| 单词 | Kurd |
| 例句 | In Italy I spoke gibberish Italian because we lived in a refugee camp with Roma and Kurds. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Syrian Kurds are our people. My son can’t desert them now.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There are Syrians who want Kurds to be thrown out of Syria. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart tightens when I think of the soldier’s words: Forces in Aleppo are targeting Kurds. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There are Syrians who blame Kurds for the war, for rebel strikes on schools and hospitals, for lots of bad things happening all over Syria. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He was the city of kings, and the voice of Scheherazade, the whirling dervishes that leap, the fire worshippers, the nomad Kurds, and the eighteen sheep. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The Kurds are nomads—like the Roma, who everybody calls gypsies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Since Kurds took the city. Think it’s bad getting out?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z His war planes would swoop into the highlands and spot a tribe of Kurds with their sheep and they must have thought it was funny to drop bombs on them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And if you want the story in the story, I’ll tell you the one Ali Shekari told me about the origin of the Kurds later. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They dropped the bombs just to see how far the Kurds would scatter. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They, the Kurds, live in the hill country between Iran and Iraq. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Anyway, that guy, Saddam, practiced his bombing skills on the Kurds. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z An ethnic Kurd and journalist, the 36-year-old Boochani fled from Iran, eventually making his way by boat to Australia’s Christmas Island. Refugee’s overstay in New Zealand could fuel Aussie tensions 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z His interview with Republican front-runner Donald Trump in early September made worldwide headlines when Trump had trouble distinguishing between the Iraqi Kurds and the Iranian Quds military brigade. The GOP is trying to create a better debate. Tonight is the first test of that strategy. 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z “Whether you are Sunni or Shia, Arab or Kurd,” she declared in her broadcast, “there is no difference between Iraqis, united in fear for this nation.” The Unraveling of the Muslim World 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Turkey’s Kurds look to revivals of Corsican, Catalan and other formerly oppressed European languages as examples of cultural change leading to political upheavals. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z The comment provoked an angry response among Kurds, who said it was evidence of Arab racism towards them. Kurdish singer sparks identity debate on Arab talent show 2013-04-25T08:19:03Z Senior Iraqis say in private they would like a U.S. troop presence to keep the peace between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds in a dispute over who controls oil-rich areas in the north of Iraq. Obama: U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2012 2011-10-21T17:14:00Z Nashville has a large Hispanic population and sizable numbers of Kurds, Somalis, Egyptians, Sudanese and Laotians. 36 Hours in Nashville 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z At the top of the list of groups included in the American dream of someone else fighting IS are the Kurds. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The Kurds may indeed destroy them, but only within the boundaries of what they imagine to be a future Kurdistan, not in the heartlands of the Syrian and Iraqi regions that IS now controls. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The Kurds voted in September to declare independence from Iraq, a move that triggered Baghdad into placing a punitive ban on international flights into the region. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z This excerpt looks at the seizure through the eyes of seventh-grader Mohammed El Kurd. Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Moon property for sale 2013-04-06T18:00:00Z Numbering more than 25 million, the non-Arab Kurds are often described as the world's largest ethnic group without a state. Region's woes take centre stage as refugee becomes 'Arab Idol' 2013-06-23T10:33:09Z Many saw a chance at a better life with their fellow Kurds in semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. “I beat my children because of my trauma” 2014-01-16T13:00:00Z Ask almost any man or woman on the street, and he or she will tell you that autonomy isn’t enough—the Kurds want their own state. Iraqi Kurdistan, Caught Between Worlds 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The rift between Baghdad and the Kurds recently worsened when the Kurdistan Regional Government said it was halting oil exports because the central government was not paying oil firms operating in the north. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z However, Mr. Kemal didn’t promote his Kurdish background, and few people knew he was a Kurd. Yasar Kemal, Turkish novelist and voice against political injustice, dies 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump partly justified the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria by stating Kurds “didn’t help us with Normandy” during World War II. George Clooney calls Trump’s quip on Kurds ‘pretty shocking’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Turkish Kurds respond that increased cultural freedom only encourages their loyalty to the Turkish state. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z Eighty percent of our identity as Kurds is in our music. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z Kirkuk, home to Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen and others, is at the heart of a long-running dispute between the central government and the autonomous Kurdish region, which claims the city and the region's rich oil reserves. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z The Kurds, now well armed and battle-tested, are just one of the genies Washington released from that Middle Eastern bottle in 2003 when it invaded Iraq. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The 40 million ethnic Kurds are Sunni Muslims with their own language and culture without a nation state where they are a majority. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Through his eyes, Pamuk describes the main events in Turkish history over the last half century: political coups, strife between Turks and Kurds, earthquakes, even a Turk’s-eye view of 9/11. ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’ review: Orhan Pamuk’s love letter to Turkey 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The Kurdish population of Nashville, their new home, was already beginning to grow: Some Kurds had immigrated there in the 1970s, while others came after the Persian Gulf war. The American Thanksgiving 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z “There will always be stereotypes attached to foreigners — ‘Oh, the Kurds are from the mountains and the Sicilians are from the Mafia,’ ” Mr. Celik said. Kebabs as a Political Statement in France 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z He was sitting in the Oval Office next to the president of Italy, and referring to the battleground between the Turkish military and Syrian Kurds. Analysis: Day 1,000 of the Trump presidency: ‘I think now we have to pray’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Kurds are maligned and marginalized by their fellow Sunni Muslim ethnic Arabs and Turks. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Thereafter, the Kurds celebrated her as a martyr for their cause, her face appearing on demonstrators’ posters. Review: ‘Scenes for a New Heritage’ at the Museum of Modern Art 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The country was then just sliding toward cruel economic chaos, while the fierce military surge in Iraq was failing to end the raging sectarian bloodletting among Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds unleashed by the American invasion. Matthew Barney's 'River of Fundament'? Well, it's certainly big 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The film, shot in Iraq and divided into three parts, is a series of portraits of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds living in a war-torn country. Paris, Germany, Iraq and beyond come to Seattle on film 2010-03-25T21:35:00Z For fall/winter 2018, he thought a lot about what it means to be an immigrant, and what it means to be a Kurd. Brand to Know: Men’s Wear Inspired by a Swedish-Kurdish Upbringing 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Visa rules for Kurdistan may change as Kurd and Iraqi authorities negotiate the results of the independence vote. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Not that there’s ever much difference between politics and culture for this country’s Kurds. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z I cited Saddam Hussein’s use of chemical weapons against Iran during the 1980s and against the Kurd and Shia population in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. “Dude, you get to blow up stuff”: The moral awakening of a Navy man 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Nationalists regard even the most basic Kurdish demand — that their language also be allowed in grade schools and at official settings where Kurds are involved — as treason. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z Turkish official ideology has systematically denied the existence of Kurds and the Kurdish language. London Book Fair: Elif Shafak on Turkey's progress 2013-04-12T15:00:02Z China, Europe, Russia will ensure that the New Silk Road is clear of Kurds. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z There were refugees, Turkish Cypriots, Kurds, Turks from the mainland – and none of them connecting. Foreign cinema is expanding our horizons 2011-03-31T22:00:03Z Syria later: What you say to the Kurds as you break all your promises to them. Style Invitational Week 1370: What’s in a name? 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z He acknowledged that “that is a very, very big word,” but based on his reporting about the Kurds under siege, there was just no other way to say it. Perspective | The media has turned a corner and is normalizing Trump less. It’s about time. 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Ahlam later apologized on her Facebook page, but many Kurds said they would not accept the gesture unless it was broadcast on television. Kurdish singer sparks identity debate on Arab talent show 2013-04-25T08:19:03Z And, for at least the fourth time in as many hours, Trump referred to the Kurds as “no angels.” Analysis: Day 1,000 of the Trump presidency: ‘I think now we have to pray’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z A veteran of conflicts from the Belfast Troubles to Saddam Hussein’s gassing of the Kurds, he won a Robert Capa Gold Medal in 1979 for his coverage of the Iranian revolution. | Shirin Neshat on Kaveh Golestan’s Humanistic Portraiture 2014-02-26T17:30:51Z Then the district’s cheap rents and gritty vibe were discovered by the international creatives and students, who moved in among the Turks, Kurds and Arabs to create today’s multikulti ambiance. 10 of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Using the Kurds to fight IS is a devil’s bargain. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The ragged edges indicate that the artist, a Syrian Kurd who lives in the Washington area, has no time for niceties. Review | In the galleries: At two Washington spaces, art of a political caliber 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z There were pamphlets urging solidarity with Kurds who are threatened by both Turkish forces and ISIS. Heavy Metal Confronts Its Nazi Problem 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z But most of the Kurds bypassed the buffet in favor of more classic tailgating options. At Tennessee Titans Games, the Fiercest Tailgaters Are Kurds 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Less than a hundred years ago, there were vibrant Jewish communities in Baghdad and Isfahan, Bukhara, Aden and Fez, cosmopolitan economic hubs where Jews lived alongside Muslims and Christians, Armenians, Berbers and Kurds. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Even after the republic’s founding in 1923, the Turks endured many more violent disturbances: World War II, pogroms against Armenians and Greeks, an ongoing civil war with the Kurds, three military coups. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z Casting Hussein, a Kurd, also cost Al-Daradji his funding from the cultural ministry – the script originally called for an Arab, and the ministry claimed the move was unnecessarily divisive. Son of Babylon: 'I made it for my family, for Iraq' 2011-02-03T23:30:00Z They prove to be little more than one-dimensional figures that function solely to deliver the director's voice, and with its focus on the diaspora, the film reduces the Kurds themselves to mere scenery. Jano Rosebiani's pedestrian explorations of Kurdish culture 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Kurds are also mistreated by Shia Muslim ethnic Arabs and ethnic Persians. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z As Anatolian cultures slowly displace the Greek and Armenian heritage that was part and parcel of old Istanbul, tensions flare among the new migrant communities of left-wing Aleviite Kurds and Turkish nationalists. The migrant’s story 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “ISIS comes just to kill,” said Mr. Hadi, an Iraqi Kurd, next to his photographs, adding that the flag was “like a snake” twisting around its victims. Venice Biennale Pavilions for Iraq, Ukraine and Syria Reflect Strife at Home 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z However, he now must face a new conflict with his parents…upon whom he is completely dependent, and who won’t even consider their son settling down with a Kurd. ArtsBeat: New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2011-02-16T18:16:53Z “Music was for a long time the only semi-free zone for Kurds to express themselves in their own language in Turkey and also a kind of therapy,” she elaborated. Abroad: For Kurds in Turkey, Autonomy in Music 2011-06-01T13:26:46Z The residents of this camp are nearly all Syrian Kurds. “I beat my children because of my trauma” 2014-01-16T13:00:00Z The Kurds are fighting primarily for a homeland, parts of which are, for the time being, full of Islamic State fighters in need of killing. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z He was one of the finest chroniclers of the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the shah of Iran, his native country; the nearly eight-year Iran-Iraq war; and Saddam Hussein’s gassing of the Kurds. Photography: Rare Glimpses of Iran’s Lost Underworld 2014-03-20T14:32:28Z "Weakened opponents put the ruling Shi'ite parties in a better position. They are in a better position when Sunnis or Kurds are divided and fighting internal disputes," Mansour says. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's tenure 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Halbousi, an engineer from western Iraq, cultivated good relations with Shi'ites and Kurds who helped him gain the post of speaker. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's term -state media 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Migrants crossing through northern Serbia are mostly Syrians and Afghans, but there are also Kurds, Pakistanis and other nationalities. Migrants to Europe dying in gun battles and car crashes 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Rahimpur was 23 when he arrived in Britain in 2016 and claimed asylum, saying that as an Iranian Kurd he would face persecution back home. People-smuggling ringleader jailed for bringing thousands into UK in boats 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, the PKK rolled back on its demands for an independent state, calling instead for more autonomy for the Kurds. Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels after Ankara blast 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The PKK has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish government since 1984, calling for increased human rights and freedoms for the Kurds within the country. Swansea woman quizzed under terror laws after holiday 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Amini, an Iranian Kurd, died Sept. 16, 2022 at the age of 22 after being arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic Republic's mandatory dress code. US issues Iran sanctions on one-year anniversary on Mahsa Amini's death 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The protests were particularly intense in areas home to ethnic minorities that have long faced discrimination by the state, including Kurds in the northwest and Baluchis in the southeast. What has changed in Iran one year since Mahsa Amini protests erupted? 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Security officials and police in the city say they were investigating the circumstances of how a protester - a Kurd - was killed, and who opened fire. Protester killed, dozen wounded in clashes in Iraq city of Kirkuk, police say 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Sweden has accepted more than 1 million refugees in recent decades, including tens of thousands of Kurds from Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Last month prosecutor Hans Ihrman stressed that the timing of the case was "pure coincidence", even though Turkey had urged Sweden to use terror laws to target Kurds suspected of having links to PKK militants. Sweden jails Kurd for financing terrorism after Turkey calls for crackdown 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Jia Kurd said rights groups and the U.S.-led coalition, which helped Kurdish-led forces oust IS from swathes of northern Syrian territory, would be invited to attend the trials. Syria's Kurds to begin trials for IS detainees 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z In addition, the Swedish high court this week ruled that the government can extradite a Kurd who Turkey says is a supporter of the P.K.K. and is wanted in Turkey. Sweden says it will allow NATO troops on its soil even before it joins the alliance. 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan wants his help to restrain the Kurds and take back some of the four million Syrian refugees that Turkey has been hosting in the name of Islamic solidarity. Will Erdogan’s Victory Soften Turkey’s Opposition to Sweden in NATO? 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Another key is how Turkey’s Kurds, at about a fifth of the population, will vote. Erdogan positioned to extend rule in Turkey runoff election 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Last month the government also announced it would extradite a Turkish Kurd who was legally resident in Sweden. Sweden jails Kurd for financing terrorism after Turkey calls for crackdown 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The migrants were mostly Iraqi Kurds, and aged seven to 46. Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In his early years in power, Erdogan expanded political and cultural rights for Kurds, a stateless group scattered between Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq. Kurds fear Erdogan win amid sharper nationalist rhetoric 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Those candidates emphasize Turkish identity and national security, demonize the Kurds and call for the more than three million Syrian refugees in Turkey to be sent home. Turkey’s Opposition Struggles to Make Up Ground as Runoff Nears 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Over 20 years, Erdogan championed a muscular regional policy, sending troops to fight Kurds in Iraq, seize border enclaves in Syria and back government forces in Libya while challenging other Middle East powers. Erdogan's strong showing signals "business as usual" for Mideast 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z "The Kurds want to return to the peace process. They are longing for peace," Aydin said, affirming his confidence in the president. Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z There is a lot at stake in this election for Turkey's Kurds, who make up as much as a fifth of Turkey's 85 million people. Turkey elections: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu offer stark choices for presidency 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z However, he has spoken in recent years of a desire to heal old wounds with devout Muslims and Kurds. Turkey's Kilicdaroglu exits Erodogan's shadow in election race 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Iran has had tense relations with its ethnic minorities, which include Arabs, Kurds, Azeris and Baluch, and has accused them of aligning with neighbouring countries. Iran hangs Swedish-Iranian linked to attack that killed 25 people 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z He has accused Mr Erdogan's ruling AK Party of stigmatising millions of Turkish Kurds as terrorists to consolidate nationalist votes. Turkish mass arrests target Kurdish areas ahead of election 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Analysts say the government's growing nationalist line has also eroded his popularity among Kurds, who make up 20% of the population and are seen playing a 'kingmaker' role in the votes. Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan has called for Sweden to extradite figures he describes as terrorists, including Kurds and others he believes supported a 2016 coup attempt against him. U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z First off, we have a moral obligation to help the Syrian Kurds — who nobly fought and died to destroy the Islamic State — find a place in a future federal Syria. Opinion | An age of deconfliction may be dawning on the Middle East 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z A day after the Firdos Square statue was taken down, Kurds pulled down a Saddam statue in the northern city of Kirkuk. Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan has called for Sweden to extradite figures he regards as terrorists, including Kurds and others he believes supported the 2016 coup attempt against him. Finland Joins NATO in a Power Shift and Rebuke to Putin 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z His tough stance on the Kurds is popular in Turkey, and he has benefited by displaying international influence and leverage within NATO, and as a potential mediator between Ukraine and Russia. Finland Clears Last Hurdle to Joining NATO 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The Kurds have a place here, too, even if they don’t have their own recognized country. Review | Welcome to the scintillating ‘Jungle.’ Bring your empathy. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Analysts say that Iraqi Kurds — and particularly the Kurdish political class — were the biggest beneficiaries in a conflict that had few winners. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Iraq's tyrant, Saddam Hussein, was well worth overthrowing - he had imprisoned and killed thousands of Iraqis, even using chemical weapons against rebellious Kurds. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z That could explain why, under Mr. Hussein’s repressive rule, which empowered Iraq’s Sunni minority over its Shiite majority, Iran gave shelter and support to both Shiites and Kurds in the Iraqi opposition. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Even more significant, no one in Washington thought to draw up a pre-invasion strategy for sharing power in the newly liberated nation among Shiite and Sunni Arabs and ethnic Kurds. Opinion | 20 years later, despite America’s carelessness, Iraq is recovering 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z They left the country with a sectarian political system that carved into marble a political power-sharing dynamic between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z But the Kurds, seen as staunch allies of the Americans, strengthened their political position and courted foreign investments. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Iraqis turned against each other as the Americans imposed a system of government that split power along ethnic and sectarian lines - between the country's three main groups, Shia Muslims, Kurds and Sunni Muslims. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Today, the power-sharing system among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds that was put in place by the Americans is regarded by many as having undermined from the start any hope of good governance. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In the interview with Reuters, Bremer defended his decision, saying the army, which consisted of Saddam's soldiers, had attacked the Kurds and the Shi'ites, and so preserving the force would have risked a civil war. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Halbousi, an engineer from western Iraq, has formed good relations with Shi'ites and Kurds who helped him become speaker. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Since then, there have been Kurdish rebellions in Iran, Iraq and Turkey, while in Syria, Kurds have clashed with Turkish-backed forces. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z After Saddam's overthrow, Kurds carved out a semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq, attracting oil and gas investment. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Saddam was toppled from power, and America’s war shifted the country’s governing base from minority Arab Sunnis to majority Shiites, with Kurds gaining their own autonomous region. Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Iran has had tense relations with its ethnic minorities, which include Arabs, Kurds, Azeris and Baluch, and has accused them of aligning with neighbouring countries rather than Tehran. Iran upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z "America is building a nasty reputation for multi-generational systemic abandonment of our allies where we leave a smouldering human refuse, from the Montagnards of Vietnam to the Kurds in Syria," Lt Col Mann said. Weeping US Marine describes Afghan 'catastrophe' before Congress 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The Kurds, he said, had aimed for “a democratic Iraq, and at the same time some sort of … self-determination for the Kurdish people.” Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z But the two Kurdish parties bickered over the spoils and when the Kurds held an independence referendum in 2017, Baghdad ordered its troops to seize tracts of land and cut the region's funding. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z “America is building a nasty reputation for multi-generational systemic abandonment of our allies where we leave a smoldering human refuge from the mountain yards of Vietnam to the Kurds in Syria,” retired Lt. Veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Afghan collapse 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Last year, Tehran fired missiles at bases of Kurdish groups in northern Iraq it accuses of involvement in protests against its restrictions on women, displacing hundreds of Iranian Kurds and killing some. In Iraq, German minister condemns Iran's cross-border attacks 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z He has spoken in recent years of a desire to heal old wounds with devout Muslims and Kurds, including groups in Diyarbakir that he met and acknowledged that CHP had upset in the past. Turkey's opposition leader looks to emerge from Erdogan's shadow 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The post-invasion constitution codified the Kurdish region’s semi-independent status, while an informal power-sharing arrangement now stipulates that Iraq’s president is always a Kurd, the prime minister a Shiite and the parliament speaker a Sunni. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Turkey also wants some Kurds extradited from Sweden to face terrorism-related charges. Finland on Cusp of Joining NATO, but Maybe Not With Sweden 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Under Iraq’s unofficial power-sharing arrangement, the country’s president is always a Kurd, the prime minister a Shiite and the parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Local Kurds working with security forces were an easy target since protesters knew where they lived and, in some cases, had known them for years. How Iranian protesters began to fight back in Mahsa Amini’s hometown 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Other political actors in Sudani’s camp in Baghdad see escalation with the Kurds by using such court rulings as a necessary political tactic to put him in a stronger negotiating position, according to lawmakers. Iraq PM risks new crisis as tensions with Kurds resurface 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Kurds not involved in the political sphere have other, mainly economic, concerns. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Iran's opposition has long been split in numerous factions, both at home and abroad, including monarchists, republicans, leftists and organisations grouping ethnic minorities including Kurds, Baluchis and Arabs. Iran exiled opposition figures in talks to unite against government 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The war there has left the country divided into separate regions controlled by the government of President Bashar al-Assad, U.S.-backed Kurds and the opposition. Among Germany’s Turkish diaspora, anguish — and a rally to help 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Kurds have been involved in a long-running conflict with the Turkish government. Gaziantep, a City Millenniums Old, Has Long Been a Hub for Trade and Cultures 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But the arrangement collapsed in 2014 when the Kurds began selling crude independently from Kurdistan. Iraq PM risks new crisis as tensions with Kurds resurface 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In 2021, hundreds of Iraqi Kurds rushed to Belarus in hopes of crossing into Poland or other neighboring EU countries. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z In freezing temperatures, underneath the rubble, lay thousands of Turks and Kurds, citizens and Syrian refugees, rich and poor, Alawites and Sunnis. Opinion | Turkey’s earthquake death toll might be more than just a natural disaster 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Although Turkey has taken in more than three million refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war, Ankara has also launched operations against Kurdish militias across the borders, alienating Kurds in Turkey. Turkey's Erdogan still fighting for power after 20 years 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The Islamic State militant group, which has fought Kurds in Syria, has also targeted the Kurds in Gaziantep, including the 2014 bombing of a Kurdish wedding, an attack that killed more than 50 people. Gaziantep, a City Millenniums Old, Has Long Been a Hub for Trade and Cultures 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The central government's strained relations with the Kurds -- often part of Iraq's political landscape since Saddam Hussein was toppled in the 2003 invasion -- could hamper Sudani's efforts after a long period of paralysis. Iraq PM risks new crisis as tensions with Kurds resurface 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “It’s basically about the younger generation of Kurds who don’t really see a future for themselves in this region anymore.” Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Tehran has already fired missiles at bases of Kurdish groups it accuses of involvement in protests against its restrictions on women, displacing hundreds of Iranian Kurds and killing some. Turkey's push into Iraq risks deeper conflict 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Both Sweden and Finland have sought to join the alliance in response to Russia's war in Ukraine, but the Turkish leader says dozens of Kurds should be extradited before he will agree. Turkey's Erdogan still fighting for power after 20 years 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Turkey has told Stockholm it must extradite Kurds it view as terrorists. Swedish flag burnt in Jakarta amid Turkey Nato row 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z They also charged that Leopard 2 tanks used by the Turkish army against the Kurds in Syria proved vulnerable to Soviet-era anti-tank weapons. Ukraine lauds Western move on tanks, while Russia attacks 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Turkey also wants other political concessions, including the deportation of critics of Mr Erdogan, and Kurds that it claims are terrorists. Finland calls for 'time-out' in heated Nato talks with Turkey 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z That includes the extradition of some Kurds that it claims are terrorists. Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Most were ethnic Kurds from Iran and Iraq, a trial at Manchester Crown Court heard. People-smuggling boss who fled UK is arrested 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Earlier in January, an effigy of the Turkish president was hung from a lamppost during a protest by Kurds. Turkey cancels planned visit by Swedish defense minister 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Thus could the emerging Turkish nation-state claim a nearly homogenous makeup of “Turks” that denied the existence of even fellow Muslim Kurds as a distinct identity. Review | Two new books explore the scope of the Ottoman Empire — and its end 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Badran Jia Kurd, a senior official in the Kurdish-led autonomous administration of northern Syria, said he expected "a new phase of deals and plans ... hostile to the interests of Syrians" to develop from the meetings. Border security discussed at landmark Syrian-Turkish talks-Turkish official 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Kurdish independence movements and the Turkish government have been locked in a protracted conflict that has led Turkey to violently repress Kurds at home and abroad. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The violence unfolded after Kurds had gathered peacefully in the Place de la République to pay tribute to the victims. Paris shooting: Suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of migrants 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Saturday's renewed violence unfolded after hundreds of Kurds gathered peacefully in the Place de la République to pay tribute to the three victims. Paris shooting: Protests after deadly attack on Kurds 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The shooting shook the Kurdish community in the French capital and sparked skirmishes between angry Kurds and police. Kurds, antiracism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Yasin, a Kurd who raps about inequality, oppression and unemployment, was accused of attempting to kill security forces and singing revolutionary songs. Iran Supreme Court accepts appeals of two protesters sentenced to death 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z After the shootings on Friday, protests by Kurds turned violent, and demonstrations have continued. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z In the aftermath of the shootings, Kurds renewed calls for better protection from the French authorities. Paris shooting: Suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of migrants 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Kurds have called for better protection from the French authorities as community leaders met the Parisian police chief on Saturday. Paris shooting: Protests after deadly attack on Kurds 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z “The Kurds of France have been the target of a heinous attack in the heart of Paris,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Friday evening. Gunman targeting ‘foreigners’ kills 3 in Paris, sparking angry protest 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Days before the 38-year-old Syrian Kurd was to begin the journey, he received news that a smuggler boat carrying some of his friends had sunk soon after leaving the Algerian coast. Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The man told investigators that he resented Kurds for detaining Islamic State fighters while they fought the terrorist group in Syria, instead of killing them. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z He chronicled the 1991 U.S.-led war to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait and Saddam Hussein’s withering attacks to put down internal uprisings by Shiites and Kurds challenging his Sunni Muslim-led regime in Baghdad. Milton Viorst, writer who explored Mideast affairs, dies at 92 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The Kurds are worried that West will stand aside this time to appease Ankara in exchange for approval of Sweden and Finland joining NATO. EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Earlier in the day, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had cautioned that it was too early to conclude that the attacker deliberately targeted Kurds, as opposed to foreigners in general. Gunman targeting ‘foreigners’ kills 3 in Paris, sparking angry protest 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z A Kurdish Syrian smuggler in Algeria said dozens of Kurds from Syria arrive in the Algerian coastal city of Oran each week for the sea journey. Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z She noted that the neighborhood where the attack occurred was “full of foreigners,” but that only Kurds had been targeted. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan has accused Sweden in particular of being “a nesting ground for terrorists” and has demanded the extradition of dozens of Kurds he says have P.K.K. ties. Biden’s Hopes for Sweden and Finland in NATO Are Stuck on Erdogan’s Demands 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The stakes are high for the Kurds, who were big winners from the downfall of Saddam Hussein. An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “Kurds, wherever they reside, must be able to live in peace and security,” said Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, adding that “more than ever, Paris is by their side in these dark times.” Gunman targeting ‘foreigners’ kills 3 in Paris, sparking angry protest 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z He now wants to join the flow of Kurds headed from Syria to Europe. Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The investigation into that previous murder has dragged on, fueling the anger of Kurds in France, who number about 300,000, and their skepticism toward French authorities today, Mr. Bakawan said. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z On Saturday, the U.S. and Kurds resumed limited patrols at one of the detention camps. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z They deepened their autonomy, attracted foreign investment in oil and gas, and secured a slice of power in Baghdad, where the president must be a Kurd. An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The incident surfaced long-simmering grievances among Kurds toward Turkey, which has been fighting Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Gunman targeting ‘foreigners’ kills 3 in Paris, sparking angry protest 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The Iranian-Kurdish player has been a high profile voice defending Iranian Kurds within the country. World Cup: Iran protesters confronted at World Cup game against Wales 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Several people at the march said they were disappointed that France did not show more consideration for the Kurds despite their crucial role in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Turkey says the Syrian Kurds are allied to a nearly four-decade PKK Kurdish insurgency in southeast Turkey that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people on both sides. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Attacks by neighbouring Turkey and Iran on Kurdish militants there have underlined the limited control Iraqi Kurds have over their frontiers. An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Videos showed dozens of men marching in the regional capital Zahedan, shouting slogans against Iran's supreme leader and the state's Bassij militia and Revolutionary Guards, and chanting "Kurds and Baluch are brothers". Iran sends more troops to Kurdish region as new protest flares 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Ghafouri, who is Kurdish, has criticized government officials on social media in the past, and recently posted messages on Twitter condemning the killing of Kurds. Iran arrests soccer’s Voria Ghafouri amid scrutiny of World Cup team 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Turkey, which has fought militants from its own Kurdish minority at home for decades, views the SDF, dominated by Syrian Kurds, as a threat to its national security. U.S. calls for de-escalation as Turkey threatens ground assault into Syria 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Central Command, and many in Congress, praise the Syrian Kurds as brave comrades in arms. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Analysts say the rivalry is also weakening the influence Kurds have within Iraq’s federal centre in Baghdad. An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z But that could be threatened by this weekend’s flare-up in tensions between Turkey and Syrian Kurds who control much of north and eastern Syria. Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Kurds: Iranian Kurdish opposition fighters in Iraq face attacks from Iran and pressure from Iraq to give up their weapons. Your Tuesday Briefing: Indonesia’s Deadly Earthquake 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Kurds are an ethnic minority in both Iran and Iraq. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Experts say the Biden administration has plenty of leverage to wield privately in urging Erdogan to relent in the threatened escalated attack on Syrian Kurds. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Rasoul, an Iranian Kurd who now lives in Derby, said he was forced on to a dinghy crossing the Channel at gunpoint with his young son and daughter. People smugglers threatened to kill asylum seeker's children 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Damascus denounces Turkey’s hold over long stretches of northern Syria along the shared border, seized in Turkey’s previous military incursions against the Kurds since 2016. Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Kurds will say, “We have no friends but mountains.” The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In his home city of Divandarreh, Mr. Kurd drove a bus and transported small electrical appliances for sale on the black market — work that carried the risk of being shot by security forces. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z That’s the risk to Kurds, a stateless people and frequent U.S. ally often abandoned by the U.S. and the West in past conflicts over the past century. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Members of opposition parties and minority groups, such as Iranian Arabs and Kurds, have been frequent targets. Iran targets Iranian journalists abroad as it faces uprising at home 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Progress in talks was enough to raise concern among the Syrian Kurds. Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The area is home to roughly 2 million Kurds and Kurdish-led authorities have established autonomous governing bodies there since the start of the Syrian war. Factbox-What is the Syrian Kurdish YPG? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Among his other grievances with Iran’s authoritarian rulers, he said that in his own region, Kurds should have the right to be educated in their native language, Kurdish, but are barred from doing so. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Saddam Hussein and other regional leaders used poison gas, airstrikes and other tools of mass slaughter over the decades to suppress the Kurds. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The blasts occurred near Ankara’s main train station just as Kurds and leftists were preparing to march to protest the resumption of armed conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish militants. Deadly Bombing in Istanbul Is Being Investigated as a Terrorist Attack 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z "When we were inside the camp, we realised that the Albanians did not have any real power. Everything was run by Kurds," Eraldo told me. Channel crossings: Albanian migrants recruited to the UK by gangs 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z This reflects intra-Kurdish rivalries, and also the close ties Iraq’s governing Kurds have established with Turkey, upon which they depend to export oil. Factbox-What is the Syrian Kurdish YPG? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z In September, when the current wave of antigovernment protests began, Mr. Kurd said one of his friends, a 29-year-old shopkeeper, was shot and killed as he tried to knock down a security camera. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Bush in 1991 after the Gulf War, the United States at times encouraged popular uprisings but stood by as Kurds died in the resulting massacres. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Mahabad was the capital of a short-lived autonomous Kurdish state in northwest Iran in 1946 and still holds great symbolism for Kurds. Iranian forces open fire on protesters as government buildings burn 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z "The whole organisation in the camp and the transportation of people towards England was done by the Kurds." Channel crossings: Albanian migrants recruited to the UK by gangs 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The protests have also galvanized university students, labor unions, prisoners and ethnic minorities like the Kurds along Iran’s border with Iraq. Iran protesters rally to mark 40 days since Amini’s death 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “I am training so I can become a Peshmerga worthy of my people and those who have lost their lives in the revolution,” said Mr. Kurd, 27, using a term for Kurdish fighters. In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z On Nov. 28, hundreds of Syrian Kurds gathered for the victims of one of the Turkish airstrikes — five guards killed securing the al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of family members of Islamic State fighters. Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Then in Tehran, on Sept. 13, morality police arrested Amini - an Iranian Kurd - for "inappropriate attire". Analysis: Iran crackdown may burnish Raisi's credentials for top job 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Islamist militants carry out hit-and-run attacks there, while U.S.-backed Kurds control some areas and government-aligned militias others. Syrian refugees cling on in Turkey, Lebanon as fears over coerced returns grow 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Rights groups say the government has long discriminated against ethnic minorities including the Kurds, in whose region unrest has also been particularly intense since Amini's death. Iran's Guards warn cleric over 'agitating' in restive southeast 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Iranian Kurds have long sought an autonomous region of their own within Iran, who frequently uses force to suppress Kurdish nationalism and protests. Young Iranian Americans are organizing in wake of Iran protests 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z At the time, Iran alleged without providing evidence that Kurdish separatists sparked the demonstrations over the death of Amini, a Kurd. Analysis: Iran pushes militarily abroad amid unrest at home 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Kurds who escaped Al Qaeda in Syria, they have felt nothing but welcome, flashing photos on their cellphones of community meals and celebrations they have been invited to. A Shrinking Town at the Center of France’s Culture Wars 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Each was from a different part of my life — two journalists, one a Sunni Kurd, another a feminist activist involved in the protest movement long before the rest of the world was talking about it. Opinion | The Evin Prison fire brought me right back to my time jailed there 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But for Iranian Kurds, who make up about 10 percent of the population, the protests are also part of a long tradition of resistance against the Islamic republic. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z In Iraq and Syria, Kurds have demonstrated in solidarity with the protesters in Iran. Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Protesters have stressed national unity with chants such as "Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Lors, are together". Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z When Baskerville arrived in Tabriz in 1907, he found an ancient frontier city, full of people of different religions — Muslims, Zoroastrians, Bahaists, Jews, Nestorian and Assyrian Christians — and ethnic groups — Persians, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Georgians, Kurds. The ‘American Lafayette’ fought for Iranian freedom a century ago 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z This is purposeful: There is a long history of Iranian state discrimination against Kurds, exacerbated by Ayatollah Khomeini's 1979 fatwa that authorized the massacre of the Kurdish people of Rojhelat. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The Kurds are one of the world’s largest stateless ethnic groups, with tens of millions of people in communities spanning Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But rights groups and activists say Kurds face discrimination along with other religious and ethnic minorities under the country's Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment. Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Estimated to number some 10 million, Iranian Kurds are also Sunnis and mostly live in northwestern regions bordering Turkey and Iraq - which also have large Kurdish minorities. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The Baluch, like the Kurds, have long been neglected by the Iranian government. ‘Bloody Friday’: Witnesses describe the deadliest crackdown in Iran protests 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z He called the Kurdish forces "the party of Satan," and named them traitors to Islam; over the next few months, hundreds of Kurds were wounded and killed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurds have long struggled for an autonomous region of their own in northwestern Iran — a movement Iranian authorities have sought to crush. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Despite those restrictions at home, and the examples of Kurdish autonomy in Iraq and Syria, many Iranian Kurds insist they are not seeking secession. Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Amnesty says Kurds have suffered deep-rooted discrimination in Iran, with their social, political and cultural rights repressed and the region facing economic neglect. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The Baluch and the Kurds are also predominantly Sunni communities in a country ruled by a theocratic Shiite government. ‘Bloody Friday’: Witnesses describe the deadliest crackdown in Iran protests 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z To this day, Kurds make up almost half of Iran's political prisoners. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z One month in, rights groups estimate around 30 Kurds, including five children, have been killed among some 200 deaths nationwide. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Some of the deadliest unrest has been in areas home to ethnic minorities with long-standing grievances against the state, including Kurds in the northwest and Baluchis in the southeast. Iranian police deploy as unrest continues four weeks after Mahsa Amini death 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Ms Amini, who died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest, was an Iranian Kurd. BBC identifies young people killed in Iran’s protests 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s ethnically diverse — with thousands of Shiite Persians rallying to support the cause of Amini, a Sunni Kurd. Opinion | The Iranian regime has never faced a movement like this one 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z This creates an internal dichotomy where Kurds have an "official" and "unofficial" identity, with the apparent goal of gradually erasing their culture and history. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Kurds make up half of political prisoners held in Iran and a disproportionately high number of those executed, according to a 2019 U.N. report, part of a history of brutality toward the country’s Kurdish communities. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Amini, an Iranian Kurd, died on Sept. 16 after being arrested in Tehran for "inappropriate attire". Iranian police deploy as unrest continues four weeks after Mahsa Amini death 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Under that system, the prime minister is Shiite, the president a Kurd and the speaker of Parliament a Sunni Arab. Iraqi Parliament Elects New President as Rockets Target Green Zone 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Iran's Kurds are part of an ethnic minority spread between several regional states whose autonomy aspirations have also led to conflicts with authorities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Seven killed in unrest in Iran's Kurdish region, rights group says 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z It's also important, Rahimi adds, to continue spreading awareness on the ethnic cleansing of Kurds in the region. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Iranian Kurds joined protests to overthrow Reza Shah Pahlavi — and continued to fight against Shiite revolutionaries who won out in 1979. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Rights groups say minorities, including Kurds and Arabs, have long faced discrimination. Iranian police deploy as unrest continues four weeks after Mahsa Amini death 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Most are Iraqi Kurds, but one is Iranian, and he describes his life to the others. Tales of bloody Iran protest crackdown at border crossing 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq's president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi'ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The death of the ethnic Kurd raised tensions between the establishment and Iran's Kurdish minority, which human rights groups say have been long oppressed by Iran's leadership. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The 22-year-old Iranian Kurd died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest. Protests in Iran: Three shot dead by security forces 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The death of 22-year-old Amini, an Iranian Kurd, has ignited nationwide demonstrations, marking the biggest challenge to Iran's clerical leaders in years. Iranians keep up the heat on leaders with protests, strikes 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z While the protests have reached every one of Iran's 31 provinces, they have been most intense in the northwestern areas where most Kurds live. From refuge in Iraq, Kurdish exiles hope Iran's 'revolution' prevails 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Ethnic Kurds have a separate language and culture and are one of several minority groups chafing under the Islamic government in Tehran. Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z With eight million to 10 million Kurds living in Iran, Tehran fears pressure for secession will grow among a minority with a long history of struggle for its political rights. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Successive waves of Kurds arrived in the following decades in response to more outbreaks of conflict and oppression. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Amini was an Iranian Kurd and the protests first erupted in Kurdish areas. 19 killed, including 3 elite Guard members, in Iran attack 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Kurds refer to her by her Kurdish name, Zhina; Iranians often have an official name and another they use more regularly, and Mahsa is a Persian name on her official records. Kurdish exiles back Iran protests but deny organizing them 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Across the region, thousands of Kurds have also taken to the streets to express their solidarity with the protesters in Iran and to voice rage at the longstanding discrimination Iranian Kurds have suffered. Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Rights groups say Kurds, who form about 10 percent of the population, along with other religious and ethnic minorities face discrimination under Iran's Shi'ite clerical establishment. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The Kurdish community had already taken root in Nashville when Nawzad Hawrami and his wife arrived in 1997, part of an evacuation of Kurds from northern Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s forces moved in. Building a New Life in an Unlikely Migrant Destination 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Protests have been especially violent in the northwest, where many Kurds, who make up 10 percent of the population, are living. Iran Strikes at Kurdish Separatist Groups in Northern Iraq 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z “We are expecting blood to be spilled,” said an Iranian Kurd based in Germany who edits a news site. Your Monday Briefing 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The protests have been especially intense in northwest Iran, where Kurds, who make up about 10 percent of the Iranian population, are concentrated. Death of Iranian Woman Ignites Fury Among Fellow Kurds 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z "Kurds in Iran have long suffered deep-rooted discrimination. Their social, political and cultural rights have been repressed, as have their economic aspirations," human rights group Amnesty International said in a report. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Many fear a crackdown: “We are expecting blood to be spilled,” said an Iranian Kurd based in Germany who edits a news site. Your Monday Briefing: Protests Grow in Iran 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Dozens of Iraqi and Iranian Kurds rallied in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iranian police. Iran summons UK and Norwegian envoys as unrest persists 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z "Women, Life, Freedom" chanted others, many of whom were Iranian Kurds living in self-imposed exile in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. Kurdish protesters rally in Erbil over Mahsa Amini's death 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Kurds in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, although politically divided, form what is generally considered the largest contiguous ethnic group in the world without an independent state. Death of Iranian Woman Ignites Fury Among Fellow Kurds 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z "Kurdish regions have been economically neglected, resulting in entrenched poverty. Forced evictions and destruction of homes have left Kurds with restricted access to adequate housing." Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The Iranian government has maintained that Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurd, died of a heart attack after she was detained and sent to a “reeducation center” for instruction on proper attire. Iran's president dismisses criticism as street protests over women's rights turn deadly 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms Amini, an ethnic Kurd who was from the western city of Saqez, died in hospital on Friday after spending three days in a coma. Mahsa Amini: Iran police say woman's death was 'unfortunate' 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Upon landing in a European airport, the migrants, described as mostly ethnic Kurds or Iraqis, would get off, declare their real identity and file for asylum, Italian police said. Five arrested for smuggling migrants in Europe via private jet 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Analysts said that despite Mr. Barzani’s unusually outspoken statement regarding Iran, the Kurdistan Region was unlikely to enter the fray in support of Iranian Kurds. Death of Iranian Woman Ignites Fury Among Fellow Kurds 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Here are some facts about Iran's Kurds, part of a community that is spread across several Middle East countries and one of the world's largest people without a state. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Iraq has internal tensions: Its Shia Arab majority became politically powerful after 2003, breeding resentment among Iraq's Sunni Arabs, Kurds and other minority communities. Iraq: Tense calm in Baghdad after cleric issues appeal 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But the arrangement collapsed in 2014 when the Kurds seized control of Iraq's main northern oilfields in Kirkuk from Islamic State and began selling crude from there independently. EXCLUSIVE Iraqi Kurdistan's oil output could halve without investment - documents 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Sunnis and Kurds have remained on the sidelines. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Now there is no figure, neither Shiite, Sunni nor Kurd, who is able to reach across Iraq’s disparate religious, ethnic and political identities to respond to people’s demands, said the Atlantic Council’s Mr. Kadhim. Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Minority Kurds, mainly Sunni Muslims in Shi'ite-dominated Iran, speak a language related to Farsi and live mostly in a mountainous region straddling the borders of Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Even if the al-Maliki and al-Sadr camps are able to sort out their differences, there’s a third big player in Iraqi politics: the Kurds. EXPLAINER: What’s behind the storming of Iraq’s parliament? 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Since Saddam was toppled, Shi'ite parties which represent the country's demographic majority have held the post of prime minister, Kurds the presidency and Sunnis the role of parliament speaker. Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Turkey, where millions of Kurds live in the southeastern part of the country bordering Iraq and Syria, has spent decades fighting a low-level war with the PKK, leaving tens of thousands dead. Turkish strike kills at least 8 Iraqi tourists in northern resort 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Kurds make up 15-20% of Turkey's population but have faced persecution there for generations. Iraq accuses Turkey of attack that killed nine in Kurdistan 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Ethnic Kurds make up about a fifth of Turkey’s population and have been fighting for autonomy for decades. Iran warns Turkey against new incursion into northern Syria. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The senior Turkish official said Turkey's planned operation would be discussed, as would reports that Russia and the Kurds were acting together in some areas of Syria. Putin visits Iran for first trip outside former U.S.S.R. since Ukraine war 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Divisions between Sadr and the Iran-aligned groups as well as Kurds vying for the post of Iraqi president have already forced the country into its second-longest period without an elected government. Iraqi cleric Sadr's supporters throng Baghdad streets in show of strength 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Turkish-backed militias are engaged in the ethnic cleansing of Syrian Kurds and other inhabitants of north and east Syria. NATO's endless expansion threatens endless war — and potential nuclear holocaust 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z A deal was struck to end the standoff when Sweden and Finland agreed to address issues raised by Turkey, including the possible extradition of Kurds labeled “terrorists” by the Turkish authorities. NATO signs accession protocols for Finland and Sweden 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Fatih, a Finnish Kurd, was part of a group of five young men who set fire to the door of the Turkish embassy in 2008. Who are 'terrorists' Turkey wants from Sweden and Finland? 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z But most of those who died on 24 November were of other nationalities - mainly Kurds from Iraq. Calais migrant crisis: 15 arrested over Channel tragedy 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z She said her country would continue to provide humanitarian support to Kurds and others in northeastern Syria. A More Muscular NATO Emerges as West Confronts Russia and China 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z For example: showing support for Ukraine but also needing Moscow to fight Kurds in Syria. So, why is Turkey in NATO, anyway? A look at the country's complex history with the alliance 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z She argued that Stockholm was simply sacrificing the Kurds. Nato summit: Turkey pushes Finland and Sweden on extradition after deal 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Kurds make up 15-20% of Turkey's population but have faced persecution in Turkey for generations. Who are 'terrorists' Turkey wants from Sweden and Finland? 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z It was not clear what concessions, if any, were made to Mr. Erdogan, whose objections centered on the quest for autonomy by ethnic Kurds in Turkey and neighboring countries. In Blow to Putin, Turkey Won’t Bar Sweden and Finland From NATO 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z "We don't want the Kurds to be on the negotiating table," Shiyar Ali, the Scandinavian representative of the mainly Kurdish regions of northern Syria, said. Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z And Turkish Kurdish leaders long ago abandoned talk of independence to concentrate on autonomy and increased rights for Turkish Kurds. Frustrated Finland, Blocked from NATO by Turkey, Practices Patience 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The Iraqi Kurd, who said he fought alongside the British in the Iraq war, also alleged he had been mistreated on the way to the plane. Rwanda asylum policy: Deportee says plan would have deterred him 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Widespread economic hardship among young Kurds was one of the main factors behind the migrant crisis on Belarus' borders in late 2021 and early 2022. Analysis: Kurdish tensions stymie Iraqi region's gas export ambitions 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Sweden's government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday with the help of a lawmaker whose demands for support for Kurds in Northern Syria could complicate its attempts to join NATO. Poll shows French President Macron's bloc ahead in parliamentary election 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Sweden's 100,000-strong Kurdish diaspora and Stockholm's support for Kurds' rights has long been points of friction in relations with Ankara. Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z John Jones QC, defending Mr Azizi, said his client had been trafficked to the UK and the rivalry and hatred between IS and Kurds was "bitter and divisive". Man 'posted terror video' after Liverpool hospital bombing 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z It also noted the American opposition to the upcoming Turkish offensive against the Syrian Kurds. ‘We Have Not Forgotten Syria’: U.S. Envoy Vows to Protect Refugees 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The town holds powerful symbolism for Syrian Kurds and their ambitions of self-rule in this part of Syria. EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey’s Syria incursion threats? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Lawmakers from Sadr's party said they proposed the law to curb any claims by Iranian-backed rival parties that Sadr is making coalitions with Sunni and Kurds who may have secret ties with Israel. Iraq makes it illegal to attempt normalising ties with Israel 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z All that has worried some Kurds, who fear they may pay the price to placate Turkey and secure Sweden's place in NATO. Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Any attack on Kobani would also risk triggering a strong reaction from Turkey's Kurds, who make up some 20% of the country's population. Erdogan's vowed military operation returns spotlight to Syrian border towns 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Raman, 32, first applied for asylum in the UK in 2020 after fleeing Iran where he was persecuted for being an ethnic minority Kurd and political activist. Non-Ukrainian Swansea refugee refused free train travel 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z “Sweden doesn’t provide targeted support to Syrian Kurds or to the political or military structures in northeastern Syria, but the population in these areas is, of course, taking part in these aid projects.” Sweden, Finland delegations in Turkey for NATO talks 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z “Sweden does not provide targeted support to Syrian Kurds or to the political or military structures in northeastern Syria, but the population in these areas is, of course, taking part in these aid projects.” Sweden says it’s not providing money, military aid to Kurds 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The objections echo longtime Turkish complaints over even more substantial U.S. support for Kurds, as well as Gulen’s presence in America. Biden meets Sweden, Finland leaders to talk NATO, Russia 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z She noted that Erdogan’s grievances with Western countries over the Kurds are not new and that strains between Turkey and the United States over military supplies are long-standing. Will Turkey upend NATO expansion? US officials seek clarity 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z In this instance, he may be targeting the United States, analysts said, with potential demands related to access to top-of-the-line U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, or U.S. dealings with Kurds in Syria. Turkey’s Erdogan voices skepticism on Sweden and Finland joining NATO 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z But in January 2018, Turkish forces began a major offensive against the Kurds along the northern Syrian border. Anna Campbell: Dad launches legal action over body return 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Sweden has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East in recent decades, including ethnic Kurds from Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Sweden says it’s not providing money, military aid to Kurds 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z According to a shopworn saying of indeterminate age, “The Kurds have no friends but the mountains.” Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Thousands of phones seized by the Kurds are inaccessible, he said, and interviews can be hard to arrange. Kidnapper’s U.S. conviction a rare case of justice for ISIS victims 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Syria also accuses the Kurds of harbouring separatist ambitions, which the YPG denies. U.S.-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s big and fertile, blessed with energy and other resources, with a dynamic but volatile population mix of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. Opinion | If the Iran nuclear deal fails, Iraq could suffer the fallout 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The Kurds deny there is any Israeli military or official presence in their territory. EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z “We Kurds fled to the mountains, we hid in them, and in some cases pesh merga spent years living in them,” Mohammad said. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq’s president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi’ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z As civilians started to pour out of the country, Ballack, who is an ethnic Kurd, began a four-day trip to Kyiv, a city he has called home for the last eight years. Man who grew up with war in Iraq now in Kyiv using his business to help 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z On paper, there’s a parliamentary majority now for a coalition of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds to organize a new government, perhaps with Kadhimi remaining as prime minister. Opinion | If the Iran nuclear deal fails, Iraq could suffer the fallout 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z He said there was one light-skinned Kurd detained in the garage with them whom the soldier didn’t touch. Two refugees, both on Poland’s border. But worlds apart 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z From five members they grew to 30, women and men, with Kurds, Assyrians, Turkmen and Arabs. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z On Twitter, he described the attack as an attempt to sow division, saying the Kurds were “the lung of Iraq and a part of a whole that cannot be divided.” Missiles Fired From Iran Hit Near U.S. Consulate Site in Iraq 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The Kurds of southwest Asia have been the victims of such violence. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All those countries have historically oppressed their Kurdish populations, and the more than 25 million Kurds who live in them are considered the world’s largest ethnic group without a state. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z To the contrary, the defeat of the Islamic State’s dangerous prison assault demonstrated the wisdom of keeping roughly 900 U.S. troops in Syria to support the Kurds, as Mr. Biden has quietly decided to do. Opinion | A successful U.S. raid shows the war with ISIS is winnable — but not yet won 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The November of my visit, thousands of Iraqi Kurds were amassed on the border of Belarus and Poland seeking refuge in Europe. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Turkish strikes target Kurds in Iraq, Syria: Turkish warplanes struck suspected Kurdish insurgent positions in Iraq and Syria in a new aerial offensive that Ankara said was aimed at protecting Turkey's borders from "terrorist threats." World Digest: Feb. 2, 2022 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z For decades, Kurds have wanted their own separate country. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Iraqi Kurds have close economic ties with Turkey, and last month the dominant Kurdish party in Iraq closed the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s border with the Kurdish-led region in Syria. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z For Ibrahim, that means crossing checkpoints manned variously by Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite Muslim paramilitaries to get to work in a town controlled until a few years ago by Kurds. Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z It is not unusual to meet Kurds named for such mountains. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z IS feeds off Arab discontent with the Kurds’ domination of power and employment at a time when Syria’s currency is collapsing. Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z In the past, the Turks responded to Kurdish nationalism by forbidding Kurds to speak their native language. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are both Kurds,” Mr. Kobani said of his Iraqi Kurdish neighbors, “and we must help each other out. But they have interests with Turkey.” Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Iran has had tense relations with its ethnic minorities, including Arabs, Kurds, Azeris and Baluch, and has accused them of aligning with neighbouring countries rather than Tehran. Iran starts trial of Arab separatist leader linked to military parade attack 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “Who were these people here? Were they the ancestors of the Kurds? Were they my ancestors?” Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Turkey and its allied Syria fighters, who view the Kurds as existential enemies, hold a belt along the countries’ border. Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z The Iranians also persecuted the Kurds, attacking them over religious issues. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Syrian Kurds are under little illusion though that they can count on the U.S. to protect them in the long run. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z "We have a real majority, a strong front that includes us, the Sunnis, most of the Kurds and many independents and can form a government very soon." Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Although Mohammad understood the Zagros as part of the homeland that all Kurds share, he had never gone hiking and was still new to the area himself. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Instead, the show came under furious attack from Turks and Kurds alike, and the government closed it down early — a reminder of how toxic the subject of the Kurds remains in Turkey. An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In the late 1980s, the Iraqis dropped poison gas on the Kurds, killing 5,000. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, despite a close military partnership with the United States that has lasted for years, the Syrian Kurds face a precarious future. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Reported to be the largest ethnic group in the world without a state, Kurds have been fleeing Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries for decades. Alida’s Bakery nourishes local Middle Eastern communities with bread and pastries that taste, and feel, like home 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Since Nov. 8, a large group of migrants, mostly Iraqi Kurds, has been stranded in Belarus at a border crossing with Poland. AP PHOTOS: Migrants stranded, cold at Belarus-Poland border 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The show, “Memory Chamber” — a combination of painting, textiles and sculpture — included political art and video installations that recalled the suffering of the Kurds and other minorities throughout decades of oppression under Turkish rule. An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Several international organizations, including the UN, are working to end the human rights abuses inflicted upon the Kurds. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At least 55 percent of the roughly 4.6 million people live in the autonomous region are Kurds, according to the regional administration. Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z And the mountains have so far been spared a tragedy on the scale of the boat sinking that killed 27 men, women and children, the majority Iraqi Kurds, in the English Channel in November. Freezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z If they withdraw, she feared that Turkey, which considers the Kurdish-led forces in Syria as terrorists, could launch a military campaign against the Kurds. New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The first was the killing of 34 Kurds in 2011 when Turkish military jets bombed a group of smugglers crossing the border from Iraq near the village of Roboski. An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z The victims also included an Iranian Kurd, three Ethiopians including two women, a Somali woman, four Afghan men and an Egyptian man, the statement said. Channel rescuers accused of manslaughter in migrant deaths 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Despite a long-standing territorial dispute, Baghdad and Iraq’s Kurds are taking steps to work together to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group. A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Though there are no firm statistics, a substantial number of young Iraqi Kurds are believed to have left, seeing no hope in their country. Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Investigators were able to confirm the identity of 16 Iraqi Kurds, including four women, a 16-year-old teenager and a 7-year-old girl. Boat capsizing in Channel: 26 dead migrants identified 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z That conflict at the heart of the art show has stretched for more than three decades and left an estimated 40,000 dead, most of them Kurds. An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z The only two known survivors of the sinking were an Iranian Kurd and a Somali, presumed to be the migrants seen by Mr. Mangury’s boat. ‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Lheiban lies in one part of the zone, and a recent flurry of IS attacks threatened to empty the area of its residents, mostly Kurds. A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds who fall outside of these networks of patronage are unable to find jobs or, if they are employed, struggle for years with salary delays and cuts. Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Amid victims were also an Iranian Kurd, three Ethiopians including two women, a Somali woman, four Afghan men and an Egyptian man, the statement said. Boat capsizing in Channel: 26 dead migrants identified 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Young Kurds demonstrated their displeasure by hurling one of the metal coffins from the battlements, apparently to protest that the exhibition did not go far enough to recognize all of those who lost their lives. An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z More than 1,000 Iraqis, mostly Kurds, have since left on repatriation flights. Belarus KGB created fake accounts to criticize Poland during border crisis, Facebook parent company says 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A recent uptick in attacks on the village, with three in the first week of December alone, prompted many of the village’s residents, who are mainly Kurds, to leave. A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Since Nov. 8, a large group of people, mostly Iraqi Kurds, has been stranded in Belarus at a border crossing with Poland as forces from the two countries face off. President of Belarus offers to host Russian nuclear weapons 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Hussein Hamid, 25, an Iranian Kurd, said it was the second time he had been evicted. French police evict migrants from camp on Channel coast 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z For decades, Kurds from Iraq and three surrounding countries have fled persecution and settled in Europe. A Couple’s Dream of Reuniting in England Is Dashed in a Channel Disaster 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z He is one of many Iraqi Kurds trying to find out the fate of family members who have not been heard from since Tuesday's tragedy in the English Channel. Channel disaster: A father's anguish over missing family since tragedy 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds and at least one Somali were among those aboard, though most have not been publicly identified yet. European migration officials meet after deaths in Channel 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Like Ms. Ali’s family, a vast majority are Iraqi Kurds following a well-blazed trail out of Iraq. They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z An Iraqi Kurd told Reuters by text message that he was hiding nearby while the police conducted their operation. French police evict migrants from camp on Channel coast 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The 50 million Kurds spread across contiguous territory in the Middle East and Turkey are known as the world’s biggest ethnic group without a state. A Couple’s Dream of Reuniting in England Is Dashed in a Channel Disaster 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The majority of those returned were Iraqi and Syrian Kurds and Yazidis, groups displaced by fighting in the region over the last two decades. The migrants turned back from Belarus 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z At camps along the French coast, clusters of people from Sudan and Kurds from Iran and Iraq huddle under the chilly rain, waiting for their chance to cross the Channel. European migration officials meet after deaths in Channel 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z For the tens of millions of Kurds spread among five countries in the Middle East and Turkey, it is common to feel like a stranger in a strange land. They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Omar, a Kurd, came from the northern city of Kirkuk, which sits at the heart of Iraq’s northern oil fields and is a disputed territory historically claimed by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “I want other countries to give a little bit of respect to the Kurds,” said Mr. Mohammad, in between accepting condolences. A Couple’s Dream of Reuniting in England Is Dashed in a Channel Disaster 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Most of the repatriated Iraqis from Belarus have been Iraqi Kurds. Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds have also died in recent weeks on the border between Belarus and Poland, while hundreds more trying to get into the European Union are stranded there in freezing temperatures. Why Iraqi Kurds risk their lives to reach the West 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurdistan was founded in the early 1990s after years of mass arrests and the state-sponsored slaughter of Kurds. They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Thousands of Iraqis, many of them Kurds, have been caught up in a new migrant crisis in Europe. Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The planes touched down in Erbil, capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, in the early hours carrying around 600 Iraqis, mostly Kurds, the Kurdistan government and officials at Erbil airport said. Two planes bring more migrants back to Iraq from Belarus 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds in large numbers have chosen to make the perilous journey by selling their belongings to pay smugglers. Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Many of the Iraqi Kurds stuck at camps dotted along the northern French coast and Belarus-Poland border say they are trying to escape economic hardship in the region and build better lives. Why Iraqi Kurds risk their lives to reach the West 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The BBC has spoken to several charities, who said many of the dead appear to have been Kurds from Iraq and Iran. Channel tragedy: Whose lives were lost off Calais? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Some of his new neighbors seemed like genuine refugees: the Uyghur from China, the Kurd from Turkey, the Sikh from Afghanistan, the Muslim from Myanmar. Lithuania Welcomes Belarusians as It Rebuffs Middle Easterners 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Kurdish officials said Iraqi Kurds were lured to Belarus by traffickers with false promises of an easy journey. Iraqi Kurds cite work, graft as reasons behind Minsk gamble 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Budget shortfalls spurred by a crash in oil prices last year has made life more difficult for Iraqi Kurds. Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Only days later, the Iraqi government began taking steps to stop the migration of Iraqis, many of them Kurds, to Belarus. Doctor warns Iraqi Kurds: Illegal path to EU can be deadly 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Some of the victims appear to be Kurds. Channel tragedy: Whose lives were lost off Calais? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z But once the aid organization and the cameras left, Lithuanian soldiers started using sticks and tasers, the Kurds said, trying to drive them back over the border. Limping and Penniless, Iraqis Deported From Belarus Face Bleak Futures 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds say repressive policies of the ruling Kurdish elite are also driving their departure. Iraqi Kurds cite work, graft as reasons behind Minsk gamble 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Iraqi Kurds have taken to the streets to protest salary cuts and budget shortfalls. Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z They were dehydrated, but relieved to have survived a lesser-known migration route to Europe that is increasingly being used by wealthier Afghans, Iraqis, Iranians and Kurds. Sailboats packed with migrants seek Italy in latest tactic 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Based on her research, the majority of them appeared to be Iraqi Kurds, she said, and that was not surprising. Channel tragedy: Whose lives were lost off Calais? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The region is considered the most stable part of conflict-scarred Iraq, yet Iraqi Kurds made up a large group among thousands of migrants from the Middle East who had flown to Belarus since the summer. Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Some 430 migrants, mostly Iraqi Kurds, were to board a flight in Minsk bound for Erbil in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdistan region, and then on to Baghdad. Iraqis check in for flight home after failing to enter EU from Belarus 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Some Kurds in Dubai, fleeing Iraq primarily for economic reasons, said they had been prevented from boarding flights operated by Belavia, Belarus’s state-owned airline. Air Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Unlike many of their parents who became refugees during Saddam Hussein’s era, this time the Iraqi Kurds are not fleeing war or genocide. Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z We have filmed daily video calls with the likes of Aziz, an Iraqi Kurd scientist. Belarus border: Scrambling for facts in Europe's new crisis 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Then he heard from friends about Kurds finding their way to Germany after Belarus eased visa requirements last spring. Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Iraqis, especially Kurds, make up a significant number of the estimated 4,000 migrants now waiting in freezing Belarusian forests and trying to cross into Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. Iraqis check in for flight home after failing to enter EU from Belarus 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “Now we are waiting inside the airport cafeteria for the mercy of God,” said Zanyar Kawan, 21, who like many of the migrants is an Iraqi Kurd. Air Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z “We have food and water but not enough,” said one Iraqi Kurd, who asked to be called by his nickname, Bahadino. Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Thousands of people, many of them Kurds arriving from the Middle East, are camping at the border with Poland, enduring freezing conditions in the hope of crossing into the EU. Poland border: Turkey blocks Belarus flights to ease migrant crisis 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Thousands of migrants, many of them Iraqi Kurds, have been escorted to the borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia under the watchful eyes of the Belarusian authorities, according to E.U. officials. Migrants in Peril, and Raw Emotions, in a Volatile European Border Standoff 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z A 30-year-old Iraqi Kurd, who declined to give his name, decided to register for the evacuation flight with his wife after they attempted to cross at least eight time from Belarus to Lithuania and Poland. Iraqis check in for flight home after failing to enter EU from Belarus 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “Why is it only us Kurds cannot fly?” Air Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z On Thursday, a Belarusian soldier was overheard on the phone ordering an Iraqi Kurd to direct a group of 400 to 500 migrants from the Lithuanian border toward the Polish border. Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Many migrants in the current group are Iraqi Kurds. Opinion | The leader of Belarus is provoking a border crisis. He must be stopped. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The crowd was mostly made up of Iraqi Kurds, escaping political and economic hardships at home in the hope of finding better lives in the EU. Poland-Belarus: How social media posts fuelled the migrant crisis 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z For almost two weeks, Shwan Kurd has been stuck in limbo. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z One man we contacted, an Iraqi Kurd, told us they'd endured another night in freezing conditions and asked us in exasperation what sort of life this was. Belarus accused of state terrorism over migrant crisis 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “There is not enough water and food,” the Belarus border service said in a statement, describing the people in the camp as mainly Kurds. West Accuses Belarus of Orchestrating Migrant Crisis at Polish Border 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Sunnis and Iraqi Kurds, the next biggest religious and ethnic groups in Iraq, lead significant alliances in parliament. Baghdad deaths, injuries to be investigated amid election dispute -Iraqi news agency 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The Kurds, as a stateless and frequently persecuted people, have not failed to notice that 2021 marks a grim anniversary. Poland-Belarus: How social media posts fuelled the migrant crisis 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Cold, hungry and exhausted, Mr Kurd is convinced Poland will let him cross the border, allowing him to seek a new life of opportunities in the EU. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z "Nobody is letting us get in anywhere, Belarus or Poland," said 33-year-old Shwan Kurd, who described arriving in Belarus at the start of November. Belarus accused of state terrorism over migrant crisis 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The group are Syrian Kurds, in their 20s, looking to Europe for a better future. How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It has a large number of Kurds, whose culture and political aspirations have long been suppressed in Turkey. Turkey Sours on Syrians, but Not in This Sleepy Town, Jolted Awake 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z In 1991, 1.5 million Kurds fled Iraq into neighbouring countries as former President Saddam Hussein sought to punish them for rising up in the wake of that year's Gulf War. Poland-Belarus: How social media posts fuelled the migrant crisis 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr Kurd spoke to us from the camp, where he had been sleeping for days in freezing overnight temperatures, metres from Poland's barbed-wire fence. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The muhasasa system had created a succession of weak governments and ensured that the prime minister could only be Shiite, the president a Kurd, and the speaker of parliament a Sunni. Opinion | Iraqis never got the democracy we were promised. We are paying the price. 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The 2003 invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim, and catapulted to power majority Shi’ites and the Kurds, who were oppressed under the autocrat. Iraq counts votes after lowest ever election turnout 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z An ethnic Kurd himself, Mr. Peker used to drive taxis across the border, and speaks Kurdish and Arabic as well as Turkish. Turkey Sours on Syrians, but Not in This Sleepy Town, Jolted Awake 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The father, an Iraqi Kurd who gave his name as Karwan, had guided his family across the border from Belarus but was now in a forested area patrolled by Polish soldiers and border guards. An asylum-seeker’s wrenching decision: Stay on the run or save his child’s life? 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z "We need supplies, there are children here. No food has been given to us," Mr Kurd said. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z “At first, I was happy with the U.S. invasion, everyone was happy. We were filled with hope for a better future,” said Mohammed Agha, an Iraqi Kurd who was 27 when the invasion began. Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z The American move was widely criticized as a betrayal of the Kurds, who had lost thousands of fighters during the campaign against the Islamic State. As U.S. completes Afghan withdrawal, American allies in Syria watch warily 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z A young migrant in a black hoodie who gave his name as Rawa said the group were Kurds who had flown from Iraq to Istanbul in Turkey and then on to the Belarusian capital Minsk. Latvia starts pushing back migrants at tense Belarus border 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z It accused Ahrar al-Sharqiya of numerous crimes against civilians, especially Syrian Kurds, "including unlawful killings, abductions, torture, and seizures of private property." U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrian prisons, officials 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr Kurd said he flew to Minsk from the Iraqi capital Baghdad at the start of November. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The invasion reshaped Iraqi politics, including a shift in the country’s power base from minority Arab Sunnis to majority Shiites, with Kurds gaining their own autonomous region. Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z In 1991, there were rebellions by Shia Arabs in Iraq's south and Kurds in the north. The daring escape sparked by one forbidden glance 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z That includes the northwestern province of Idlib, which is still ruled by Sunni rebel forces, including some with ties to al-Qaeda, and a northeastern zone held by Kurds. Opinion | Biden says he is testing Putin. The answer will come in Syria. 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z In 1996, Operation Pacific Haven similarly airlifted 6,600 Iraqi Kurds to the U.S. island territory; their cases were processed, on average, in less than 120 days. Opinion | As the U.S. approaches withdrawal, our Afghan allies’ lives must be prioritized 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr Kurd may soon be followed by many others. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The Kurds, who are 23-year-old twins, hint at a generational change underway. Palestinians find new unity in struggle against Israel 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The Shia and Kurds believed this would mean the US would back uprisings against Saddam, and in March they erupted. The daring escape sparked by one forbidden glance 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Between 25 and 35 million Kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia. Remains of missing Kurdish-Iranian baby found in Norway 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The camp, established in the 1990s when thousands of Kurds from Turkey crossed the border, houses thousands of refugees. World digest: June 5, 2021 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z For Mr Kurd, the new life he covets is so close, yet so far. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The camp was established in the 1990s when thousands of Kurds from Turkey crossed the border in a movement Ankara says was deliberately provoked by the PKK. Erdogan says Turkey could target refugee camp deep inside Iraq 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z With the Gulf War over and the rebels lacking US support, Saddam unleashed one of his most brutal acts of repression against the Shia and Kurds, killing tens of thousands in just months. The daring escape sparked by one forbidden glance 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z There have been many deaths from these things: chemical weapons killed thousands of Kurds in Iraq in 1988, and an unknown number of Syrians during the present civil war. Biosecurity warning over loosely-regulated virus labs 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z The administration also saw some benefit to Kurds being in control of the oil. AP source: Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z "So many people's lives are in danger if we don't arrive," Mr Kurd said. Poland-Belarus crisis: The lives caught in a stalemate 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z And in 1996, as Saddam Hussein’s troops invaded their region, thousands of Iraqi Kurds were evacuated to Guam for visa processing and then permitted to enter the United States. Evacuate Afghans who helped Americans 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Three weeks ago, 38 Islamic state recruits, all Kurds between the age of 20 and 22, were arrested, he said. Kurdish leader says he fears Islamic State comeback in Iraq 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The protests erupted amid frustration among many ethnic Kurds in Turkey over what they viewed as Turkish government inaction over the Kobane crisis. World Digest: April 26, 2021 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Many ethnic Kurds in Turkey were frustrated by what they saw as the Turkish government’s inaction to help defeat IS. 108 on trial in Turkey for 2014 Kobani protests 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Thousands of Turkish Kurds rallied Saturday in Istanbul in support of the HDP. Pro-Kurdish MP detained after four nights holed up at Turkey's parliament 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Some Kurds say the current situation is reminiscent of the height of the conflict in the 1990s. Supporters voice defiance after bid to ban pro-Kurdish party in Turkey 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z The local people were Kurds, a mountain people with their own language and culture — and a history of resistance to the Turkish state. Endangered gazelles make a comeback on the edge of a war zone 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z But many Arabs now resent being under the Kurds’ governance, creating a new source of recruits as Islamic State tries to recover, Ford added. Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Disputes between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds over territory and ideals still simmer. Pope Francis calls for hope over hatred amid ruins of Mosul church 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z He also said he wanted to “kick out” the Kurds and Americans, whom he accused of occupying his home province, and to work for the release of other political prisoners. He told the world about his brutal torture in Syria. Then, mysteriously, he went back. Mongols, Persians, Arabs, Kurds and Ottomans have sacked, surrounded or occupied the seventh century monastery and the Christian town of Alqosh, above which it perches, near the borders with Turkey, Syria and Iran. An ancient monastery in Iraq is a symbol of Christian survival 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z “They began to attack the HDP from all directions. Each day the ‘shut down the HDP’ chorus continues to cause uproar, show enmity towards Kurds and spread the hatred climate,” she said. Turkey's pro-Kurdish party MPs targeted in legal barrage 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z IS cells in Syria are in contact with residents of the camp and support them, said a senior Kurdish official Badran Cia Kurd. Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z IS cells in Syria are in contact with residents of the camp and support them, said a senior Kurdish official Badran Cia Kurd. Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “At the same time, it is also true that we have challenges with Turkey,” the official said, citing the S-400 purchase and the Kurds. Turkey accuses U.S. of supporting Kurdish militants after 13 Turkish hostages are killed 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z He focused U.S. attention and resources on an alliance with the Kurds while shunning large parts of the Syrian Arab opposition and alienating the Turks. Opinion | Biden’s expected Iran envoy will complicate his Syria approach 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z It described it as "a hostile act against all Kurds and the entire opposition". Leyla Güven: Turkey sentences Kurdish politician to 22 years in prison 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z As a Faili Kurd, he was not recognised as an Iranian citizen: the regime regarded the Faili as Iraqis who were expelled, as Chegeni’s parents were, by Saddam Hussein in the early 1980s. Fazel Chegeni wanted 'nothing but peace'. Instead he died alone in Australia's island prison 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “This is my motherland. All my memories are in this house,” Kurd told Reuters. After 60 years, East Jerusalem Palestinians face eviction under Israeli settler rulings 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The United States has designated the PKK as a terrorist organization and has long argued with Turkey over whether it has any organic affiliation with the Syrian Kurds. Turkey accuses U.S. of supporting Kurdish militants after 13 Turkish hostages are killed 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z The actress and model spent two months rehearsing with three Kurds, learning stories about their families. How Hulu's pioneering Syrian civil war drama made 6 languages make sense 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The 22 passengers were all Kurds from Sardasht, and the pilot was a refugee from northern Iran, they say. The heartbreaking video and the death of a Kurdish-Iranian family 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Due to the fact I am a stateless Faili Kurd, I have been continually discriminated against and persecuted in Iran. Fazel Chegeni wanted 'nothing but peace'. Instead he died alone in Australia's island prison 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Kurd was ordered evicted in October, within 30 days. After 60 years, East Jerusalem Palestinians face eviction under Israeli settler rulings 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Turkey, where millions of Kurds live in the southeastern part of the country bordering Iraq and Syria, has been engaged in a low-level war for decades against PKK insurgents. Turkey accuses U.S. of supporting Kurdish militants after 13 Turkish hostages are killed 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z He later recalled that at age 13 he saw Iraqi soldiers publicly execute Kurds, including the father of one of his best friends, and hang their bodies in the streets. Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z A source close to the Turkish leader said Macron’s stance on the Kurds “causes tensions both in some face-to-face meetings and phone calls.” Analysis: Bad blood - why France-Turkey cartoon row could leave lasting impact 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z He was involved with securing a ceasefire in the region though, saying that the "Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us." US election 2020: What has Trump said about your country? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z A lawyer who represented the settlers claiming Kurd’s property declined to speak with Reuters. After 60 years, East Jerusalem Palestinians face eviction under Israeli settler rulings 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Countries that have had problems with mountain-based minorities include Russia, which has confronted rebels in Chechnya, and Turkey, which is still fighting Kurds in the southeast of the country. Perspective | Americans hate each other. But we aren’t headed for civil war. 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Dr. Karim devoted nearly all his life to the dream of a united, independent Kurdistan, a long-sought home for millions of Kurds across Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Najmaldin Karim, ‘one-man lobby’ for Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill, dies at 71 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Trump greenlit the Turkish attack on the Kurds in northern Syria, looked the other way on Turkey’s democratic backsliding and even attempted to quash the Justice Department’s investigation into Erdogan’s favorite bank. Opinion | Trump’s autocrat buddies must be losing sleep right about now 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Week 154Trump shifts his focus in Syria to protecting oil fields, tweeting, “Perhaps it is time for the Kurds to start heading to the Oil Region!” Perspective | Trump has shredded norms. Here’s an exhaustive – and still partial – list. There are about 270,000 people with Turkish roots in Austria, the Interior Ministry said, and about a third of them are Kurds. Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Today, the majority of the country’s wheatfields are still under the control of separatist Kurds. Syria introduces limits on subsidised bread as economic crisis bites 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Born and raised in a conservative Muslim family, the 31-year-old Iraqi Kurd from the city of Dohuk, in the north of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, is afraid to wear the Zoroastrian symbol openly. Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq, but still face stigma 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Now back in the United States, he is appalled at how Trump treated the Kurds. They wanted disruption in 2016. Now they’re Trump defectors 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z These oil fields are now in the hands of U.S. backed Syrian Kurds, who continue to sell part of the oil to Damascus. Syria says U.S. sanctions behind acute fuel crisis 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A heartbreaker for the military was Trump’s decision to abandon the Syrian Kurds who had fought so bravely against the Islamic State. Opinion | Trump’s bad marriage with the military has finally exploded 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z A professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics, Graeber studied anarchism and anti-capitalist movement, and challenged the world to consider the plight of the Kurds in the Middle East. David Graeber, influential in Occupy Wall Street, dies at 59 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Most of them were Kurds converting from Islam, but Arabs and Christians joined the movement as well, she said. Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq, but still face stigma 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Part of the goal is to hand off more of the mission to Kurds’ Syrian Democratic Forces and ensure the group cannot reconstitute itself. Pentagon official says Islamic State battered, but not beaten 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He said the detainees were thought to be citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Kurds from Turkey. Polish border guards detain 34 people from Middle East found in a lorry 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z After IS lost its territories in Syria, J. and her family were captured by Kurds and were eventually taken into deportation custody in Turkey. Woman accused of joining IS arrested on return to Germany 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z After Boochani, an ethnic Kurd, fled from Iran he eventually made his way by boat to Australia’s Christmas Island in 2013 and was later held on Manus Island. Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Kurds' position on all these IS prisoners from Europe is simple: "They came from your countries. We cannot guard them for much longer. You need to take them back." IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But the country’s Sunni areas, home also to minority groups of Kurds, Christians, Shi’ite Turkmen and Yazidis, presented more of a challenge. Special Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z In Turkey today, Kurds still face widespread discrimination. Killing of Kurd in Turkey sparks discrimination accusations 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The Kurds also operate more than a dozen camps for families displaced by the conflict that hold tens of thousands of people, many of them non-Syrian wives and children of Islamic State fighters. ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Syrian Kurds established an autonomous zone in the northeast in 2012 and were U.S. partners on the ground in fighting the Islamic State extremist group. Rights group: COVID-19 supplies not reaching northeast Syria 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The Syrian Kurds, who fought IS and who now guard the camps, have their own problems to worry about. IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Some analysts say his work with Armenians and Kurds is hated by elements in Turkey’s security establishment. From Prominent Turkish Philanthropist to Political Prisoner 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z But overcrowding has plagued the more than two dozen facilities where the Kurds are holding some 10,000 IS militants, including 2,000 foreigners whose home countries have refused to repatriate them. Crammed in filthy cells, political prisoners fear infection 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z ABC News made a similar mistake last fall when it aired footage from a Kentucky gun range while falsely claiming it depicted a fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Turkish forces. CBS News admits 'mistake' after airing footage of overcrowded Italian hospital in report about NYC 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Media reports said the detainees were Kurds living in Greece. World Digest: March 19, 2020 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Press reports said the detainees were Kurds living in Greece, and there was no indication the operation was connected with Islamic extremism. Greek counterterror police seize arms, detain more than 20 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z |
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