Kurds

Iraq starts relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border

Hussein said he would visit Tehran on Wednesday to deliver the message in person in the hopes that it would prevent any escalation on the border.

By REUTERS
12/09/2023

Security forces deploy in Iraqi oil city after 4 protesters killed

Four protesters were shot dead in clashes between ethnic groups in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk that broke out after days of tensions.

By REUTERS
03/09/2023

Iran-backed militias attack Kurds in Kirkuk

Iran uses its militias to fire rockets to target gas fields in the area that are controlled by the Kurdistan region.

Rockets target giant Khor Mor gas field in Iraq, no damage reported

Several rockets landed near the perimeter of the large Khor Mor gas field in the Sulaimaniya region of northern Iraq.

Iran: Kurdish militants in Iraq agreed to 'disarm and relocate'

Iran has long accused Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region of harboring terrorist groups involved in attacks against the Islamic Republic.

Three killed in Turkish drone attack on PKK members in northern Iraq

Turkey regularly carries out air strikes in northern Iraq and has dozens of outposts on Iraqi territory.

By REUTERS
11/08/2023

Five Turkish soldiers killed in operations in Iraq -ministry

Ankara says the offensive is a measure to prevent the PKK from using Iraq as a base to carry out attacks in Turkey.

By REUTERS
10/08/2023

Turkey reaches out to Syria as Damascus courts Amman - analysis

Turkey wants to normalize ties with Syria, but in order to do this it needs to see Damascus cater to some of Ankara’s demands.

Repression by the morality police: Iran’s ethnic minority ‘taming’ policy - opinion

As South Azerbaijani dissident Babek Chalabi noted, the world needs to "break free from Iran's nurturing of terrorism."

Overthrowing the Ayatollah regime: The case for revolution in Iran - opinion

The case for a revolution in Iran is evident. The Ayatollah regime is a destabilizing force not only inside Iran but also outside the country.

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