Kurds

  • Relations between Kurds and Arabs should not be damaged

    Relations between Kurds and Arabs should not be damaged

    Syria Service - Khaled Ibrahim, a member of the Hasakah Provincial Council, announced the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the return of displaced people from Afrin and Sarkheni, and announced that more than 13,000 displaced families are waiting to return to their areas. He also emphasized the need to maintain the coexistence of Kurds and Arabs, resolve the problems of the region through dialogue, resolve the Hasakah water crisis, and support international institutions for the reconstruction process and stabilize security.

  • 120 Kurdistan Press Interviews with Western Experts; Decoding the "Glass Ceiling" of Western Support for the Kurds

    120 Kurdistan Press Interviews with Western Experts; Decoding the "Glass Ceiling" of Western Support for the Kurds

    World Service - A comprehensive analysis of 12 years of conversations with prominent Western experts brings a clear message: Washington and European capitals' support for the Kurds will not go to the point of disrupting the "nation-state" order and angering regional allies like Turkey, and this "glass ceiling" is the West's unchanging approach.

  • calls for recognition of Kurdish language

    calls for recognition of Kurdish language

    Service Turkey - Ahmet Tamir, a Kurdish writer from Diyarbakir, called on literary people to take their responsibility to preserve and promote the Kurdish language and culture by taking the Kurdish language and the danger of its disappearance seriously.

  • Do Kurds need a new political philosophy?

    Do Kurds need a new political philosophy?

    World Service - An economist and political researcher believes that the experience of the past century has shown that Kurdish state-building projects have always stalled when faced with regional and international balances; therefore, in his opinion, the Kurds need to formulate a political philosophy appropriate to their specific conditions, rather than thinking about forming a new state.

  • Why do some American politicians show interest in the Kurds?

    Why do some American politicians show interest in the Kurds?

    World Service - Support for the Kurds Figures such as Lindsey Graham have once again raised the question of why some American politicians defend the Kurds at critical times. A review of the records of these politicians shows that a combination of security, strategic and international US credibility considerations played a role in shaping this approach.

  • Kermanshah was shaken by two strong earthquakes

    Kermanshah was shaken by two strong earthquakes

    Kermanshah Service _ At around 7:13 this morning, two relatively strong earthquakes shook Kermanshah.

  • 8 Komala forces killed in missile attacks on Sulaymaniyah

    Shafaq News:

    8 Komala forces killed in missile attacks on Sulaymaniyah

    Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Iraqi "Shafaq News" news site reported today that eight members of the group were killed during missile attacks on the Komala headquarters this morning.

  • Mir Jaladat Ali Badr Khan; The Architect of the Strong Fortress of the Kurdish Language

    Mir Jaladat Ali Badr Khan; The Architect of the Strong Fortress of the Kurdish Language

    Service Turkey - The name of Mir Jaladat Ali Badr Khan is linked to the modern Kurdish language and the magazine "Havar"; an intellectual who, with the founding of the Latin alphabet of the Kurdish language and the publication of "Havar", marked one of the most lasting chapters in the history of the Kurdish language, literature and publishing. Now, on the 75th anniversary of his death, his legacy continues to inspire new generations.

  • Kurdish Identity from the Perspective of a German Magazine

    Kurdish Identity from the Perspective of a German Magazine

    World Service - In an analytical report, the magazine Corrective considers Kurdish identity to be the result of different experiences in different countries and among immigrant communities, and emphasizes that the internal diversity of the Kurdish community is part of the reality of this identity.

  • Was Lindsey Graham a Friend of the Kurds?

    Was Lindsey Graham a Friend of the Kurds?

    World Service - Can Lindsey Graham, the influential Republican US senator, be called a "friend of the Kurds"? A review of his positions, legislative proposals, speeches and official statements over more than a decade shows that Graham was one of the few American politicians who consistently defended the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Syrian Democratic Forces as Washington's strategic partners, and even proposed legislation to support them. However, his support for the Kurds never meant support for the independence of Kurdistan or all Kurdish political and military movements; rather, it was defined within the framework of US national security interests, the fight against ISIS and maintaining Washington's credibility with its allies.His sudden death at the age of 71 has once again raised the question of what Graham's place was in the history of US-Kurdish relations and whether he can be considered one of the closest friends of the Kurds in the United States Congress?

  • The Kurds; The Connecting Link in the New U.S. Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and Turkey

    The Kurds; The Connecting Link in the New U.S. Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and Turkey

    Analyses indicate that Washington is shaping a new order in West Asia anchored in energy, trade, and regional connectivity corridors. Within this framework, the Kurds act not as a single, monolithic player, but rather as connecting links between Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

  • Widespread US Media Coverage of the Hacking of US Military Websites by Kurds

    Widespread US Media Coverage of the Hacking of US Military Websites by Kurds

    World Service – The hacking of several US military websites—featuring messages supporting Kurdistan and insulting Donald Trump—has received extensive coverage in the US media. Major outlets such as Cyberscoop, The Daily Beast, TechRadar Pro, Daily Kos, and Raw Story have analyzed the attack from technical, security, and political perspectives, viewing it as more than mere cyber-vandalism; rather, they see it as a reflection of the dissatisfaction felt by some Kurdish supporters regarding Washington's shift in policy on the Kurdish issue.

  • Kurdish Hackers Attack US Army Websites

    Kurdish Hackers Attack US Army Websites

    World News Desk – The specialized publication *CyberScoop* reported that two US Army web subsystems were targeted in a cyberattack, resulting in the posting of content directed against Donald Trump and Tom Barrack.

  • Bill to Recognize Yazidi Genocide Presented to Australian Parliament

    Bill to Recognize Yazidi Genocide Presented to Australian Parliament

    World Service – The Australian Parliament has begun reviewing a bill that recognizes the genocide of the Yazidi people at the hands of ISIS. During the review process, Senator David Shoebridge highlighted the ongoing suffering of survivors and called for justice, security, and protection for the Yazidi community.

  • Significant growth of the Kurdish population in Ireland

    Significant growth of the Kurdish population in Ireland

    World Service - The population of Kurds living in Ireland has reached about 10,000 people in the last two decades; But only about 2,500 of them are registered as "Kurds" in the official statistics of the Irish government, and the rest are classified according to the nationality of their countries of origin. This issue has caused the Kurdish community to be deprived of having a single voice for years; The void that the "Cultural Center of Irish Kurds" is trying to fill today.

  • Why is the world's largest mosque established in Erbil?/ Salahuddin Khadio

    Why is the world's largest mosque established in Erbil?/ Salahuddin Khadio

    Iraq Service and the Kurdistan Region - In a note published in two parts on the dedicated channel "Sharnameh" and republished on Kurdpress, Salahuddin Khadio considers the construction of the "Barzani Grand Mosque" in Erbil not just a construction or religious project, but analyzes it in connection with the internal developments of the Kurdistan Region, social changes, party rivalries and geopolitical transformations in the region.

  • The lack of a unified position has weakened the Kurds' international position

    Choman Mohammad:

    The lack of a unified position has weakened the Kurds' international position

    Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Choman Mohammad, a legal expert and political observer, referring to Tom Barak's recent trip to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, warned that internal differences and the lack of a unified political position have weakened the region's international status and made it more difficult to solve strategic cases.

  • Making history of German Kurdish players in the World Cup

    Making history of German Kurdish players in the World Cup

    World Service- Deniz Ondau, the Kurdish and Yazidi striker of the German national team, became one of the main figures of the 2026 World Cup with a double in the match against the Ivory Coast and his decisive role in the Germans' 2-1 comeback, and confirmed Germany's promotion to the knockout stages.

  • The crisis of trust in America and the need to redefine the position of the Kurds

    The crisis of trust in America and the need to redefine the position of the Kurds

    Iran Service - At first glance, Tom Barak's statements about the inaccuracy of some claims about the role of the Kurds in the tensions between the United States and Iran, especially the very important issue of giving weapons to a part of them, may seem like a diplomatic stance. But in fact, the importance of these statements lies not in their content, but in the geopolitical context in which these words are spoken.

  • Washington's new doctrine; Turning Iraq and Syria into an economic corridor

    Washington's new doctrine; Turning Iraq and Syria into an economic corridor

    World Service - The recent US agreements with Iraq and Syria, from the reconstruction of the Kirkuk-Banias pipeline to the entry of large American oil and technology companies, show that Washington is designing a new regional order that turns energy, technology and capital into its main tools of influence.

  • from Ankara and Damascus to Baghdad; Tom Barak's mission and concerns about strengthening centralism in Iraq

    from Ankara and Damascus to Baghdad; Tom Barak's mission and concerns about strengthening centralism in Iraq

    Iraq and the Kurdistan Region Service - The appointment of Tom Barak as the US special representative in Iraq and Syria is considered a sign of Washington's new tendency to manage Iraq's political and security affairs more directly; An approach that simultaneously focuses on strengthening the central government, curbing Iran's influence, and redefining the relationship between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.

  • Trump, the Kurds and America's repeated unfulfilled promises

    Trump, the Kurds and America's repeated unfulfilled promises

    World Service- Donald Trump's new statements against the Kurds are not only a political controversy; Rather, it is a reminder of decades of unfulfilled American promises to people who have repeatedly become a temporary ally in regional equations.

  • The disclosure of British confidential documents from the Kurdistan Region's civil war; Strategic analysis of a crisis in "Independent" report

    The disclosure of British confidential documents from the Kurdistan Region's civil war; Strategic analysis of a crisis in "Independent" report

    Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government Service - A re-reading of British Foreign Office diplomatic and confidential documents (available in the National Archives of this country under FCO 160/339) recently revealed by the Independent newspaper, reveals London's realistic, complex and at the same time self-interested view of the structural crises in northern Iraq in the 1990s. This report, prepared on January 5th, 1995 by John Golden, the then British ambassador in Ankara, and sent to Douglas Heard, the then foreign minister of this country, explains the analysis of the political, security and economic geometry of the Kurdistan region at the height of the civil war between the two main parties (Patriotic Union and Democratic Party).

  • Mazloum Abdi's trip to Kurdistan region; Meeting with Thomas Barak and Nechirvan

    Mazloum Abdi's trip to Kurdistan region; Meeting with Thomas Barak and Nechirvan

    Syria Service - SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi is in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and today he will meet Trump's representative in Syria, Thomas Barak, and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani.

  • Attempts to ignite the fire of sedition and discord between Turks, Arabs, Kurds and Persians failed.

    Erdoğan:

    Attempts to ignite the fire of sedition and discord between Turks, Arabs, Kurds and Persians failed.

    Turkish service - Erdogan: The Turkish president once again expressed his satisfaction with the agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war, and announced Ankara's support for the realization of this agreement.

  • The organization of Hashd al-Shaabi is the prelude to the organization of the Peshmerga

    Ammar Hakim:

    The organization of Hashd al-Shaabi is the prelude to the organization of the Peshmerga

    Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The head of the Iraqi national government forces coalition proposed the formation of a coalition consisting of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.

  • Dealing with the Kurds problem in the style of Ahmad al-Shara

    Dealing with the Kurds problem in the style of Ahmad al-Shara

    World Service - The new Syrian government has regained control of a large part of the eastern part of the country, while observers say that Damascus is trying to weaken the political and economic structure of the Kurds, without entering into a large-scale war with them.

  • Autopsy of 35 years of Kurdish rule in Iraq

    Autopsy of 35 years of Kurdish rule in Iraq

    World Service - According to the London School of Economics, the main achievement of the Kurdistan Region has not been autonomy, but the containment of the internal divide; An achievement that is now threatened by the continuation of political differences and the weakening of institutions.

  • Repeating Trump's anti-Kurdish accusations

    Repeating Trump's anti-Kurdish accusations

    World Service - In his latest statement, Trump said that he was "very disappointed" with the Kurds and claimed that they did not deliver the American weapons to the people he wanted. This claim was first made in April 2026.

  • Damascus between Ankara and the Kurds; A complex game of law

    Damascus between Ankara and the Kurds; A complex game of law

    World Service - New Lines analysis says that while Ahmad al-Shora is trying to expand his relations with Saudi Arabia and Arab countries, he still needs Turkey's cooperation to curb security crises and control Kurdish areas.