Turkey’s Erdogan says may shut Iraqi border any moment: Hurriyet
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey may shut its border with northern Iraq “at any moment” after closing its air…
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Kurds abandon territory in the face of Iraq’s government advance
The Baghdad government recaptured territory from Kurds across the breadth of northern Iraq on Tuesday, making…
Erdogan says Turkey to shut Iraqi border, warns Kurds on oil
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara would close its border with northern Iraq over an…
U.S. warns citizens of possible unrest during Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum
The U.S. embassy in Iraq warned its citizens that there may be unrest during a referendum on independence planned…
Turkey fights back on Kurdish YPG in northern Syria
Turkish forces fight back with artillery fire overnight and destroyed Kurdish YPG militia targets after YPG…
Turkey army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed
Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned…
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if negotiations with Kurds fail: sources
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an…
Regime planes over Syria’s Hasakeh despite US warning
Syrian government warplanes were again in the air over the mainly Kurdish-held city of Hasakeh early Saturday…
Bloodshed sullies Middle East borders 100 years ago by Sykes-Picot agreement
A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the…
Bloodshed sullies Middle East borders set 100 years ago by UK-French pact
A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the…
Pentagon chief praises Kurdish fighters in Syria
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday praised the fighting of Kurdish groups in Syria that have declared…
Egypt calls for ‘Syrian unity’ after declared Kurdish federal system
Egypt reaffirmed its support for the unity of Syrian lands following a Thursday announcement by Syrian Kurds of…
Iraq PM promises retaliation after IS group chemical attack
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed Saturday to retaliate against the Islamic State (IS) group after it…
Lavrov urges UN envoy to include Kurds in Syria talks
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday urged the UN's special envoy on Syria to include Kurds in…
Erdogan says ‘no doubt’ Syrian Kurdish fighters behind Ankara attack
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had "no doubt" that Syrian Kurdish fighters were behind…
Syria rebels lose new ground to Kurds, regime: Monitor
Syrian rebels have withdrawn from three villages threatened by Russian strikes in the northern province of Aleppo…
Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from ISIS
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab rebels seized a key dam on the Euphrates River from Islamic State group militants…
ISIS loses 14% of territory in Syria and Iraq
The “Islamic State” has lost 14 percent of the territory it held at the start of the year, suggesting the group…
New Syrian rebel alliance formed, says weapons on the way
A Kurdish militia in northern Syria has joined forces with Arab rebels, and their new alliance has been promised…
US-Turkey deal on Syria a big gamble
President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are both taking a big gamble as they agree to…
Germany urges Turkey not to ‘tear down bridges’ with Kurds
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday urged Turkey not to abandon the Kurdish peace process…
Turkey attacks Kurds in Iraq
Turkish fighter jets launched attacks on camps of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq…
Turkey will never allow Kurdish state in Syria, warns Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in…
ISIS attacks Syrian Army, Kurds in New Offensive
Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militia overnight, moving…
Turkish election deals blow to Erdogan’s ambitions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a serious blow on Sunday when the…
Kurds Vow tighting Erdogan, Parliament or Streets
The stage is set for a showdown between Turkey’s most powerful man and a political party that’s never won a seat in…
Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical…
Islamic State under Pressure as Kurds seize Syrian Town
Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town on Friday in the latest stage of a…
Yazidis Cheer Kurds On Iraqi Mountain For Breaking Islamic State Siege
Iraqi Kurdish fighters flashed victory signs as they swept across the northern side of Sinjar mountain on Saturday,…
Kurds Hold Off Islamic State In Kobani; Fighters Strike In Iraq
Kurdish defenders held off Islamic State militants in Syria's border town of Kobani on Sunday, but the fighters…
Kurds Urge More Air Strikes In Kobani; Monitor Warns Of Defeat
Kurdish forces defending Kobani urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters who…
Kurds Push To Drive Militants From Mosul Dam With U.S. Air Support
Kurdish fighters pushed to retake Iraq's largest dam on Sunday in an attempt to reverse gains by Islamic State…
Iraq Kurds Take Kirkuk; Sunni Militants Surge Toward Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds took control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday after government forces abandoned their…
10 Chemical Weapons Attacks Washington Doesn’t Want You to Talk About
Washington doesn't merely lack the legal authority for a military intervention in Syria. It lacks the moral…
Turkey to draft Civilian Constitution
A parliamentary committee in Turkey is due to start work on the country's first fully civilian constitution. The…