As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian ...

For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...

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Public sector workers in Iraqi Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, have endured irregular and delayed salary payments for more than ...

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

A thousand paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq under ...

Strengthening ties between the Kurds and Israel could counterbalance Turkish and Iranian ambitions, promote regional ...

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe.

Military operations continue in various parts of Iraq, with Tikrit, a Baath Party stronghold and the birthplace of Saddam Hussein, the only major city not under coalition control. Retired U.S. Air ...