ThedisagreementaboutthepositionofSyrianKurdsdeepensbetweenTurkeyandRussiadespitetheirclosedialogueineffortsforsettlementinthewar-torncountry.Ankarastrictlyoppos
ThousandsofIraqitroopswerelockedinanarmedstandoffwithKurdishforcesinthedisputedoilprovinceofKirkukonSaturdayasWashingtonscrambledtoavertfightingbetweenthekeyall
KurdishmediasaysIraq'sautonomousKurdishregionhassent6,000reinforcementstothedisputed,oil-richcityofKirkuk.RudawNews,quotingKurdishVicePresidentKorsatRasul,sayst
ThelastinternationalflightleftErbilairportonFridayastheBaghdadgovernmentimposedanairbaninretaliationforanindependencevotebyIraqiKurdsthathasdrawnwidespreadoppos
Iraq'sprimeministerhasdemandedtheKurdistanRegionalGovernment"cancel"theoutcomeofthereferendumonindependencethatitheldonMonday.Haideral-Abadisaidhewould"neverdis
IraqiKurdishleaderMasoudBarzanisaidonTuesdaythatKurdshadvoted“yes”toindependenceinareferendumheldindefianceofthegovernmentinBaghdadandwhichhadangeredtheirneighb
Undeterredbystrongoppositionfromseveralquarters,thedecisionbyIraqiKurdstoholdareferendumisacalculatedmovetodeterminetheultimatepoliticalfutureoftheirethniccommu
TheIraqiKurdshavecalledforanindependencereferendumfromIraqwhichiswhattheysayafirststepinthedecades'longaspirationofindependenceamongKurds.TheU.S.,supposedlythes
TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganonSundayreiteratedhisoppositiontoanupcomingreferendumonindependencebytheIraqiKurds,sayingAnkaraandBaghdadareaimingtopreserveIr
Iraq’sKurdsvotethismonthonwhetherornottheysupportindependencefortheirenclaveinthecountry’snorth,asteptowardtheirlong-helddreamofstatehood.Theoutcome,almostcerta
With Kurdish groups having emerged as a key force in the fight against ISIL militants in recent years, the ethnic group has some complex relationships with various nations in the Middle East and beyond.
WithKurdishgroupshavingemergedasakeyforceinthefightagainstISILmilitantsinrecentyears,theethnicgrouphassomecomplexrelationshipswithvariousnationsintheMiddleEasta
The Islamic State (IS) militants captured three neighborhoods in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria on Monday, the oppositional Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
A leading Syrian Kurdish figure stressed Tuesday that the Kurds have no intention to establish an independent political entity, or Kurdish government, in the Kurdish-dominated areas in Syria.
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