The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that ...

Trump, unlike his predecessors, seemed to admire Erdogan’s brand of illiberalism and his skillful geopolitical balancing, repeatedly calling him “a friend” and “a very strong leader.” Turkish ...

The Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF traded the blame over the reason for the attacks in Aleppo. Turkey blames Kurdish forces for not wanting to integrate into Syria's newly-established army.

In recent months Turkey’s peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an armed Kurdish group that has been locked in a war with the country’s army for four decades, have picked up steam. In a ...

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government.

The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of their family members. By Alissa J. Rubin ...

An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian. Saturday’s attack has renewed focus on the U.S. military presence ...

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PAK called on Kurds to attack Iranian regime targets and avenge the tens of thousands of Kurds who were massacred by the mullahs. After the military humiliation the Iranian regime suffered during the ...

How the first excavations in an ancient city are supporting its claim as the oldest continuously inhabited place in the world The booming city of Erbil (ancient Arbela) in Kurdistan encircles the ...

Why Israel’s security interests now depend on supporting the Kurds - opinion The MEPS Forum showed growing Kurdish unity and a shifting Syrian landscape, underscoring why Israel should strengthen ties ...