Posts Tagged: Kurds
A Year After Failed Independence Bid, Iraq’s Kurds Vote for Parliament
A year after a failed bid for independence, Iraq's Kurds will be voting again on Sunday, this time in a parliamentary election that could disrupt...
Kurds Remain First in Iran’s Firing Line
JNS.org - The Iranian regime is defying the newly found US resolve to counter its malign influence with whatever means it has at its disposal. On...
Syrian Kurdish-Led Council Visits Damascus for New Talks
The political wing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) went to Damascus last week for a second round of talks with the government, its...
Turkish Warplanes Strike Kurdish Militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan Says
Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq's Qandil mountains, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, adding...
Where’s the Outrage for Turkey’s Deadly Assault on the Kurds?
A full-fledged military assault on a predominantly Muslim community typically sparks a global wave of protests, condemnation, and sometimes calls by Islamist leaders for retaliation. This...
Less Than 1,000 ISIS fighters Remain in Iraq and Syria, Coalition Says
Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday,...
The Kurdish and Catalan Referenda
On October 1, 2017 -- of those eligible to vote from among the 7.5 million-strong Catalan nation -- two million (42%) showed up for the referendum on independence from...
Kurds Could Be Key US Ally in Anti-Iran Efforts
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in his first comment on the military rout of his Peshmerga forces, vowed that the overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in...
Alan Dershowitz: The Case for Kurdish Independence
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Over 90% of Iraq’s Kurdish population have now voted for independence from Iraq. While the referendum is not...
Trump Betrays Kurdistan
JNS.org - It is difficult to look at the scandalous international response to the Kurdish independence referendum and not think, at the same time, of the...
Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Is Decades Overdue
The Iraqi Kurdish vote for independence, taking place on Monday, is more than likely to pass. Sadly, however, not a single country (with the exception...
A Lesson in Democracy for Turkey’s Islamist President
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, DC this past May, he was greeted outside the home of the Turkish ambassador by a small...
The Time Is Ripe for Kurdish Independence
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will hold a referendum on independence on September 25, 2017. By all accounts, the majority of Iraqi Kurds under the...
Are Syrian Kurds the Key to Defeating ISIS?
JNS.org - What steps can the West take to defeat the Islamic State? According to leading experts, the US and Israel should work to push the Syrian...
