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Byline: KAMIL KAKOL SULAIMANIYA, Iraq -- An American fighting for the Islamic State was captured in northern Iraq on Monday morning, Kurdish and American officials said. The American, identified by [...]

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq -- Before dawn on Monday, Kurdish soldiers noticed a man approaching them near the ancient city of Sinjar, the site of violent clashes with Islamic State fighters. The [...]

Byline: KAMIL KAKOL and KAREEM FAHIM SULAIMANIYA, Iraq -- For the first time, pesh merga forces from Iraqi Kurdistan have moved to join the fighting against Islamic State militants besieging [...]

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq -- For the first time, pesh merga forces from Iraqi Kurdistan have moved to join the fighting against Islamic State militants besieging the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani, [...]

The article previews the play "The Oresteia" directed by Milo Rau and starring Mustafa Dargham.

The article reports on the overload raft sunk in Tigris River, Iraq on March 21, 2019 which carried several people who dressed to celebrate the Kurdish New Year.

The article focuses on the military campaign of Iraqi counterterrorism forces and the pesh merga forces of the Kurdistan region aimed at pushing the Islamic State fighters outside of Mosul, Iraq. Topics discussed include the new front opened by Kurdish fighters north of Mosul, the contribution of the American air support forces in helping Kurdish fighters weaken the resistance of the terrorists, and the response of the Islamic State to the expected assault.

The article discusses Iran's missile strikes on Pakistan and Iraq, triggering denunciations and tensions in the Middle East; Iran claims the strikes were in response to terrorist attacks within its borders, while France and the U.S. criticize the actions, raising concerns about broader conflict.

The article offers information regarding the Erbil citadel, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Erbil, Iraq and one of the oldest human settlements with 6000 years of habitation, and presents evidences of its continuity marked by a family staying in their ancestral house, a Grand Mosque, and museums.

The article reports on the measures taken by the Iraqi Kurdish officials and the administration against the hundreds of suspected fighters who worked for the extremist group ISIS and who are arrive at checkpoints and are claiming innocence and begging for mercy. Many of such people are claiming that they were cooks in ISIS.

The article presents information on the independence celebrations of Iraqi Kurdistan from Iraq which included a voting, and the negative reactions of its neighbors and the U.S on it.

The article focuses on the vote of Kurdish soldier Dana Salah Hama and other Kurds for an independence of Kurdistan.

The article reports on the Turkey's warning to Kurds to cancel their vote in becoming an independent state from Iraq stating that the referendum may result to economic and diplomatic retaliation.

The article explores the pressure facing Iraqi Kurds from the international community to cancel their vote for independence on September 26, 2017, dealing with topics including the possibility that the vote may lead to ethnic violence.

The article reports on bombing by Turkish warplanes on People's Protection Units, Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria, comments from Mark Toner of the State Department, regarding the U.S.' military campaign against the Islamic State and views of Kurdish security official Masrour Barzani, on it.

The article discusses the death of terrorist organization Islamic State fighters in a terrorist attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, has helped Kurdish armed forces and intelligence to study fighters' cellphone data, preserve DNA and fingerprint, and decipher ISIS strategy.

The article informs that militant group Islamic State conducted its military operation in northern Iraq after more than five months on December 16, 2015 to showcase its strength despite setbacks in Sinjar, Iraq, and in northern Syria, and mentions views of American officer Mark Odom, on the same.

The article reports on the success of Kurdish forces for retaking and defending the territory in northern Iraq from terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) in June 2015 which reflects a success story for the U.S. government's policy of coordinating with local ground forces to battle ISIS.

The article reports on the entry of military reinforcement in the besieged Syrian town through Turkey.

The article reports on the water shortages and drought across Mesopotamia due to climate change and desertification. Other factors to water shortages include weak governance, reliance on wasteful irrigation techniques, population growth and increasing individual consumption. It describes the consequences of the drying of irrigation canals and rivers including extreme temperature, water scarcity, food shortages, end of farming and difficulty in dilution of wastewater.

The article focuses on a wide swath of Iraqi farmland near Baghdad, controlled by the Iraqi militia Khataib Hezbollah, linked to Iran and designated a terrorist group by the U.S., which serves as a base for assembling drones and retrofitting rockets.

The article reports that the Iraqi Army has captured the city of Mosul, which was under the authoritarian rule of the Islamic State or ISIS. Topics discussed include danger of getting out of Mosul, number of people who were executed for their role in a plot to overturn the Islamic State, and efforts of Mosul residents to fight against ISIS militants.

The article discusses the fear of Kurds concerning the possible betrayal by the U.S. for the second time in Syria. Topics discussed include the statement of program director Joost Hiltermann regarding the betrayal experienced by Kurds at the end of World War I, the aim of Syrian Kurds for the establishment of an autonomous region, and the aid given by the U.S. to Kurds after the Persian Gulf war.

The article discusses the deaths of migrant refugees from Kurdistan, Iraq discovered by Austria police in the back of a meat truck in Austria on August 27, 2015 within the context of their exploitation by smugglers. An overview of the aforementioned Iraqi Kurdish refugees' affluent economic conditions is provided.

The article discusses U.S. military veterans who decide to work with local militias in Iraq and Syria in order to fight the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist organization. Topics addressed include the decision of veteran Patrick Maxwell to volunteer to fight with Kurdish security forces (pesh merga), as well as filmmaker Matthew VanDyke's efforts to recruit veterans to help train militias.

The article reports that the campaign to retake the city of Mosul, Iraq from the terrorist group Islamic State has started on October 17, 2016, with Iraqi security forces, Kurdish forces and U.S air support comprising the group involved in the effort.

The article focuses on the discovery and digging of mass graves by Iraqi soldiers in Tikrit, Iraq to search for the remains of Iraqi air force cadets, who were killed by the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) in June 2014.

The article reports that the Yazidi leaders and emergency relief officials strongly argued on the claims of the U.S. government stating that the humanitarian crisis in Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq was over.

The article discusses the travails of the Syrian Kurdish family the Kurdi family and their efforts to escape Syria, which garnered global attention following a photograph of the body of 2-year-old refugee Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach that was transmitted around the world in September 2015. It discusses the oppression of Kurds in Syria, Alan Kurdi's father, Abdullah Kurdi, and the impact of the the demonstrations known as the Arab Spring in Syria that began in 2011. It also discusses the civil war in Syria.

The article reports that the Iraqi government carried out a military assault to curb the independence drive by Iraq's Kurdish minority.

The article reports on the land border disputes at the Kurds, Iraq, along with the details on the plans of Iraq government, the foreign relations between Iraq and U.S., and the ban on international flights.

The article reports on economic crisis in Iraq following the deline in petroleum prices, as of February 2016, citing impact of the country's war against the terrorist organization Islamic State, and mentions possibilies of social unrest due dependence of people on government salary.

The article reports on the airstrikes of Turkish fighter jets at three targets on militant group Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria on July 24, 2015 in an effort to pre-empt a planned attack on Turkey.

The article reports on the victory of the Democratic Party of Kurds in the Turkish parliamentary election on June 7, 2015.

The article reports on the strategic plan of the Iraqi forces to secure first the western province of Anbar to continue their offensive's progress against Islamic State militants in Tikrit with the help of militias in 2015.

The article reports on various militant attacks in Shiite in Iraq including the car bombing at Karbala near the shrine in Shiite Islam, the suicide attack in Shiite mosque in Baghdad, and the shootout at the boulevard of Karrada neighborhood.

The article article focuses on the operation of jihadist fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) at the Kurdish town of Kobani, Syria which affects Turkey's peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).