Kurdistan
Kurds’ monumental role in defeating ISIS deserves recognition - analysis
As the anti-ISIS Coalition embraces Syria, the Kurdish role in the war on ISIS in Iraq and Syria also deserves recognition.
Rojava defeated: Why Kurdish leadership must adapt or risk extinction - opinion
Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
Syrian government announce integration deal with Kurdish forces
Kurdistan’s security architecture recast as Peshmerga unification continues
The Kurdistan region has its own armed forces, the Peshmerga. Among the largest units are the KDP and PUK, which each have tens of thousands of fighters.
Iraqi PM-led coalition tops Iraq election with 46 seats, commission says
Prime Minister Sudani's bloc wins Iraq's election, but forming a new government may take months due to challenges in building a majority and balancing US-Iran influence.
PKK’s partial withdrawal from Turkey raises questions about peace deal - analysis
The Kurdistan Workers' Party’s decision to pull back from the Turkish border raises hopes for peace but leaves crucial questions about its future actions in Iraq, Syria, and beyond.
Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
The comment by Turkish nationalist leader and Erdogan ally Devlet Bahceli came a year after he urged the start of a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party.
Kurds and Israel: Distant proximity, strategic partnership - opinion
Kurds are not cold toward Israel but merely strategically distant, which does not reject the possibility of partnership.
Iraq approaches critical Nov. 11 elections, set to deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel
The elections are important because Iraq is undergoing a transitional phase.
Will PKK withdrawing from Turkey after 40 years of conflict affect Iraq? - analysis
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announces its pullback from Turkey, marking the end of a 40-year insurgency and shifting regional dynamics.
Trump taps businessman as new Iraq envoy as US pushes disarmament of Iran-backed militias
Ano Abdoka, a Christian Iraqi politician who has played a key role in Kurdistan Region politics, said he hoped Savaya would work toward “protecting the rights of Iraq’s diverse communities."
Syria sends mixed signals on integration of US-backed SDF into security forces - analysis
Damascus and the SDF both have some mixed messages on the path forward with the SDF, although everyone wants to see progress.
Economically boosting the KRG with resumed oil exports will benefit region - analysis
Oil is flowing again from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Turkey, a move hailed as “historic” and expected to boost Iraq’s federal budget by up to $500 million monthly.
