(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurdish border couriers, known in Kurdish and Farsi as Kulbars, transporting goods between Iran and Iraq ...

The United Nations said that Iranian attacks last week hit Iranian refugee settlements across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan. Local officials said at least nine civilians were killed and dozens ...

Komala leader Abdulla Mohtadi told Newsweek that "the regime might collapse under pressure" if the U.S. lends its support.

In the Kurdish-administered region of northern Iraq (KRG) — which borders the predominantly Kurdish west of Iran — many of the exiled activists keep a low profile, hiding in safe houses.

The State Department says Americans should not visit the country for any reason as terrorism, kidnapping concerns rise.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Tensions on the Kurdistan Region’s borders with Turkey and Iran have recently de-escalated, said a spokesperson for Iraq’s border forces on Tuesday. Turkish and ...

Photo composite: Noah Friedman Iran is deploying armored and special units along its western border to prevent the infiltration of Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq, a top commander of the ...

Both announcements mark a big shift in Kurdish strategy. Kurds hope that relinquishing their arms will help them negotiate ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian foreign ministry on Thursday condemned Israeli pre-dawn raid in southern Syria. One person was killed in the operation and several others were detained. Israel claimed ...

Kurdistan will, at best, find itself in an unstable region and, at worst, will be surrounded by hostile powers resentful of its independence and disputing both its borders and claim to resources.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party said it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated Firat News Agency reported.