New York Review of Books: A Call to Defend Rojava
When Raqqa fell in 2017, after a long siege by the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),...
[read full article]Kurdistan 24: US promoting cooperation between Peshmerga and Iraqi forces
WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - Col. Ryan Dillon, Spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR),...
[read full article]Rudaw: In Erbil, US Ambassador announces construction of largest consulate complex
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman was in Erbil to announce the start...
[read full article]The Independent: Yazidis who suffered under Isis face forced conversion to Islam amid fresh persecution in Afrin
The Yazidis, who were recently the target of massacre, rape and sex slavery by Isis, are now...
[read full article]Rudaw: Yezidis ready to celebrate first new year since defeat of ISIS
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — On the occasion of Yezidi new year, the UN’s representative in Iraq has...
[read full article]The Atlantic: Neither Precise Nor Proportionate
“Precise and proportionate,” is how Secretary of Defense James Mattis described the recent shower of missiles that...
[read full article]Rudaw: Kurdistan holds emotional ceremonies for the Anfal genocide
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Kurds are remembering the Anfal campaign on its 30th anniversary when 182,000 people...
[read full article]The New York Review of Books: How Turkey’s Campaign in Afrin Is Stoking Syrian Hatreds
Mohammed is not his real name. He asked me not to share personal details, fearing retaliation from...
[read full article]Le Monde: La Turquie redouble ses opérations contre les rebelles kurdes du PKK dans le nord de l’Irak
L’aviation turque ne cesse d’intensifier ses bombardements aériens sur les positions tenues par les rebelles kurdes du...
[read full article]Fox News: Syrian chemical attacks spark horrific memories for Iraqi Kurds, gassed by Saddam
ERBIL, Iraq – Images of tiny bodies foaming at the mouth and gasping for air following the...
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