Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President Ahmed ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Instead, they ...
The renewed attacks on the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo are not perceived by many Kurds ...
The Kurds, an ethnic minority with a distinct culture and language, have long fought for their own homeland — Shwan MOHAMMED Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disarm sparked ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Iraqi Kurdistan has once again found its territory, including ...
The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the world’s population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards ...