Kurdistan
Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote
Middle East
September 20, 2017
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
June 27, 2017
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
June 8, 2017
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
April 30, 2016
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
April 25, 2016
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
March 10, 2016
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
March 7, 2016
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
February 3, 2016
‘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
January 25, 2016
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
January 20, 2016
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…