Kurds
Kurds Claim Capture of ISIS-Held Town Outside Mosul
An Iraqi force of about 30,000, under American, French and British air cover, is ready to push into Mosul after recapturing Falluja and Ramadi and seizing Tikrit.
Turkey Airstrikes Kill At Least '160 Syrian Kurds'
The Turkish military said its jets conducted 26 raids Wednesday night.
Turkey Reports Ten Troops Killed In PKK Attacks
The casualties followed reports that eight PKK militants were killed Sunday.
Turkey Launches New Attack in Syria
Turkish campaign seen by U.S.-aligned Kurds as an excuse to remove them from the border.
Thousands of Kurds Protest Erdogan in Germany
Demonstrators support Abdullah Ocalan, a Kurdistan Workers Party leader who Turkey has held in prison for 17 years.
Turkey Plunges Deeper Into Syria, Seizing Kurdish Lands
Monitoring group says at least 35 villagers were killed on the fifth day of a cross-border offensive.
Turkey Strikes Kurds, ISIS in North Syria
Turkey wants wants to prevent Kurdish forces from gaining control of a stretch of Syrian territory that it fears could be used to launch attacks.
Death Toll Rises to at Least 50 in Wedding Bombing
Authorities blame the Islamic State for the suicide attack on a Kurdish wedding party, with the bomber said to be a child.
At Least 22 Killed in ISIS Suicide Bombing in Turkey
Nearly 100 were wounded in the attack on a Kurdish wedding party.
Russia Sends Kurds 1 Million Bullets For ISIS Fight
Kurdish fighters are sieging the largest Iraqi city under ISIS control.
Health Care ‘Under Siege’ in Southeast Turkey: Report
At least 338 civilians have died in Turkey over the past year due to blocks in accessing health care, according to Turkish human rights organization.
Who Is Stopping Kurdish Leaders From Visiting the U.S.?
John Kerry fears that Syrian Kurds might present evidence about Turkish complicity in terrorism, and how American-provided weaponry are going astray.
Low Oil Prices Exacerbate Iraq's Political Crisis
Iraqi politicians and energy executives will be in London this week to attend the CWC Iraq Petroleum conference.
Meet the Peshmerga Women Fighting ISIS
'Peshmerga never kills the old, women, children, the innocent and defenseless. Daesh kills anybody and everybody, it doesn’t care, it has no morals.'
Who Is Going to Rid Syria of ISIS? Not Us, It Seems
Decisive military operations happen on the ground, and Kurds focused on securing an autonomous zone of their own, will not kill ISIS.
Syria Conflict: Kurds Declare Federal System in North
The Kurds have defied Ankara and Damascus by voting in favor of unilateral action.
Demirtas: The Kurds and Turkey’s Democracy is at Stake
The world is ignoring the Kurdish plight in southeastern Turkey, writes HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas.
Turkey's Ruling Party Accuses Kurds of Ethnic Cleansing
The Justice and Development party’s deputy chairman says Russia is also complicit.
Female Kurds Ride Tanks Into Battle for Aleppo Air Base
The footage also shows female Kurdish snipers and female fighters manning machine-gun mounted trucks.
Erdogan’s Choice: Whether to Back Assad or the Kurds
If Assad’s forces continue their advance, the Kurds stand to lose everything.
The End of Turkey's Latest War Against the Kurds?
The Turkish army says it killed more than 500 Kurdish rebels during the campaign.
Turkey Arrests 12 Scholars Over Military Declaration
More than 1,000 people signed a declaration against the clashes in southeastern Turkey.
Kurdish Rebels Kill Five in Police Station Car Bomb
The death toll includes civilians and 39 others were injured.
The Kurds Have Already Carved Out a State in Iraq
It is time for an amicable divorce from Iraq, writes Aziz Ahmad.
Turkey Pounds Kurdish Militants in Cizre
The town was the heart of a military operation that the army said has killed 127 Kurdish militants in a week.
ISIS Fires Rockets at Iraq Base Where Turkish Troops Stationed
The attack which was part of a broader offensive by the insurgents on Kurdish positions around the ISIS stronghold of Mosul.
Erdogan: Turkish Troops Have Been in Iraq Since 2014 at Baghdad's Request
Recently, Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to demand that Ankara withdraw hundreds of troops in northern Iraq.
Turkish Warplanes Attack Kurdish Militants in Northern Iraq
A policeman was also killed in southeastern Turkey during clashes with the PKK militants.