Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony marking the ...

A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...

Introduction by IPT Executive Director Steven Emerson: "Yesterday, July 8, the IPT republished a very important analysis of ...

More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with ...

Second, the parties must consider the dangers faced by the Kurdish population, which is under threat from both Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military targets in civilian areas and Iranian security ...

Furthermore, amongst these losses, the Kurdish population continues to endure tyranny and unjust choices by the Iraqi state, with the recent issue being the reduction of the budget and not sending the ...

The long-standing oil revenue dispute between Iraq's central government and the Kurdish region intensifies, with allegations of illegal deals and smuggling. Baghdad halts funding for Kurdish public ...

Arinas Tamar, 16, practices his Kurdish writing during a Kurdish heritage and culture class at Moorhead High School in Moorhead, Minn. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

In Moorhead, March is now Kurdish Heritage Month. The city’s mayor issued a proclamation in early March making the city the latest to celebrate its Kurdish population.

Independent Kurdistan: Unrealistic Despite their large population, the Kurds remain geographically fragmented and divided over their future course and the necessity of an independent Kurdish state.

A potential Turkey-PKK peace deal could embolden Kurdish demands for autonomy or strengthen Kurdish movements across the region. “For Iran, this could also create pressure since Iran would be the only ...