Once independence has been achieved, it is also possible that internal rivalries between different Kurdish factions would lead to a conflict over control of the new state, and that would leave the ...

The Kurds did not acquire drones from Iran,” a Kurdish military official said Wednesday in a video call with The Jerusalem ...

raises legitimate fears that after independence Kurdistan would quickly devolve into another corrupt klepto-state. Indeed, some argue it already has. And if America pledged its support to the ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Talks between politicians from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and jailed Kurdish leaders have been gathering steam as they try to end 40 years of fighting between the state and the ...

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The greatest deterrent to Kurdish independence in the meantime is the disapproval of Iraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors — Turkey, Iran, and the Iraqi central government. However, no threat on their ...

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The ongoing oil dispute between Baghdad and Kurdistan intensifies as US intervention sparks backlash and highlights the power ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national ...

This is because of a long-running Kurdish struggle for independence in Turkey that has often turned violent. As the Turkish-backed militias have advanced, the Syrian Kurdish forces there ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded the suspension of next week's referendum on Kurdish independence. The Supreme Court also ordered that the poll must be postponed until ...