The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state.

Iraq's first lady, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, has a message for the U.S.: Kurds are tired of being asked to rise up against authoritarian rulers–and then being abandoned. “Leave the Kurds alone. We are not guns for hire,

There is a burning desire among the Kurdish people to unite with the West and Israel to topple the regime in Tehran, yet there is deep pragmatic hesitation among the leadership. As the grip of the

A possible U.S. move to arm Iranian Kurds would lend the group a historic boost while running the risk of pushing Iran into further disarray.

Thousands of Kurdish fighters reportedly crossed Iraq’s border with Iran on Wednesday as part of a ground offensive against the Iranian regime. Follow live updates on the US and Israel’s war with Iran US and Israeli officials confirmed the military campaign,

Leaders of Iran’s sizable Kurd population are reported to be mobilizing in the aftermath of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the regime, but their ability to mount a successful armed resistance remains highly doubtful.

Bitter experience has taught the Kurds that trusting American promises without guarantees is a perilous adventure, especially given the fluctuations of US foreign policy, which does not hesitate to ab

Thousands of Kurdish fighters launched a ground offensive inside Iran on Wednesday, according to reports — following claims that Israel and the US were hoping that the armed ethnic minority group could help overthrow the Islamist regime.