Iraq’s upcoming elections could mark a turning point in regional dynamics as Iran’s influence wanes with early signs of ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

"We are working with the Kurdistan Regional Government to integrate the Peshmerga Forces under the command and control of the ...

If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate secessionist movements in other Kurdish areas of the Middle East.

Moscow is resuming oil and gas operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region (KRI) to regain geopolitical influence lost after ...

MILITANTS OF the Kurdistan Freedom Party conduct a drill in the Kurdish region of Iraq. (photo credit ... a 40-year conflict and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the ...

Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal ...

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES (SDF) COMMANDER MAZLOUM ABDI Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led forces that control northeastern ... PRESIDENT OF IRAQ'S KURDISTAN REGION, NECHIRVAN BARZANI "We warmly ...

A total of 161 families, consisting of 607 individuals, left the camp after undergoing security and administrative procedures ...

Iraq on Sunday announced the seizure of some 1.1 tons of Captagon flowing in from Syria, with the help of the Kurdistan ...

Agreement with US-backed group puts all border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, airports and oil fields in northeast Syria ...

Tensions had been building between the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the new central Syrian government before the ...