
For the Kurdish New Year, rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan asked his followers to end a rebellion against Turkey. The conflict between the Kurdistan Workers’s Party (PKK) and Turkey is over three decades long.
by Mary Chastain22 Mar 2015, 5:40 PM PST0

Grammy award-winning Rapper Nelly visited one of Iraq’s most unstable areas this week, the autonomous Kurdistan region, to raise money for victims of ISIS.
by Kipp Jones14 Mar 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul proposes a bold foreign policy move: arming the Kurds and allowing them to establish their own nation.
by Matthew Boyle10 Mar 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain6 Mar 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, during a press conference in Italy, cited the fight to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) as a “top priority” for his government.
by Edwin Mora4 Mar 2015, 2:16 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) attempted to eliminate the Yazidi population in Syria and Iraq over the summer. After airstrikes pushed back the terrorist group, those who survived slowly began making their way home to identify loved ones in mass graves.
by Mary Chastain4 Mar 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

Kurdish authorities arrested six clerics in Erbil– an Iraqi city that has become a key safe haven for Christians and Yazidis fleeing the wrath of ISIS– on suspicion of loyalties to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain1 Mar 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

Officials in Kobani, the predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria, have been forced to construct hundreds of tents for residents whose homes have been completely destroyed in the ongoing civil war in Syria, Firat News reports. Much of the city, which sits on the Turkish border, was completely ravaged in defending against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.
by Jordan Schachtel25 Feb 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

A video released by the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) shows 17 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters dressed in orange jumpsuits and shackled in cages being paraded through the streets of Kirkuk, Iraq.
by Edwin Mora16 Feb 2015, 7:07 PM PST0

Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) jihadists executed two alleged spies and crucified another to a road sign in Syria, the Daily Mail reports.
by Edwin Mora15 Feb 2015, 9:08 PM PST0

Kurdish Rudaw Media Network released a video that shows Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants prepping a 12-year-old boy for a suicide attack.
by Mary Chastain14 Feb 2015, 3:01 PM PST0

Rapper and R&B star Akon will perform a benefit concert in Kurdistan to benefit the families of Kurdish Peshmerga forces currently embroiled in a ground offensive against ISIS.
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Feb 2015, 3:19 PM PST0

Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani told Reuters an offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) will not happen until the fall due to inadequate forces.
by Mary Chastain31 Jan 2015, 1:05 PM PST0

A committee investigation the involvement of Kurdish officials in illegally smuggling cars, food, and fuel across territories held by ISIS, largely seen as engaging in a business relationship with the Islamic terrorists organization, has implicated them in the trade and will decide
by Adelle Nazarian22 Jan 2015, 11:17 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) attempted to capture Kobane, Syria, in September, but have faced intense backlash. The Kurdish Peshmerga and People’s Protection Unit (YPG) now prepare to completely take back the town from the terrorist group.
by Mary Chastain5 Jan 2015, 10:08 AM PST0

Dean Parker, a 49-year-old grandfather and resident of sunny West Palm Beach, Florida, has decided to make a dramatic lifestyle change and fight against the Islamic State’s (ISIS) jihad in Iraq and Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Jan 2015, 12:45 PM PST0

Vatican Radio has released the tape of a phone call that Pope Francis made to refugees sheltered in Kurdistan to express his closeness to them on Christmas night.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Dec 2014, 8:55 AM PST0

Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world crowded into the little town of Bethlehem in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. Manger Square was decked out in white and yellow lights and a carnival atmosphere, at a time when there are a multitude of things to be sad about.
by John J. Xenakis25 Dec 2014, 8:32 AM PST0

Although Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan is currently engaged in a war against the Islamic State and faces massive sectarian tension with neighboring lands, the Kurds are getting closer to reaching economic independence through its booming oil revenues. Earlier this
by Jordan Schachtel18 Dec 2014, 8:57 AM PST0