M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire ...

Azerbaijanis in Iran, like many other non-Persian ethnic minority groups living under the Islamic Republic, face repression ...

Senior officials from the ruling and opposition coalitions in northeast Syria (Rojava) stated on Tuesday that the Kurdish ...

The Mahabad Massacre (1947): Following the short-lived Republic of Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan in 1946, the Iranian authorities executed its leaders, including Qazi Muhammad, in a public square in ...

In August 1945, Barzani significantly shaped Kurdish history through his involvement in the establishment of the Kurdistan Republic in Mahabad (Iranian Kurdistan). As Commander-in-Chief of the newly ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and one of the continent’s most important for nature conservation. Dense forests and woodlands cover more than half of ...

The late Barzani's legacy remains a driving force in the Kurdish struggle for democracy and self-determination, with his principles of resistance and diplomacy shaping regional politics.

Fighting in a mineral-rich region of central Africa proves a quandary for Chinese business interests. President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to ...

In 1946, after the fall of the first Kurdish state, the Republic of Mahabad - established with the support of the USSR - the famous Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani found refuge in the Soviet Union.

Republican Representative Don Bacon warned Monday that Donald Trump’s botched handling of the negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was forfeiting America’s status as a global ...

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The Iranian Kurds took advantage of the Soviet Union’s control of northern Iran after WWII to declare an independent Kurdish Republic of Mahabad, but it was crushed after the Soviets withdrew.