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Islamic regime attacks against Kurdish forces affect both Kurds in Iran, Iraq as tensions rise

More than 1,000 drones have been fired against Kurdish forces in Iraq, while Kurds in both Iran and Iraq fear that the strikes will reach their homes.

Image Reboot: A female fighter from from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)  trains at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in Feb.
Children hold signs on the day Syrian Kurds demonstrate to mark Kurdish Language Day, demanding constitutional recognition of the Kurdish language by the Syrian government, in Qamishli, Syria, May 14, 2026.

Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder

People wave Syrian flags as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to watch a broadcast of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa delivering a speech at the United Nations, in Syria, September 24, 2025.

Syria's Kurds demonstrate in multiple cities, government announces curfew

 A man looks through a screen during a state funeral service in Enqelab Square, for military commanders and others killed in the recent war with Israel on June 28, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Israel and and Iran traded daily aerial attacks over a 12-day period until a ceasefire took effect on June 24.

Senior IRGC Navy officer dies in car crash as insurgencies escalate across western Iran


Pre-Islamic State: Traveling into Iraqi Kurdistan

Recognized only as ‘Northern Iraq,’ the Kurds nonetheless carved out an autonomous region – one that in summer 2014 was just beginning to understand the threat represented by the terror movement.

Downtown Erbil with the Assyrian fortress in the background.

Behind the lines: A tremor is felt in Iranian Kurdistan

Unrest among Kurds in Iran is a reminder that the mullahs rule over a country fraught with ethnic tensions.

Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani

Une main tendue en milieu hostile

Du Népal au Kurdistan, l’ONG israélienne IsraAid opère sur tous les fronts. Même là où on ne l’attend pas. Comme en Irak, au secours des victimes de l’Etat islamique

Navonel Glick au camp de Dohuk

From Kurdistan to Nepal: IsraAID makes a difference

IsraAID is involved in humanitarian efforts around the world, even in regions that are traditionally less friendly to Israel.

Refugees in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan, carry mattresses provided by IsraAid.

‘Handing Iran the region on a silver platter’

Dr. Sherkoh Abbas says in the vacuum created by the lack of US support for the Kurdish Regional Government,‘the emerging winners are Bashar Assad and Iran,’ not the pro-democracy forces.

Sherkoh Abbas, the president of the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria,