List of Kurdistan articles
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kirkuk The Perils of a Post-ISIS Iraq
In Kirkuk, the extremist group's defeat risks rekindling old ethnic and religious conflicts — unless cooler heads prevail.
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bidenrte Washington’s Tightrope Act in Syria
President Barack Obama's administration is trying to stay on the good side of both Turkey and Syria's Kurds, even as its two partners are increasingly at each others' throats.
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This picture taken on August 24, 2016 shows a Turkish army tank driving towards Syria in the Turkish-Syrian border city of Karkamis, in the southern region of Gaziantep. Turkey's army backed by international coalition air strikes launched an operation involving fighter jets and elite ground troops to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town. / AFP / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) Why Turkey Went to War in Syria
It’s fear of a Kurdish state — even more than the Islamic State. But things could get complicated with Washington supporting Kurdish rebels.
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GettyImages-495072894 crop Turkey’s Other Crackdown
The aftermath of the coup is getting all the headlines. But Turkey's war against the Kurds continues in the shadows.
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GettyImages-454017452 crop The Battle for the Soul of Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraq’s Kurds may be moving closer to statehood. But their progress towards democracy leaves much to be desired.
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 28: Police blocks the entrance of the Ataturk International Airport after an explosion, in Istanbul, Turkey on June 28, 2016. Unspecified number of injured in explosion at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport. (Photo by Veli Gurgah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Istanbul Airport, But Unclear Who to Blame
The death toll is rising in an attack on Turkey's international airport in Istanbul.
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sdf The War Within the War for Raqqa
As the Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive near the Islamic State capital, its fighting force has some Kurds and Arabs up in arms.
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MOSUL, IRAQ - MAY 3: Peshmerga forces patrol after clashes between Daesh and Peshmergas on Guve side of Peshmerga in Mosul's Mahmur district, Iraq on May 3, 2016. (Photo by Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Intense Firefight, Hasty Rescue Effort, and the Death of a Navy SEAL in Iraq
Combat incidents -- and casualties -- pile up for U.S. forces in Iraq
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epa04628494 A picture made avaliable on 20 February 2015 of members of Turkey's ruling party Justice and Development Party (AKP) and members of opposition parties throwing punches at each other during a debate at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, late 19 February 2015. At least five members of the parliament were injured in the scuffles during the parliament session about an Internal Security resolution in last two days, according to local media reports. EPA/STR Watch: Turkey’s Parliament Erupts into Another Fistfight
Pro-Kurdish lawmakers are fighting to stay in Parliament.
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trkpressfreedom How I Became Another Victim of Erdogan’s Press Crackdown
I used to think I couldn’t be affected by Turkey’s shrinking press freedom. I just discovered how wrong I was.
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sinjar The War Between the Islamic State’s Enemies
Thousands of Yazidis have been saved from the jihadi group, but are now victims of infighting among Kurdish militias and the Iraqi government.
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An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter fires at Islamic-State (IS) militant positions, from his position on the top of Mount Zardak, a strategic point taken 3 days ago, about 25 kilometres east of Mosul on September 9,2014. Kurdish forces in the north have been bolstered by US strikes and took control of Mount Zardak, a strategic site that provides a commanding view of the surrounding area, a senior US officer said. AFP PHOTO/ JM LOPEZ (Photo credit should read JM LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) Who Will Rule Mosul?
The operation to recapture the Iraqi city from the Islamic State has turned into a high-stakes political contest for power. And the shooting hasn’t even started.
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CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - JUNE 16: A pile of gas masks, still dirty from use in Iraq, lies in a refurbishing facility June 16, 2003 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Camp Lejeune, home base to many of the Marines who saw fierce combat in Iraq, is entering its post-Iraq phase by restocking its base and slowly welcoming troops home. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) ISIS Is Using Chemical Weapons Against the Kurds. Why Won’t the U.S. Help?
With ISIS launching chemical attacks, Kurdish leaders in Iraq have issued an appeal to the West for gas masks. But they are still waiting for the gear.
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GettyImages-520663088 crop This Is Not the Time for an Independent Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurds have enough problems. Breaking away from Baghdad would just make things worse.
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DEREK, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 14: A truck prepares to dump the dregs of oil refined into diesel fuel on November 14, 2015 near Derek, in Rojava, Syria. The predominantly Kurdish autonomous Rojava region of northern Syria had previously been supplied with pretroleum from refineries in areas now under Daesh control, so Rojavans have begun crudely processing their own reserves into diesel for domestic fuel and heating needs. The Islamic State, however, continues to pump and export millions of barrels of oil, generating vast revenues for its regional war machinery and international terrorist activities. (Photo by ) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Islamic State
An accidental tour into the heart of the caliphate’s oil smuggling economy.
