Hakan Özoğlu, a professor of history at the University of Central Florida, is the author of "Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State." Updated July 5, 2014, 10:58 AM When the collapse of the ...

Washington.– When the United States encouraged revolt in Iraq for its own reasons, then changed its mind and abandoned the Kurds to massacre and deprivation, it was only the latest event in a… ...

With Kurdistan's history of holding its ground despite society's belief in borders and war games in the neighboring Syrian conflict, territorial disputes were apt to erupt in Iraq. And they have.

B&w photos, map. Agent, Neeti Madan. (On sale Apr. 27) Forecast: Few news reports have shed light on the daily life or recent history of Kurds, and Bird's account certainly fills that gap.

Rise of a Kurdish state in Iraq will affect neighbouring countries with Kurdish communities The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Massud Barzani (C) leaves after a session of the ...

The Kurds are key to any efforts to thwart the jihadists of the Islamic State. But they've been disappointed by the U.S. before.

Sunday, Jul 06, 2014. Dubai: If Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani’s push for independence, his intent made clear in a recent announcement, is successful and Iraq is dismembered, analysts ...

The most pressing problem is funding. Much of Kurdistan’s domestic economy is dependent on Turkey, which has threatened to cut off the flow of goods and stop exporting oil because of the referendum ...

Historical marker and Metro Council resolution commemorates Kurdish community's nearly 50-year history. About 20,000 Kurds live in Nashville, the largest Kurdish community in in the U.S.

Kurds face transformation of Iraq's political map as they lose territory in face of government advance. Responsibility for the need to withdrawal will be debated by Iraqi Kurds for decades to come ...