Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought ...

The collapse of the Kurdish entity in Syria, Rojava, in January 2026 sent shock waves all over the Kurdish diaspora in Europe and other parts of the world. The two questions that were raised among ...

A quarter century ago, Kani Xulam organized a vigil near Sheridan Circle that lasted more than 200 days. Credit: Darrow Montgomery A quarter century ago, a group of Kurdish activists began a vigil in ...

Damascus, March 21 (SANA) Residents in the Rukn al-Din neighborhood of Damascus marked Newroz on Friday evening with a cultural celebration featuring traditional performances and community ...

Mountain ranges stand strong here, unchanged despite years of fighting. They also shelter the Peshmerga, the men and women at the heart of the other war for Iran. Many are Kurds, an ethnic minority, ...

PENJWEN, Iraq — From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic Republic, but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or ...

Image — A member of the Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian group, looks toward passing jets on 6 March 2026 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Photo by Hawre Khalid/Getty Images. More than a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq told The Associated Press that they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran ...

Tehran ramped up its assault on Kurdish forces in Iraq on Thursday following reports that the Iranian militias had launched a ground offensive against the regime. Kurdish bases along the western ...

Kurdish armed groups based in Iraq on Monday may have launched a military offensive against Iranian regime forces on the ground, according to an official from the Coalition of Political Forces of ...

The Syrian government says it closed one of the largest camps that housed ISIS fighters and their families. It is the latest example of transformations in Syria, from how it confronts ISIS to whether ...