The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the ...

Although Kurdish culture has traditionally been defined by its isolation, the young people I met seem determined to change that. They are proud of their Kurdish identity but refuse to be confined by ...

Seeking to bring down Iran's Islamic republic, the United States and Israel could see a path by exploiting ethnic tensions, a ...

Iraq's first lady, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, has a message for the U.S.: Kurds are tired of being asked to rise up against ...