And it is a threat that Iran has seen before. In 1946, Iranian and Iraqi Kurds founded a short-lived independent state known as the Republic of Mahabad. The Republic of Mahabad was established in Iran ...

Kurds represent about 10 percent of Iran's population ... A breakaway Kurdish republic backed by the Soviets briefly emerged in the Mahabad region after World War II, and an uprising broke out ...

The Treaty of Lausanne, ratified in 1924, divided the Kurds among the new nations of the Middle East. Kurdish separatism in Iran first bubbled to the surface with the 1946 Republic of Mahabad ...

Kurds defied this effort, seeing it as an affront to their cultural freedom. In 1946, they rebelled and formed the Kurdish Mahabad Republic with Soviet backing. Yet, this republic collapsed ...

Abaca The Kurds are a distinct ethnic community dating back thousands of years. They were unwilling to be “Arabized,” showing remarkable resilience and resistance, hence the malevolent Iraqi ...

After 30 years of self-government, the Kurds’ economy, borders, disputed territories and politics are largely back under central control. The Kurdish Regional Government (krg) is losing strength ...

Now, in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s ethnic Kurds have once again found themselves distinctly vulnerable to attacks by Turkish and Turkish-backed forces. As rebel ...

The SDF has many Kurdish members, and Kurds are often threatened by developments in Syria because their communities are near the front lines in Aleppo, Tal Rifaat, and areas in eastern Syria.

The Kurds faced discrimination during more than 50 years of Assad family rule. They were barred, for example, from offering education in their own language. As rebels led by Islamist group Hayat ...

Having achieved a hard-won autonomy in the turmoil of the Syrian Civil War, the country’s Kurds now find themselves once again cornered between the Damascus regime, Islamist insurgents and ...

Israeli government officials have intensified calls to protect Syria’s Kurds as they face armed groups backed by Turkey following the sudden collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Kurdish parties agree on federalism as common political vision Kurdish-led groups control a quarter of Syrian territory Kurds have criticised path set by Islamist president Joint announcement by ...