With no country to call their own, Iraqi Kurds have been overpowered in clashes with Turkey, Britain and Iran, and have been systematically persecuted by Saddam Hussein's regime. Parts of the ...

Kurdistan Workers Party, in a major development, declares a ceasefire following a call from its imprisoned founder, Abdullah ...

These meetings culminated in Öcalan’s February 27 statement, in which he urged his organization to lay down arms and abandon ...

In the case of the Kurds, despite the division, sentiments of solidarity and expressed desire for self-determination in the ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurds are an important factor in the region and can no longer be ignored ...

It recognizes Kurds, who make up about 10 percent of the population, as “an indigenous community of the Syrian state” and guarantees them full political and constitutional rights. The deal ...

Erdoğan’s speech suggested not only a willingness to re-engage with Kurds but also the possibility of a broader political compromise. This is not Erdoğan’s first attempt to resolve the ...

In a potentially seismic shift in Kurdish history, veteran leader Ocalan sent ... except for a few photos from his jail cell. The Kurds, an ethnic minority with a distinct culture and language ...

March 1 (UPI) --The militia wing of the Kurdistan Workers Party announced a cease-fire with immediate effect Saturday to halt decades of conflict between Turkey and the Kurds. The cease-fire ...

A ceasefire between Syria's Kurds and the government in Damascus ends hostilities and grants first-time rights to the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Individuals from Hasaka appointed to represent their province in Syria’s National Dialogue Conference do not represent Kurds, Kurdish activists and politicians said as ...