Redovno nepokorna kurdska populacija na sjeveroistoku Sirije, koji graniči s regionima nastanjenim Kurdima u Turskoj i Iraku, do sad nije bila središtem antirežimskih protesta i suzbijanja režima.
Syria's normally restive Kurdish population in the northeast of the country, contiguous to the Kurdish populated regions of Turkey and Iraq, have so far not been the centre of anti-regime protests and regime crackdowns.