The most powerful Kurdish faction in Syria has declared self-rule over the territory it controls in the northeast of the country. The announcement further complicates the civil war in Syria, and presents a complex problem for neighboring Turkey and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.

叙利亚势力最强的库尔德派系宣布，他们控制的叙利亚东北部地区实行自治。这项宣布使叙利亚内战形势进一步复杂化，并且让邻国土耳其以及伊拉克北部的库尔德自治政府面临棘手问题。

In recent weeks, Kurdish militia in Syria have ousted Islamist fighters from several villages close to the Turkish border.

最近数周，叙利亚的库尔德族民兵在靠近土耳其边界的几座村庄赶走了伊斯兰激进分子。

The victories prompted the main political group of Syria's Kurds, known as the PYD, to declare autonomy.

这一胜利促使叙利亚库尔德人主要政治团体“民主联盟党”(PYD)宣布自治。

At a press conference in Paris this week, the head of the PYD Saleh Muslim discussed why the Kurds were able to defeat the Islamists.

民联党领袖萨勒姆·穆斯林本周访问伦敦时，说明了库尔德人能够击败伊斯兰主义分子的原因。

“Because in the end, they are fighting for money, as I mentioned. There are about 3,000 people killed from them. At the beginning, they were strong, but now they are not strong enough," said Muslim.

他说：“正像我所谈到的，因为他们最终是为钱而战，他们杀害了大约三千民众。当初他们很强大，但是现在已经没那么强大了。”

Opposition groups in Syria accuse the Kurds of colluding with Syrian government forces - a claim the PYD strongly denies.

叙利亚的一些反对派团体指责库尔德人同叙利亚政府军相勾结，民主联盟党强烈否认这一指称。

There was some coordination over the withdrawal of government troops from Kurdish areas last year - but they remain historic enemies, says Robert Lowe of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics.

伦敦经济学院中东研究中心的罗伯特·洛说，在从库尔德地区撤出政府军问题上，双方去年曾进行过某些协调，然而双方依然是世代仇敌。

“Maybe the regime has been buying time and it’s one area of Syria they would prefer not be fighting at the moment. But I think the regime will be unhappy that the Kurds have gone as far as to declare a full autonomous government because contemplating any break-up of Syrian territory is an absolute red line for a regime built on Arab nationalism," said Lowe.

他说：“也许叙利亚政权一直在争取时间，那里是他们目前希望不去打仗的一个地区。不过，我认为，叙利亚政权将对库尔德人如今走到宣布全面自治的地步深感不快，因为任何分裂叙利亚领土的企图，对于建立在阿拉伯民族主义基础上的政权绝对都是一条红线。”

Kurdish gains in Syria pose a complex problem for Turkey.

库尔德人在叙利亚取得的战果，给土耳其带来了复杂问题。

The border has long been porous; Turkish attempts to build a frontier wall are being met with violent protests.

土耳其和叙利亚边界长期以来就漫长难守。土耳其建立边界墙的打算正在遭遇暴力抗议。

Ankara also is trying to negotiate a peace deal to end the decades-long war against Kurdish separatists known as the PKK, which is closely allied to the PYD in Syria.

安卡拉方面试图谈判达成和平协议，结束同库尔德工人党(PKK)分离主义者长达数十年的战争。库工党是叙利亚的库尔德民联党的紧密盟友。

But the move towards autonomy for the Kurds - already in northern Iraq, and now increasingly in Syria - could benefit Turkey, says Ibrahim Sirkeci of Regents University in London.

不过，伦敦摄政大学的易卜拉希姆·西尔凯吉说，库尔德人自治运动将有可能对土耳其有利。这一运动已经在伊拉克北部出现，并正在叙利亚逐渐扩大。

“Independence of Kurdistan in either of these countries perhaps will be conducive to establish a more peaceful solution which may appear in Turkey as well in the medium to long-term," said Sirkeci.

西尔凯吉说：“在这些国家中，无论哪里的库尔德斯坦独立，都将有助于确立一个更加和平的解决办法。这种解决办法中长期也有可能出现在土耳其。”

Kurds in northern Iraq already enjoy much autonomy. Statehood for all Kurds may be a long held dream, but Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government will be wary of the developments in Syria, says Robert Lowe.

伊拉克北部地区的库尔德人已经享受很大自治。为所有的库尔德人建立独立国家，或许是一个长期以来的梦想，不过，伊拉克的库尔德斯坦地区政府，将对叙利亚境内的事态发展非常谨慎小心。

“The party, the PYD which has declared autonomy, is not an ally of the Kurds in Iraq. And also partly because it upsets Turkey, which is a very, very important partner for the Kurds in Iraq," he said.

罗伯特·洛·说：“已经宣布自治的民主联盟党，并不是伊拉克境内的库尔德人的同盟，部分原因在于，此举令土耳其感到不快，而土耳其是伊拉克库尔德人非常、非常重要的伙伴。”

But more broadly, the regional momentum is towards Kurdish independence, says Ibrahim Sirkeci.

不过，易卜拉希姆·西尔凯吉说，从更广泛的意义上来讲，地区发展潮流是走向库尔德独立。

“It may appear in a federal system, a confederal system or whatever, but it seems at the moment there is nothing against that. The environment is quite conducive," he said.

他说：“独立的形式可能采取联邦制、邦联制，等等。但是目前看来，还没有什么力量能挡得住这一趋势。环境的确非常有利。”

Analysts say the Kurdish gains further complicate the ongoing civil war in Syria, which is witnessing the splintering of opposition forces.

分析人士说，库尔德人的战果使叙利亚内战进一步复杂化。目前，叙利亚对派力量正在走向分裂并彼此对立。