Posts Tagged: Kurds
Assyrian Statehood Would Help Kurdish-American Relations
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban against citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has been met with a growing backlash in the Middle East. To take one...
Erdogan Will Never Defeat the Kurds Through Violence
Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has claimed that military operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will continue until “the very last rebel is killed.” What...
The Betrayal of Syria’s Kurds
JNS.org - From Moscow to Washington, we are told that the principle enemy in the Middle East is the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization. At the same...
Leader of Syrian Islamist Group Threatens Kurds
A radio transmission between the commander of an Islamist brigade with ties to the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and a Kurdish man contained a chilling message, threatening to...
Report: Iran May Send Hamas to Fight ISIS
Iran is reportedly planning to deploy Hamas operatives to fight the Islamic State in Mosul, according to a-Sharq al-Awsat and reported by the Jerusalem Post. The report suggests that Iran still...
Kurdish Commander Exposes Iranian Plan to Seize Oil-Rich Iraqi Cities
A Kurdish commander revealed to the London-based Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday an Iranian plan to take over the oil-rich Iraqi cities of Kirkuk and Mosul. The...
In Wake of Paris Attacks, Ex-Mossad Chief Says Time for America, Europe to Adopt Israeli Security Model
As New York City ramped up security in the wake of last Friday's deadly assault by ISIS in Paris, a former Mossad chief told conservative site Breitbart that deploying armed guards at cafes, theaters and shops, as...
An Eyewitness Account of the Kurds’ Battle Against ISIS
This firsthand report was originally published by MIDA. The desert grasslands around Mosul are parched and hot. Northern Iraq is not a place one would want...
Palmyra Redux: The Clash of Civilization & Barbarism
Amid the stately yet skeletal ruins of Palmyra, Syria, the world is witnessing in real time the clash between civilization and barbarism, a microcosm of...
ISIS Claims, Kurds Deny Capture of Canadian-Israeli Fighter
Jihadist websites on Sunday reported that Gila Rosenberg, the Canadian who served in the IDF and volunteered to help Kurdish forces fighting against ISIS in...
Latest Arab Conspiracy Theory: ISIS Selling Syrian, Iraqi Kids to Childless Israeli Settlers
The latest unhinged hot rumor in the Arab world alleges that Israel is benefiting from ISIS-backed child-trafficking rings, which are smuggling Syrian and Iraqi children...
The Jewish State Supports a Kurdish State, But is the Idea Viable?
JNS.org - The leader of the Jewish state has called for the creation of an independent Kurdish state. But some experts question the viability...
Why the Kurds Are a Beacon of Hope in the Middle East
JNS.org - During the war in Iraq, when I was still living in London and coordinating news coverage of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein...
Iraqi PM Meets With Kurdish Leaders
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the northern semi-autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan over the weekend. Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, greeted...
