Kurdistan
Ghazal, youngest female Kurdish Peshmerga, dies after IRGC strike and medical neglect
Ghazal Molan, 19, died after being wounded in an IRGC drone strike, amid claims she was denied urgent hospital care before being laid to rest in Sulaymaniyah.
Iranian-backed drone attack kills Kurdish female member of opposition group
Iraqi parliament appoints Kurdish Nizar Amedi as new president
Kurdistan Region of Iraq hopes ceasefire brings end to drone, missile attacks
PKK’s partial withdrawal from Turkey raises questions about peace deal - analysis
The Kurdistan Workers' Party’s decision to pull back from the Turkish border raises hopes for peace but leaves crucial questions about its future actions in Iraq, Syria, and beyond.
Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
The comment by Turkish nationalist leader and Erdogan ally Devlet Bahceli came a year after he urged the start of a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party.
Kurds and Israel: Distant proximity, strategic partnership - opinion
Kurds are not cold toward Israel but merely strategically distant, which does not reject the possibility of partnership.
Iraq approaches critical Nov. 11 elections, set to deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel
The elections are important because Iraq is undergoing a transitional phase.
Will PKK withdrawing from Turkey after 40 years of conflict affect Iraq? - analysis
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announces its pullback from Turkey, marking the end of a 40-year insurgency and shifting regional dynamics.
Trump taps businessman as new Iraq envoy as US pushes disarmament of Iran-backed militias
Ano Abdoka, a Christian Iraqi politician who has played a key role in Kurdistan Region politics, said he hoped Savaya would work toward “protecting the rights of Iraq’s diverse communities."
Syria sends mixed signals on integration of US-backed SDF into security forces - analysis
Damascus and the SDF both have some mixed messages on the path forward with the SDF, although everyone wants to see progress.
Economically boosting the KRG with resumed oil exports will benefit region - analysis
Oil is flowing again from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Turkey, a move hailed as “historic” and expected to boost Iraq’s federal budget by up to $500 million monthly.
Northern Iraq's Kurdish region on edge after arrest of local opposition leader - analysis
The sudden reason for the arrest of Lahur Talabany is not clear but it casts a potential shadow over the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Car set ablaze outside Turkish parliament before meeting on PKK disarmament
Police in Ankara said in a statement that a man detained for setting it alight suffered from psychological problems and also had a prior criminal record.
