List of Kurdistan articles
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ERBIL, IRAQ - SEPTEMBER 21: Kurdish people show their support for the upcoming referendum for independence of Kurdistan at a rally on September 21, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. The Kurdish Regional government is preparing to hold the September 25, independence referendum despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, which voted Tuesday to reject Kurdistan's referendum and authorized the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to take measures against the vote. Despite the mounting pressures Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani continues to campaign and state his determination to go ahead with the vote. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Baghdad Stops Flights to Erbil, Kurds Talk ‘Unilateral’ Independence
The war of words in Iraq is escalating, but Baghdad has not yet cut off oil exports or shifted troops.
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Edgar on Strategy (IV): A conversation with a Turkish strategic corporal
A brief cross-cultural exchange shows why political philosophy matters and why our strategic alliances require a nuanced approach.
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KIRKUK, IRAQ - SEPTEMBER 25: People are seen casting their referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Not Everyone in Kurdistan Is Cheering Kurdish Independence
In Iraq’s multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, this week’s referendum has sparked celebration — and serious discontent.
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iraqi kurds Kurdish Bid for Greater Sovereignty Sparks Backlash From Baghdad
After overwhelming “yes” vote on independence, Kurds remain defiant in the face of threats to close borders and choke exports.
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Iraqi Kurds wave the Kurdish flag as they celebrate in the streets of the northern city of Arbil on September 25, 2017 following a referendum on independence. Iraq's Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh tensions with Baghdad, threats from Turkey and fears of unrest. / AFP PHOTO / Safin HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi Kurds Vote for Independence Over U.S. Objections
Erbil has plenty of backers in Washington. Just not for independence.
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TOPSHOT - Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on September 16, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi President Cancels U.S. Trip Over Kurdish Referendum
The moves comes as both Prime Minister Abadi and the Iraqi Supreme Court rebuked the Kurdish government.
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TOPSHOT - A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, walks through a damaged flat in a building in the western al-Daraiya neighbourhood of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa on September 5, 2017, as they battle to retake the northern city from the Islamic State (IS) group. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleiman (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Who Will Rule Raqqa After the Islamic State?
A geopolitical game of thrones is taking place at the local level, with Kurds, Arabs, and the Syrian state fighting for power.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks a meeting with businessmen in Buenos Aires, on September 12, 2017. Netanyahu, who is accompanied by a 30-member delegation of Israeli business leaders on his two-day official visit to Argentina, said Israel was an "innovation nation" eager to share opportunities with Argentina in agriculture, water, IT, cyber security and health. / AFP PHOTO / Eitan ABRAMOVICH (Photo credit should read EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images) Netanyahu Finally Supports a Two-State Solution — In Iraq
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu redoubles Israeli support for Iraqi Kurds’ upcoming independence referendum.
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Iraqi Kurdish demonstrators wave the Kurdish flag during a protest demanding for the independence of Kurdistan outside the United Nations offices in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region, on August 23, 2014. About 700,000 Iraqis have gathered in the Kurdish north after being driven from their homes by jihadist Islamic State (IS) fighters, the UN said as it stepped up a massive aid operation to the region. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images) The Kurds Are Not Children
They have earned their independence, and the West must get out of the way.
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MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 20: A Kurdish peshmerga tank moves forward during an assault to recapture the village of Tiskharab on October 20, 2016 near Mosul, Iraq. Kurdish and Iraqi forces, supported by numerous countries including Britain and the USA, have continued their advance towards towards Iraq's second largest city of Mosul which has been held by Islamic State militants since 2014. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) With Referendum Approaching, Kurds Wait for More U.S. Military Aid
A $300 million package remains in limbo.
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A flag of the autonomous Kurdistan region flies as Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position to monitor the area from their front line post in Bashiqa, a town 13 kilometres north-east of Mosul on August 16, 2014. Kurdish troops backed by US warplanes launched a bid to recapture Mosul dam, Iraq's largest, from Islamic State jihadists, a senior Kurdish military official said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi Kurds Want America as Their Divorce Lawyer
Kurdish leaders are trying to persuade the United States to broker a potentially explosive split between Erbil and Baghdad.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony marking the last year's failed coup, at the Bestepe People's Culture and Congress Centre in Ankara, on July 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) First, They Came for the Gulenists
Erdogan isn’t the root of Turkey’s troubles. It’s a deep-seated cycle of repression and revenge — with no end in sight.
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FP_podcast_article_artwork-1-ER The Rocky Path Toward Kurdish Independence
David Kenner is joined by Campbell MacDiarmid and Douglas Ollivant to discuss Campbell's recent interview with Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzani about the Sept 25, 2017 referendum on independence.
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ypg I Fled the Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ in Raqqa — But Fear Its Liberators
The Arab residents of my hometown are trading their jihadi tormentors for Kurdish rulers they don't entirely trust.
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masmoud No International Support for Kurdistani Referendum? No Problem, Says Erbil
The international community is not supporting Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum. But the KRG is planning on holding it anyway.
