The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg about the role Kurds may play in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

As tensions rise with Iran, Kurds face a familiar dilemma: seize opportunity or risk repeating a long history of abandonment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Instead, they ...

In the breathtakingly rugged Turkish province of Hakkari, pristine rivers surge through spectacular mountain gorges and partridges feed beneath tall clusters of white hollyhock. I’m attending the ...

Such a plan could further destabilise Iran rather than promote peace in the country, experts say.

Just causes are not defeated only through repression; they are also defeated when they are hijacked and used in the wars of ...

“Covert action should not be confused with missionary work,” former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger declared after the sudden abandonment of Iraqi Kurds to their fate against the ...

Despite risks, Kurds in Syria have the best chance in a generation to protect their national rights. Their success may hinge on the international community.

In a humble apartment in South Portland, 66-year-old Karim Haddadi and his family gathered around a TV to watch a Kurdish ...