A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Mazloum Abdi and US Special Envoy to Syria ...

The same applies to the current war between Iran and Israel. Neither Iran nor Israel is a friend of the Kurds. Therefore, the Kurds have no moral or political obligation to support either side. Those ...

To Foment Regime Change at Tehran, America Could Back Iran’s Non-Persian Resistance Groups Minority groups, like Kurds, Balochs, and Ahwazis, could overthrow the ayatollahs’ dictatorship without ...

A US envoy says Syria's central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after latest talks.

News about The Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

An expert’s point of view on a current event. Don’t Trust Erdogan’s ‘Peace Process’ With the Kurds Strongmen rarely resolve ethnic conflicts—they use them to tighten their grip on power.

Many Kurds, especially younger ones, are hoping Israel’s strikes lead to a chain reaction that ends with regime change in Iran, according to the Kurdish journalist: “They believe a weakened or ...

If the conflict does escalate, regional officials fear a collapse of Khamenei's government would not lead to democracy but to fragmentation - or worse: a civil war, fuelled by Iran’s ...

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In late May 2025, the Federal Government of Iraq’s Ministry of Finance issued an official letter claiming that the Kurdistan Region’s total expenditures - including public servant salaries ...

The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces have been attempting to reach an integration agreement between the two ...