The short version is that backing the creation of such a state would put the U.S. in the position of guaranteeing the independence ... fear of a reviving Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK), U.S ...

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq — The day after the Kurdish independence referendum ... get all the major parties on board when the Gorran party and the smaller Islamic Komol agreed to support ...

This political deadlock has cast uncertainty over the region's governance and exacerbated public discontent amid ongoing ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

which are accused by Ankara of links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The PKK has been battling the Turkish government for decades. Turkiye, as well as the United States and the European ...

ANKARA, Turkey — (AP) — Talks between politicians from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and jailed Kurdish ... old endures as a symbol for Kurdish independence and rights and continues to wield ...