Iraqi Kurds maneuver to get closer to Iran
Iraqi Kurds have given reassurances to Tehran that they will not allow Kurdish opposition groups to launch cross-border attacks from Iraqi Kurdistan, a major development…
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Kurdish language returns to Iraq’s ration cards
Iraq’s Ministry of Trade has put Kurdish writing back on ration cards for the province of Sulaimani, and is said to do the same for…
Turkey’s Kurdish Deputy PM vows to ‘rebuild’ Iraq
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Ankara hoped to secure a leading role in rebuilding Iraqi cities and towns that faced immense infrastructural destruction during…
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Clear Border of Syrian Kurds
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president slammed a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militant group Sunday and said he’ll clear his country’s border with Syria of “terrorists.” President…
Turkey to conduct joint operation with Russia against Kurdish forces
Ankara will coordinate its operation in northern Syria’s Afrin region with Russia in advance if it decides to conduct it, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…
Spotlight: Turkey and Russia on chessboard for a play on Syrian Kurds issue: analysts
ANKARA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — The disagreement about the position of Syrian Kurds deepens between Turkey and Russia despite their close dialogue in efforts for…
Coalition Says Fewer Than 3,000 IS Fighters Remain in Iraq and Syria
BAGHDAD — The United States-led international coalition fighting Islamic State estimates that fewer than 3,000 fighters belonging to the hardline Sunni militant group remain in…
Trump tells Turkish president U.S. will stop arming Kurds in Syria
The Trump administration is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria, the White House acknowledged Friday, a move reflecting renewed focus…
Iraq Supreme Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional
The ruling comes nearly two months after the vote, in which 92% of Iraqi Kurds supported secession. Following the ballot, Iraq’s government seized disputed territory,…
How the US did Iran a favour in the Middle East
Kurdish aspirations for independence in Iraq faced the obstinate resistance of both regional and international actors which favoured the territorial integrity of Iraq. The rationale for their…