Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, ...
Iraqi Kurdistan faces a deepening economic crisis as unpaid wages pile up
Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.
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Conflict Between Turkey and Armed Kurdish Groups
If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate secessionist movements in other Kurdish areas of the Middle East.
Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey who called on Thursday for his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to ...
Iraq Talks With Oil Firms Hit Snag, Delaying Kurdistan Exports
Iraq and oil companies operating in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan failed to reach an agreement during a meeting on ...