Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic importance of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan for the United States.

Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region recognized within a new Syrian constitution. WOMEN TAKE PART in a ...

Security forces affiliated with the new authorities in Syria have launched a security sweep in parts of Homs and Latakia provinces, arresting dozens of people they say were involved in abuses ...

ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Turkey removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor on Wednesday over convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily ...

ISTANBUL: Turkiye said on Tuesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible ...

CAIRO/ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - At least 14 civilians were killed and 29 wounded in attacks by Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia group ...

KAWAGUCHI, Saitama Prefecture--Hate speech has again reared its ugly head, in this case against the Kurdish community living close to Tokyo. It follows an altogether familiar pattern: phone calls ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Saturday accused the federal government of reducing longstanding Erbil-Baghdad disputes to the payment of salaries and ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s finance ministry on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to paying the ...

The fall of Bashar Assad to Islamist-led rebels has raised the prospect of Turkey intervening in Syria against Kurdish forces accused by Ankara of links to armed separatists. "We will do what's ...