Kurdish Democratic Political Union
Yekîtiya Siyasî ya Demokrata Kurd | |
Merged into | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria |
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Formation | 15 December 2012[1] |
Founded at | Qamishli, Syrian Kurdistan |
Dissolved | April 2014 |
Region served | Syrian Kurdistan |
Secessions | Kurdish Union Party in Syria (PYKS) in 2013 |
The Kurdish Democratic Political Union (
Founded in December 2012 in
History
Establishment
The Kurdish Democratic Political Union was established on 15 December 2012, when approx. 1500 people joined a founding ceremony in the Syrian Kurdish town of Qamishli. It consisted of four parties:
- the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S),
- the two branches of the Kurdish Freedom Party in Syria (Partiya Azadî ya Kurdî li Sûriyê, or Azadî, led by Mustafa Khidr Oso and Mustafa Juma),
- and the Kurdish Union Party of Syria (Partiya Yekîtî ya Kurdî li Sûriyê, or PYKS).[1]
The alliance was formed by four parties discontent with the perceived weakness of the Kurdish National Council as a "subgroup" within the council to foster unity.[2]
Clashes with the PYD
The militia it formed clashed with the
On 1 March 2014, the PYD-linked
Dissolution
From its very beginning, the alliance was weakened by internal power struggles. While ostensibly formed with the intent of an equitable merger between the parties, the stronger KDP-S was accused of using its political clout and support from the Iraqi
As a result, the Yekîtî party abandoned the alliance in 2013.[6] In early April 2014, the Azadi Party, along with three other parties, merged into the KDP-S.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Al-Qamishli: Kurdish Democratic Political Union—Syria established". Kurd Watch. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Syria's Kurds Try to Balance Security and Alliances". New York Times. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Clashes Break Out Between Kurdish Groups In Syria". Al Monitor. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Syrian Kurds Beset by Divisions". Al Monitor. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "PYD forces prevent Syrian Kurdish parties from entering Iraqi Kurdistan". ARA News. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b Bruneau, Eric (30 August 2013). "KDP's failed meddling in Syrian Kurd politics". Kurdistan Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "'PYD political thought resembles that of Baath Party': Kurdish politician". ARA News. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2014.