Syrian Kurds who have been taught in their mother tongue for years are pushing back against a government move to limit its role in their education as Damascus reasserts authority over Kurdish-majority regions and restores schooling in Arabic ▻ ↧ Syrian Kurds aim to preserve Kurdish schooling as Damascus reassert... Syrian Kurds are seeking to preserve schooling in their mother tongue as Damascus reasserts authority over Kurdish regions that governed ​themselves during years of war, welcoming a decree that allows some subjects to be taught in Kurdish but saying it falls short of their demand for ‌a fully Kurdish-language curriculum.