Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is getting rid of his main rival in the 2028 presidential election. Authoritarianism, ...

They have now reached another turning point. Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has called on his ...

A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long ...

Syria has entered a three-month period of political and military uncertainty following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...

Ever since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad from Syria, analysts had predicted that Turkey and Iran’s interests would soon collide. That forecast now seems to be materializing as tensions rise between ...

The potential resurgence of low-intensity guerrilla warfare could further destabilize Kurdish-majority regions and complicate any broader peace initiatives. The response of the international community ...

If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate secessionist movements in other Kurdish areas of the Middle East.

According to Bakhtiar, the PKK has managed to “transform [members of the Kurdish community] into guerrilla fighters” and was “heroic and fought hard,” but failed to “secure a political ...

The conflict, which began in 1984 with the aim of establishing an independent Kurdish state in response to state oppression, has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people and displaced hundreds ...

Talks to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports Postponed to Thursday After Financial Disputes By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan and Nerijus Adomaitis BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) - Talks to speed a resumption in ...