Two years ago, Monocle travelled to the Iran-Iraq border to meet Iranian Kurdish fighters training for the day they ...

As the war against Iran enters its third week, the White House says ground troops are "not part of the plan." Seasoned ...

“When we cross the border, the United States should secure the skies for us and protect us from above,” said Rebaz Sharifi, a ...

Kurdish forces may attack Iran, but only if the US and Israel guarantee political and military backing for their people.

The US is reaching out to Kurdish Iranian opposition groups as tensions rise, following airstrikes on Iran. Kurdish factions recently formed a coalition to oppose the Iranian regime.

Syrian Kurds caution Iranian counterparts against partnering with the US, citing past betrayals and fears of abandonment in ...

A nurse was detained yesterday in İstanbul after participating in a widespread hair braiding protest, launched in response to a video showing a man, identfying as affiliated with the Free Syrian Army ...

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Kurdish rebel fighters, speaking from a base near Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region that was recently hit by an Iranian drone strike, say they will return to Iran to fight the country's leadership ...

The spotlight is once again on the Kurds in the Middle East.

Reports suggest Kurdish militias could be backed by Western weapons and intelligence in a push into north-west Iran ...