Kurdistan
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
Middle East
June 25, 2015
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back on the offensive after…
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Kurdish-led forces in Syria advanced on Tuesday into the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town after capturing a military base…
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in…
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
World
November 1, 2014
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts…
Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes
Cinema/TV
October 28, 2014
Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes
In his third cinematic endeavor, "Memories on Stone," featuring at the narrative competition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, director…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
World
October 28, 2014
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World
October 20, 2014
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
World
October 7, 2014
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said…
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
World
September 30, 2014
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
US-led strikes hit Islamic State group fighters closing on a key town on Syria's border with Turkey overnight as Ankara…
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
World
August 26, 2014
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press…