This cherished tradition not only fortifies social bonds among the Yezidi Kurds but also rekindles the rich tapestry of their cultural and religious heritage. Flute and tambourines being played at the ...

"We're preserving the coexistence and pluralism that was in Iraq," Benjamen said. Born and raised in Kirkuk, an oil-rich ...

Dolan and his delegates visited a medical dispensary in Duhok and talked to nearly 400 families consisting of Christians, Kurdish Yezidi (Ezidi) and other minorities. The IDPs were delighted by his ...

With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Instead, they are spread across Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Kurds have been ...

Kurds in Syria have bigger issues with Ankara, according to Lukyanov. “How Turkey will act, what goals it will set for itself, that will be the determining factor,” he said.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Security forces affiliated with the new leadership in Damascus briefly visited Afrin on Thursday and received a warm welcome from locals, including Kurds who raised the ...

With the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the long oppressed Kurds now face new challenges. A protester at a rally in support of the Kurdish community in December of 2024 in Vancouver. Credit: ...

Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners. Six Kurdish groups ...

Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region recognized within a new Syrian constitution. WOMEN TAKE PART in a ...

Kurdish groups in Syria are expressing hope for continued support from the United States as President Donald Trump begins his second term in office. Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been ...

NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish territory. Mourners attend the funeral in ...