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Here’s the latest on Category 1 Hurricane Helene. Article first published: Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. Article last updated: Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024, 8 p ...
Learn about the Kurdish people, the second largest ethnic group of Iraq, who speak Kurdish languages and have a rich history and culture. Explore their struggle for autonomy and self-determination, their relations with Iraqi governments and other ethnic groups, and their current situation in Iraqi Kurdistan.
On 27 October, the Kurdish Regional Government stated that Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters had agreed to stop fighting in northern Iraq, although the status of any ceasefire remained unclear. A CJTF-OIR spokesman earlier said the deal covered all fronts of conflict. However, he later denied that truce had been officially agreed. [79]
The Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria on Friday called on the U.S.-led coalition to make clear where it stands regarding Turkish drone strikes that have killed and wounded dozens of ...
A comprehensive overview of the ethnic and political persecution of Kurds by the governments of Iran, Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. Includes a list of massacres, deaths, and sources for each period of time.
Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and mountainous highways.
The State of Israel and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq maintain a close informal relationship, but do not have formal diplomatic missions in each other's territory. Their ties are rooted in Israel's historically strong support for the Kurdish people and their long-running desire for self-determination and national independence in Kurdistan. [1]
Syrian Kurds live mainly in three Kurdish pockets in northern Syria adjacent to Turkey. [5] Many Kurds also live in the large cities and metropolitan areas of the country, for example, in the neighborhood Rukn al-Din in Damascus, which was formerly known as Hayy al Akrad (Kurdish Quarter), and the Aleppo neighborhoods of al Ashrafiya [22] and Sheikh Maqsood.