For a while, Turkish media affiliated with Erdogan’s government have been spreading false and misleading information linking the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to Iranian regime forces. A ...

In 1945, Kurds sought to fill the vacuum left by the end of World War II in Iran to establish their own state, the Mahabad Republic. Mullah Mustafa became its defense minister. The Kurds’ gamble ...

The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...

“But now the world is silent in the face of attacks by Turkey and its proxy militias, allowing ISIS to strengthen once again.” There was no love lost between Assad and the Kurds. Father and ...

On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

With no country to call their own, Iraqi Kurds have been overpowered in clashes ... came under British rule at the end of the First World War and 1923 saw the first of many violent uprisings ...

Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, could be any suburb in the Tokyo orbit. Population 600,000. Thirty minutes by train from the metropolitan core, where many residents work, though local industry ...

Kurds have long sought more political and cultural ... "His direct confirmation that he is involved in the process would make a world of difference. If he openly expresses this support, social ...

“The security of Kurds was essential for a free Syria ... imposed on Öcalan’s ability to communicate with the outside world. Although many factors favour a political solution to the Kurdish ...

He said that Kurdish political gains in Iraq, including constitutional recognition, could serve as a model for Syria’s Kurds. The Kurdish-led SDF, which have controlled northeast Syria for the ...