Ahval: Turkey issues arrest warrant for SDF commander Kobani
Turkey issued an arrest warrant for the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Kobani,...
[read full article]Council on foreign relations: The Post-American Middle East
The United States has dialed down both its presence and role in a region that it has...
[read full article]Kurdistan 24: ISIS is back and will be worse next year, Peshmerga commander warns
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdish security officials have warned that the so-called Islamic State is intensifying its...
[read full article]Rudaw: New phase begins in fight against ISIS as terror group remains active in disputed territories
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A new phase in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) has begun...
[read full article]The Hill: ISIS winter offensive illustrates need to confront global threat
Across Europe there were fears of ISIS attacks over the Christmas holiday, particularly targeting Christmas markets. A...
[read full article]THE IRISH TIMES: ‘We are only 1,000, but we fight like 10,000,’ says leader of Kurdistan Freedom Party
Hussein Yazdanpanah says tragedy of Kurds is ‘we have been divided among ourselves’ Gen Hussein Yazdanpanah is sipping tea...
[read full article]AHVAL: Dialogue between Kurds and Damascus finished, says Syrian foreign minister
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said talks between Damascus and the Kurdish administrations in the north and...
[read full article]KURDISTAN 24: VIDEO: Peshmerga Commanders lay wreath at Triumphal Arch in Paris
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A delegation of Kurdistan Region Peshmerga commanders visited France on Monday to lay...
[read full article]ARAB NEWS: Middle East events portend continued suffering for Kurds
Another difficult year for the ethnic group is coming to a close with no light at the...
[read full article]CNN: Christianity Today says it saw a spike in subscriptions after it called for Trump’s removal
(CNN)After it published an op-ed calling for President Donald Trump's removal for office, Christianity Today says it's seen a boost in readership. Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief of the leading evangelical publication, made the remarks during an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC on Sunday. The editorial, he said, divided readers -- but support outweighed criticism. "Although we've lost hundreds of subscribers, we've gained three times as many subscribers,"...
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