The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

ANKARA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish intelligence has "neutralized" a senior member of the special forces of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a cross-border operation in northern Iraq ...

The 16th Brigade of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) remains the dominant force in the Bashir area of southern Kirkuk, with additional forces from the 15th Brigade and other smaller groups ...

High in the mountains of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region lies Amedi, a stunning fortress town that seems frozen in time. Stretching just one kilometre in length, this ancient settlement sits ...

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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi parliament recently approved a budget amendment that permits the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq through the Turkish Mediterranean ...

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported 2024 revenues of USD 667 million on the back of what it described as "stellar production" in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. According to a ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani highlighted the progress made in resolving disputes between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), outlining his government’s approach to ...

Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...

Oil major BP is expected to spend up to $25 billion over the lifetime of a project to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas ...

German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp — spokesman for the German Bishops’ Conference and a consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication — was in Iraq this past week to ...