Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Wladimir van Wilgenburg is a reporter and analyst. He has covered the war against the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan and other subjects for international media and has conducted research for several think tanks. He co-authored two books for I.B. Tauris on the Kurds of Syria: one on their experiment with self-rule in 2019 and the other on the U.S.-Syrian Democratic Forces partnership against the Islamic State in 2021. He holds an MA in Conflict Studies from Utrecht University and an MA in Kurdish studies from Exeter University. He is currently head of the news section at the Kurdistan Chronicle.

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    Expressen Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Sweden's Expressen newspaper discussed Russia's accusation that Turkey is buying oil from the Islamic State with Jamestown analyst with Wladimir van Wilgenburg.

    Al-Jazeera Quotes van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed Turkey's shift in the anti-Islamic State campaign to include strikes against Kurdish forces and the response that may come from Kurdish groups, such as the PKK, with al-Jazeera.

    RFE/RL Quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, discussed Turkey's preference for fighting Kurdish forces as opposed to the Islamic State in Syria for RFE/RL's Under the Black Flag.

    The National Interviews Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for The Jamestown Foundation, discussed whether or not Kurdish forces in Syria will be able to maintain the territory that they have

    WSJ Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed the Islamic State's attacks on Syrian Kurdish areas as a responsive to the Kurdish seizure of towns near the Islamic State capital of Raqqa with the

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg Quoted by AFP

    AFP quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish politics for Jamestown, on how the Kurdish groups' (like the PKK and YPG) past experiences enable them to fight against the Islamic State.

    AP Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, a Jamestown analyst of Kurdish affairs, discussed the Islamic State's defeat at Tal Abyad by Kurdish forces with AP.

    The Rise of Jaysh al-Fateh in Northern Syria

    A new Islamist coalition called the Army of Conquest (Jaysh al-Fateh) has in the last few months have scored significant victories against the Syrian government, capturing most of Idlib province

    Al-Jazeera Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    The recent Turkish election and the electoral gains made by the Kurdish party were discussed by Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, with al-Jazeera.

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg Quoted by AP

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, was quoted by the AP on Kurdish fighters and their will to fight the Islamic State.

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg Quoted by Die Bild

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Iraqi and Kurdish politics for Jamestown, discussed the role that former Iraqi Baathists now play in the Islamic State for Bild.

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg Quoted by AP

    AP quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs, on how Syrian Kurds, Turkey and the United States are interacting after victory at Kobane.

    Bild Quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish politics for Jamestown, discussed the Islamic State's destruction of antiquities in a Mosul museum with Bild.

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg Quoted by Newsweek

    An analyst of Kurdish politics, Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed the United States stationing search and rescue teams in Iraqi Kurdistan, irritating Baghdad, with Newsweek 

    Die Bild Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    German newspaper Die Bild discussed the Islamic State's defeat in Kobane and what that means for the terrorist group and the anti-Islamic State coalition with Wladimir van Wilgenburg.

    Al-Jazeera Quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish politics for Jamestown, was quoted in an article on Kurdish leaders not being invited to a meeting on how to defeat the Islamic

    Bild Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    The likelihood of the Islamic State operating a TV station out of Mosul was discussed by Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown.

    AP Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, discussed the impact of U.S. and coalition airstrikes on the Kurdish defense of Kobane with AP.

    Reuters Quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Jamestown analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed the power-sharing deal that Syrian Kurds signed in order to better take advantage of international assistance 

    Al-Jazeera Quotes Wladimir van Wilgenburg

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed the relationship between the Syrian Kurds, the PKK and the Turkish government with regards to the Islamic State organization's attacks on Kobane.

    Wladimir van Wilgernburg quoted by La Vanguardia

    La Vanguardia, a Spanish newspaper, quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst on Kurdish politics for Jamestown, on Kurdish unity in the wake of the Islamic State organization's siege of Kobane.

    Wladimir van Wilgenburg quoted by NOW

    Jamestown Foundation analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg was quoted by NOW in an article about an offensive recently launched by the YPG in direct retaliation to ajoint ISIS-Jabhat al-Nusra suicide attack in al-Qahtaniyah, in

    Duran Kalkan: The Turk Fighting for Kurdish Irredentism

    The Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan (PKK – Kurdistan Workers Party) is a highly centralized organization guided by an almost cult-like worship of its imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan. There are however other individuals

    Kurdish PKK Using PJAK to Isolate Turkey

    The rising tension and provocative rhetoric surrounding Iran’s alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons are a matter of public record. Yet, are there other agendas being played out amidst the larger