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Kurdish News Bbc, Turkey shells a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demands it retreat from territory it has seized, prompting concern in Washington. The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil joins an elite female unit of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia as it undergoes training to fight jihadist-led Sunni rebels in Iraq. Judge Mans Wigen said Sweden's bid to join Nato had no bearing on the verdict A Swedish court has jailed a Kurdish man for four-and-a-half The Iranian military's strikes come amid speculation that the US wants Iranian Kurdish groups to join its conflict with Iran. Kurdistan 24 has set itself a challenge: to provide up-to-date, impartial, and quality information to the widest possible Kurdish-speaking public in the region. The Turkish interior minister points the finger at the PKK group after an attack near Ankara kills five people. Syria's government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the gradual integration Photographer Richard Wayman recalls his time in northern Iraq during the Kurdish uprising of 1991. Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were The man accused of a deadly attack against the Kurdish community in Paris has admitted to a "pathological" hatred of migrants, French The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil met members of an elite female unit of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as they prepared to go to the frontline. The scene mushroomed after the 1991 Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces political and human rights reforms aimed at benefiting Kurds and other minorities. Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were Iraqi Kurdistan largely escaped the privations of the last years of Saddam's rule and the chaos that followed his ouster in 2003, and built a Turkey says it has carried out a number of air strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, hours after a suicide blast hit the interior ministry. After the recent bombing in Istanbul, Turkish retaliatory air strikes on Kurdish targets have left a population on edge. @BBCKurdish • 742 subscribers • 12 videos BBC Kurdish Official YouTube Channel كه‌ناڵی فه‌رمی بی‌بی‌سی كوردی له‌ یوتیوب more All the latest content about Kurds from the BBC. Syria's army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance have reported fresh clashes in the country's north-east, a day The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, tells the BBC he intends to hold a referendum on independence within months. Turkey has been The BBC News website looks at the bloody Anfal campaign launched against the Kurds by Saddam Hussein's government. Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and Stay on top of Kurds latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at how the Turkish government's push for peace with Kurdish rebels stalled, leading to a new round of violence. Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were Iraqi Kurdistan largely escaped the privations of the last years of Saddam's rule and the chaos that followed his ouster in 2003, and built a Turkey shells a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demands it retreat from territory it has seized, prompting concern in Washington. His A ceasefire was raised earlier in the week, but Kurdish forces refused to leave the last stronghold of Sheikh Maksoud under the deal. Urmia; Continued arbitrary detention and no news on the fate of Hadith Haghighi, a Kurdish blogger Human Rights 20:58, 17 April 2026 Kurdistan 24 has set itself a challenge: to provide up-to-date, impartial, and quality information to the widest possible Kurdish-speaking public in the region. Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, publishing in English, Kurdish, Arabic, and Turkish. Many of the Iraqi Kurds stuck at camps dotted along the northern French coast and Belarus-Poland border say they are trying to escape Many of the Iraqi Kurds stuck at camps dotted along the northern French coast and Belarus-Poland border say they are trying to escape Photographer Richard Wayman recalls his time in northern Iraq during the Kurdish uprising of 1991. Iraqi Kurdistan has a vibrant media scene with hundreds of broadcast, online and press outlets. The scene mushroomed after the 1991 Photographer Richard Wayman recalls his time in northern Iraq during the Kurdish uprising of 1991. We The Kurds have quietly used the tumult in Iraq to fulfil one ambition and expand their control in Kirkuk, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Irbil. Kurdish-led forces in Syria say another 250 militants have surrendered as they work to clear the last part of a prison seized by the Islamic Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border, in the first major air raid since the PKK declared a ceasefire in 2013. The Kurds have quietly used the tumult in Iraq to fulfil one ambition and expand their control in Kirkuk, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Irbil. BBC Kurdish Official YouTube Channel كه‌ناڵی فه‌رمی بی‌بی‌سی كوردی له‌ یوتیوب Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq have told the BBC they have plans to cross the border. As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces. The siege by Islamic State of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane has fuelled a political crisis in Turkey that could have far-reaching consequences, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports. We At least 30 anti-government protesters have been killed by security forces in Kurdish-populated cities in west Iran in the past week, a rights Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. Stay informed with the latest news, video, live updates and expert analysis about Iraqi Kurdistan from across the BBC. The BBC's Orla Guerin travels undercover to north-east Syria, where long-oppressed Kurds are using the chaos in the country to push for autonomy. Syria's government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the gradual integration Syria's army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance have reported fresh clashes in the country's north-east, a day The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, tells the BBC he intends to hold a referendum on independence within After the recent bombing in Istanbul, Turkish retaliatory air strikes on Kurdish targets have left a population on edge. A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are "ready to go home", as they Kurdish fighters seized back the border town of Kobane from IS after four months of fighting With the centennial commemoration of World War Kurds make up the Middle East's fourth-largest ethnic group, but they have never obtained statehood. Turkey closes most of its border crossings with Syria after the arrival of at least 130,000 Kurd refugees, as IS militants approach a key Syrian . Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, publishing in English, Kurdish, Arabic, and Turkish. All the latest content about Iraqi Kurdistan from the BBC. tam, cps, pru, ugz, qxf, jxv, djx, zbg, npz, ofd, pra, cmb, idr, rxt, boa,