Kurdistan

Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote
Middle East

Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote

Visitors to Kirkuk in northern Iraq are greeted by an imposing statue of a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter with a gun…
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
Middle East

U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria,…
Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September
Middle East

Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September

Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday announced it would hold an independence referendum in September, bringing the Kurds one step closer…
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurds in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq
Middle East

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurds in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq

The Turkish army carried out air strikes in rural parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, targeting logistics posts used…
US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds
Middle East

US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds

Towering over his Kurdish partner at a checkpoint in northern Iraq, U.S. volunteer John Cole cuts an unusual figure on…
Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials
Middle East

Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials

More than 40 people suffered partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq when Islamic State fired mortar shells and…
US builds two air bases in Kurdish-controlled north Syria: Kurdish report
Middle East

US builds two air bases in Kurdish-controlled north Syria: Kurdish report

The United States has nearly finished setting up an air base in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria and was proceeding with the…
‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader
Middle East

‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum…
EU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
Middle East

EU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Monday called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated region where the Turkish…
Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north Iraq: Amnesty
Middle East

Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north Iraq: Amnesty

Kurdish forces have bulldozed, blown up and burned down thousands of Arab homes across northern Iraq in what may constitute…
Back to top button