Iraqi Kurds celebrate Newroz by carrying torches and dancing traditional dance
Thousands of people celebrated the Kurdish Newroz spring festival on Thursday in Dohuk in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region ...
The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast
Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly ...
The Armenian Weekly1d
The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant
With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...
In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota
Two dozen national flags fly in Zak Amin’s classroom. As an English Learner teacher at Moorhead High School, Amin wants his students to feel seen, so these flags reflect the homelands of students ...
Middle East Institute2d
Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...
The New Arab2d
Ahmed al-Sharaa's deal with the SDF: A new chapter for Syria's Kurds or a temporary arrangement?
Analysis: The interim president and the SDF agreed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian military, but the deal ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute3d
Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Push Presents Opportunities for Regional Stability
A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long ...
The Kurdification of Northern Iraq (Assyria) | Opinion
As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...
The New Arab3d
37 years on, Iraq's Halabja survivors face unfulfilled promises
Decades later, Halabja’s residents continue to suffer from poor public services, high unemployment, and unfulfilled political ...
Kurdistan region marks 37 years since Halabja massacre
The attack was part of the larger genocidal Anfal campaign that Iraq carried out against Kurds.This is the 37th anniversary of the attack, which killed about 5,000 people. The larger Anfal campaign ...
WSVN 7News5d
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
FDD's Long War Journal5d
US strike in Iraq eliminates top Islamic State leader
US Central Command carried out an airstrike that killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah. Rifai was ...