Despite risks, Kurds in Syria have the best chance in a generation to protect their national rights. Their success may hinge on the international community.

Iran has threatened to set oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East “on fire” if its energy sites are attacked.

His rise signals a shift toward total resistance. With nothing left to lose and his family line decimated by coalition ...

But the air campaign alone, while devastating, is unlikely to bring that about, so Washington appears to be assessing if it ...

A grassroots revolution in Iran sounds attractive, but it is far too risky. The likely outcome of dismantling the Islamic Republic is not stable democracy, but state fracture, political chaos, and ...

Of the many permutations that may determine who succeeds Governor Dapo Abiodun in 2027, the most debated is the long-standing agitation ...

NPR's Leila Fadel sits down with Iraq's former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to talk about the fallout from the US-Israel war against Iran, for Iraq and the region.

Last week, President Donald Trump spoke with Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish leaders, reportedly offering “extensive US aircover” and logistical support for armed groups to cross the border from Iraq into ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg about the role Kurds may play in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg about the role Kurds may play in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

In an interview with RFE/RL, Wladimir van Wilgenburg said while there is significant noise about a Kurdish-led offensive into ...

Washington has long worked with Kurdish groups in the Middle East. But without sufficient support, encouraging Iranian Kurds ...