Kurdistan

Iran escalates regional response to protests with strike on Kurdish forces - report

Video and photos from the site of the attack show the destruction of vehicles and other debris from the incident.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters affiliated with PAK train on January 18, 2026 near Erbil, Iraq.
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.

|ByREUTERS
GENERAL HUSSEIN Yazdanpanah of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in front of PAK troops.

'We'll fight side by side in Rojava,' Kurdistan Freedom Party leader tells 'Post' - interview

The Office of General Yazdanpanah criticised Western inaction regarding the situation for the Kurds in Syria, continuing: “Rojava will fall if we Kurds don’t consider their struggle as ours.”

|BySUSAN QUITAZ
Syrian government forces are deployed near Al-Aqtan prison on January 19, 2026 in Raqqa, Syria.

US estimates 200 ISIS terrorists escaped Syrian prison, US official says

The Syrian ministry said Syrian army units and ministry special forces entered Shaddadi following the breakout.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kurdish parties demand uprising against regime’s oppression in Iran

Kurdish political groups in Iran are calling for an uprising against the Islamic Regime amid the Israel-Iran War.

JUNE 16, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People step on the posters of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) take part in a protest, in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2023.

Erbil on edge as suspected Iranian drone crashes in Iraq en route to Israel

This is only the latest incident which saw Kurds in Erbil subjected to Iranian attacks.

JUNE 16, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades

Kurdistan Region’s $110B gas deals spark controversy with Baghdad – analysis

The energy deals come as Kurdistan is trying to bolster its security and autonomy in Iraq.

MAY 22, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of the Kurdish security forces looks at the wreckage of a vehicle belonging to Iraqi security forces in the outskirts of Kirkuk June 16, 2014.

Kurdistan Region looks to future with US ties - analysis

Kurdistan PM Barzani visits Washington to strengthen US ties and secure energy deals amid regional tensions.

MAY 21, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (not in picture) during the Munich Security conference in Munich , southern Germany February 14, 2020.

Historic Kurdish conference paves way for unity in Syria  - analysis

Kurdish parties in eastern Syria united to push for a decentralized, democratic Syria. They seek integration with Damascus after years of division and conflict.

APRIL 27, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Turkey’s power game is maintaining control at home and beyond - opinion

Turkey is classified as a “brown country” with both democratic and authoritarian features, but democracy, legality, and citizenship rights effectively disappear in southeastern Turkey.

APRIL 13, 2025ByLOQMAN RADPEY
A RALLY takes place to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, last month. The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point, the writer warns.

After 45 year, will the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in Iraq come to an end?

The jailed founder of a Kurdish nationalist group has called for the movement to lay down its arms, but Kurdish forces seem unwilling to as long as Turkish strikes continue.

MARCH 26, 2025ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region,

Iraq, Turkey talk on energy cooperation, oil exports, and trade ties

Talks in Baghdad focus on energy ties, oil exports, and water concerns.

MARCH 18, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A Kurdish oil tanker is seen off the coast of Ashkelon

Kurdistan region marks 37 years since Halabja massacre

Kurdistan leaders mark 37 years since the Halabja massacre, demanding justice and recognition for victims.

MARCH 16, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Kurdish victims from wax show scenes of the 1988 chemical weapons attack in the Kurdish town of Halabja at Halabja Museum, Iraq September 22, 2017. Picture taken September 22, 2017.

Turkey’s old trick: Keeping Kurds off the new Mideast map - opinion

Strengthening ties between the Kurds and Israel could counterbalance Turkish and Iranian ambitions, promote regional stability, and redefine power dynamics in the Middle East.

MARCH 9, 2025ByLOQMAN RADPEY
A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025.