Ba'athist Syria–PKK relations
Throughout the history of Ba'athist Syria, under both Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad, the relations between the Syrian government and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were a major controversy and their relations varied depending on period. == History == === Cold War === When the PKK was founded in 1978, the group received Soviet and Syrian support, including arms and training, as the group was against Turkey, a key NATO member during the Cold War.
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