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 ...

Iranian Kurdish fighters train in the mountains of neighboring Iraq, waiting to go into battle against Iran. It’s a perilous existence. Iran bombards the area daily with missiles and drones. Some ...

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday, the ‌State Department said, adding he ...

Kurdish fashion designer Lara Dizeyee's creative roots aren't drawn from the usual stories of televised runway shows or teenage afternoons flipping through glossy fashion magazines. Her story, instead ...

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 ...

Early in the ongoing war against Iran, the Trump administration and its ally, Israel, believed they could foment a popular uprising to topple the Iranian regime. Part of that plan involved arming ...

Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa said that Nowruz is a national holiday that reflects the identity of Syria’s Kurdish community, stressing that safeguarding Kurdish rights is a ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq vow to return only if Iran’s theocracy falls, but decades of displacement have bred ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZAGROS MOUNTAINS, Iraq — About 5 kilometers from Iran, aircraft roar overhead. Are the planes American, Israeli, Iranian? The ...

QUSHTAPA, Iraq (AP) — They fled Iran as children and now, living in Iraq as adults, they express guarded hope that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran will weaken the theocracy that forced them into exile ...