Kurdish shock and Turkish celebration as Afrin falls to the Turks

On Sunday the city of Afrin and most of the province around it in northwestern Syria fell to the Turkish army and Syrian rebel groups it supports.

Abadi orders airports to reopen after KRG 'heeds' federal authority

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered for the KRG to allow Baghdad to implement federal control at airports in Kurdistan.

Halabja conference in Washington marks 30th anniversary of genocide

The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States organized a conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the Halabja genocide in Washington, D.C.

Iranian agents accused of assassinating commander of Iranian Kurds in Iraq

A commander in the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran was assassinated on March 6 in northern Iraq by agents of Iran, according to members of the dissident group.

Iraqi media reports claim presence of Israeli troops in Iraq

Media reports from Iraq have claimed that hundreds of Israeli troops are deployed in Iraq under fake identities, conducting special non-combat missions in the country.

Kurds say Baghdad’s new budget is vengeful for cuts to their sector

Many Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the vote in protest of the parliament’s decision to cut the Kurdistan region’s share from 17% of the budget to less than 12%.