The Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF traded the blame over the reason for the attacks in Aleppo. Turkey blames Kurdish forces for not wanting to integrate into Syria's newly-established army.

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that ...

A volunteer security official was reportedly also killed during the clashes. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the ...

At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring ...

In recent months Turkey’s peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an armed Kurdish group that has been locked in a war with the country’s army for four decades, have picked up steam. In a ...

Three sisters are working together to bring a restaurant rooted in "love, culture and the joy of cooking together." ...

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Iranian proxy attacks on Kurdish energy infrastructure could put US troops in danger. On the evening of November 26, the Khor Mor gas field in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq was ...

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government.

Trump, unlike his predecessors, seemed to admire Erdogan’s brand of illiberalism and his skillful geopolitical balancing, repeatedly calling him “a friend” and “a very strong leader.” Turkish ...

The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of their family members. By Alissa J. Rubin ...