The autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region is completely landlocked and, as a result, has often historically become ensnared in the Middle East’s most vicious wars. Despite this, the region has remained...
For the Yezidis August 3, the anniversary of the infamous genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State against their community, has yet again come and gone. It’s now been five years since the Islamic...
In light of Turkey’s renewed threats to invade Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), the present is an apt time to reevaluate the dire consequences that such an action would have for northeast Syria and the...
In recent weeks large parts of northern Iraq and northeastern Syria have been consumed by flames. Tens-of-thousands of acres of croplands have been burned, threatening agriculture in both regions....
With the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) assault on Libya’s capital Tripoli continuing after a month, with little serious condemnation from regional or international powers, it seems the conflicts...
On March 23, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared victory over the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s self-styled caliphate, after capturing its last sliver of territory, the eastern...
March 18 marked the one year anniversary of the conclusion of Turkey’s unprovoked and aggressive invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwest Syria and the beginning of the ongoing...
“They're talking about tomatoes, aubergines, peppers. But just think about the price of bullets. Think of what the cost is to equip our soldiers to fight terrorists. But you're still talking about...
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of exile forty years ago this month, he rode high on the slogan: “Neither East, nor West – but the Islamic Republic!” Khomeini...
In a truly unprecedented development, angry Iraqi Kurds on Saturday, January 26, ransacked one of Turkey's military bases on their soil in reaction to the continuous Turkish airstrikes on the...
