symbolizes the spirit and aspirations of the Kurdish people amid political changes, highlighted by a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government.

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Jerusalem Post

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Middle East Kurds celebrate Newroz in hopes for better future

There is hope in eastern Syria that Kurdish politics could become more open to different Kurdish political parties.

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News in Frames: Basking under the spring sun

Celebrated mainly by Kurdish people around the world, Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, heralds the arrival of spring, and celebrates life and rebirth

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Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon.

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Kurds in Iraq, Syria celebrate Newroz festival of spring

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon

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Thousands of Syrian Kurds celebrate first post-Assad Nowruz

Syrian Kurds marked a historic Nowruz on Thursday, celebrating freely for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December. In Qamishli, Afrin, Kobani, Hasakah, and Derik - cities with large Kurdish communities - thousands gathered to ignite the traditional Nowruz flame. Celebrations extended beyond Kurdish-majority areas, with communities in Syria’s coastal provinces and the Druze-majority city of Suweida also lighting Nowr…

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SDF: Let this Newroz mark the beginning of a new era in Syria

The Press Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement on the occasion of Newroz, Kurdish New Year, on 21 March. The SDF statement on Thursday includes the following: “We extend our warmest congratulations to the Kurdish people, the Syrian people, and the world on the occasion of Newroz. We also salute our steadfast fighters who stand on the homeland’s frontiers, safeguarding its security and stability. May this Newroz heral…

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