The Remarkable Resilience of the Prime Minister of Iraq
For the past three years, Iraq has been held together by one common goal: the defeat of the Islamic State. In pursuit of this objective,…
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Iran and the Kurds
On the eve of Monday’s referendum on the future of Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian armed forces conducted a significant military drill on the border between Iran…
Turkey: Iraq’s Kurds will pay ‘price’ for independence vote
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has warned Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region that “there will most certainly be a price to pay” for its insistence on holding…
Israel becomes first state to back an independent Kurdistan
Israel supports the establishment of a Kurdish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Kurds in Iraq gear up for a referendum on…
The Kurdish ‘frenemies’ aiding Assad in Aleppo
As thousands of civilians flee eastern Aleppo following the simultaneous advance of Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces, rebel groups have alleged close coordination between the…
Kurdistan PM argue against Canada’s ‘organized migration’ of Yazidis
Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq opposes the Canadian plan to bring what could be thousands of Kurdish Yazidi refugees to…
Will Russia recognize Yazidi Kurds genocide in Iraq?
A shopping mall named Shengal — an exotic name to Russians — is located in the eastern part of Moscow. Shengal is the Kurdish name…
Police of Turkey capture PKK militant suspected over Istanbul bombing
Turkish police have captured a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant whom they suspect carried out a “motorbike bomb” attack on Thursday that wounded 10 people…
Turkey enraged as US provides more weapons to Syrian Kurds
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that his country’s relations would further strain with the United States if Washington continues to support Kurdish…
Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from ISIS
Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants in northern Iraq in the early hours of Sunday, as part of a plan…