Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

AKRE. Iraq — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on ...

Experts charge that Erdogan might give Kurds some cultural rights in exchange for their support to amend Turkey's constitution.

For half a century, Kurdish militants have fought Turkey for independence in the southeast of the country, a region heavily populated by ethnic Kurds. The battle has claimed more than 40,000 lives ...

Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Akra, Iraq, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) ...