By the gates of the great 8th-century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, a group of Central Asian-looking gunmen stand in the ...

I am examining the future progress of the Kurdish Question and its consequences. The new Kurdish assertiveness is evident not only in Iraq but also in Syria, where the YPJ, a Kurdish militia ...

Strict Kurdish Muslim Abdalla Yones cut the throat of his 16-year-old daughter Heshu because he believed she had become too westernised. He was jailed for life today after admitting the murder of ...

The video shows the woman using the cleric’s turban as a scarf in protest.

VOA Kurdish Service discussed this issue with three experts who emphasized threats from Turkey and the need for the U.S. to maintain influence to help minority communities. Click here for the full ...

During their conversation, Fidan emphasized Turkey's stance against allowing the Kurdish YPG militia to establish a foothold in Syria, expressing concerns over regional security. In response ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), three members of the Kurdish-led Internal Security Forces (Asayish) were killed and seven others critically injured ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkey is hoping for a breakthrough in efforts to end a four-decade insurgency by Kurdish militants after ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ISTANBUL (AP) — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – On Sunday, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Commander of Syria's New Administration, announced during a television interview with al-Arabiya, that "the Syrian Ministry of Defense plans to ...