The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups ...
Two years ago, Monocle travelled to the Iran-Iraq border to meet Iranian Kurdish fighters training for the day they ...
Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.
This significant shift follows a series of major setbacks for the Kurdish-led group in recent weeks. The religiously and ethnically diverse SDF suffered a substantial defeat over the weekend when ...
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — A day after a sweeping deal was announced between the Syrian government and the country's main Kurdish-led force, the agreement appeared to be falling apart Monday. After new ...
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters clashed Monday around two prisons housing members of the Islamic State group in Syria ’s northeast. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ...