Earlier this month, high in the snow-capped mountains near the border between Iran and Iraq, a Kurdish rebel led me down a foot trail to the opening of a cave. We stepped inside and walked about 50 ...

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 ...

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ON A KURDISH BASE NEAR IRAQ'S BORDER WITH IRAN – Soon, there could be military boots on the ground crossing into the Islamic Republic of Iran from this terrain of fertile valleys, deep gorges and ...

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 ...

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Salih Muslim, one of the founding members and the first co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), a pioneering force among the Kurds in Syria, passed away late yesterday at a hospital in Erbil ...

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 ...

The United States is considering arming Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in neighboring Iraq, according to reports, with the aim of fomenting an uprising inside the Islamic republic. The ...

President Trump on Saturday said that he had “ruled out” encouraging Kurdish militia to take on the Iranian government. “They’re willing to go in, but we really—I’ve told them I don’t want them to go ...

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 ...