Syrian Kurds And The Civil War - 2258 Words

In the midst of the chaos of the on-going Syrian civil war, the nation of Syrian Kurds has slowly coalesced and formed its own self-proclaimed sovereign country, complete with its own constitution and form of government. Though still in its early days, it has already collaborated with international powers to fight off terrorist groups, and remained a strong hold in the region of northern Syria. This conflict will continue to evolve and have major implications for the future of Syrian Kurds, and other groups in the region with regard to questions of resource control and Kurdish sovereignty. This is a conflict that requires national attention and concern because Syrian Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world that does not have a†¦show more content†¦Therefore, this will be an area of further conflict due to the resources this region holds. When the fighting in Syria subsides, the Kurds in this region stand to lose their self-proclaimed autonomy due to outside influence and interest in these scarce resources. This paper examines the challenges Rojava will face in the coming years, and the possible necessary steps needed for the Kurds to claim stability in a region surrounded by opposition. This paper asks: how has elite manipulation for political, economic, and territorial gains produced unfavorable circumstances for the Syrian Kurdish population? And how will this factor into Kurdish claim of sovereignty in Rojava, given the region is rich with scarce natural resources? Therefore, the main point this paper will argue is that elite manipulation aided in creating the Kurdish ethnic conflict within Syria in the decades leading up to the Syrian civil war, along with how this elite manipulation holds the potential to cause further problems for Kurds when it comes to the issue of autonomy and self-governance in the region they have claimed as their own. In other words, the Kurdish ethnic conflict within Syria will create further problems for the notions of proclaimed Kurdish