A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

PKK fighters to lay down arms in Iraqi Kurdistan after decades of conflict. Farming communities devastated by fighting hope ...

Syria reiterated its rejection of federalism on Wednesday following a meeting with a Kurdish military official, calling on ...

Therefore, the Kurds have no moral or political obligation to support either side. Those who engage in politics based on states’ “friendship promises” will only be disappointed.

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Beyond political allegiances in Iraqi Kurdistan, there is growing concern about the economic and environmental implications of Israel’s war on Iran.

Iran’s intelligence service has summoned dozens of people and instructed them not to wear traditional Kurdish clothing during Newroz celebrations later this month, a watchdog said on Friday.

Considerations for Kurds, their neighbors, and the region event Two decades ago, many US officials would have been hard-pressed to place Kurdistan on a map, let alone consider the Kurds as allies.

Many Kurdish groups have joined forces to promote the Kurdish language and press Ankara for greater language rights.

The Kurds thereupon helped themselves to the arms stored in large arsenals in the towns of Urmia, Sinneh and Mahabad. Thus equipped, they set about restoring the traditional position of freedom from ...