The strains on families are apparent. In 2004, Ozgokce co-founded the Van Women’s Association, which conducted a survey of 776 Kurdish women in Van—82 percent said they were victims of ...

reportedly ended on Monday a U.S.-mediated ceasefire that allowed for Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from the northeastern city of Manbij. Van Hollen and Graham said that Turkey “has refused ...

In the predominantly Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Van in southeast Turkey, people gathered in public spaces, dancing in anticipation of the announcement. They had hoped to watch it on large ...

Kurdish fighters attempted to establish an independent homeland in Iran in 1946, but their success was only temporary. (photo: Mahmud Efendi, courtesy www.akaKURDISTAN.com) The first -- and brief ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday receives President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani, who arrived in the Kingdom for an official visit (Petra photo) ...

His Majesty King Abdullah meets on Sunday with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani at Al Husseiniya Palace. The meeting covered the deep-rooted ties between Jordan and Iraq, ...