As stateless Syrian Kurds begin applying for citizenship under a recent presidential decree, hopes of restoring long-denied ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it’s celebrated as the Persian new year, known as Nowruz. In the ...

President Donald Trump has ruled out enlisting Kurdish militias to invade Iran, but at least some of the fighters are betting that as the war drags on, the U.S. may still come calling. Kurdish ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The head of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group has told Newsweek his forces were prepared to launch ground operations ...

Two months after it appeared that clashes between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces would spiral out of control, Damascus has appointed a key Kurdish commander as a deputy to the Syrian defense ...

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic continues to ...

Degala, Iraq — A rusted metal gate and a wind-torn flag mark the entrance to the Kurdistan Freedom Party’s base outside the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. An anti-aircraft gun sits on the plateau ...

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 without US ...

President Donald Trump said he has told Kurdish forces not to enter the Iran war as the US and Israel continue launching strikes against Tehran. “We’re very friendly with the Kurds, as you know, but ...

Sky News has obtained a detailed insight into the phone calls between US President Donald Trump and Iraqi Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq at the start of the war last weekend. There has been ...

In Iraq, Kurdish authorities are warning that their territory must not be used as a launchpad for attacks on Iran. Kurdish Iranian dissident groups say they will not act independently, but could ...