Kurdistan
Israel, Kurdistan, and the hopes for a strong political alliance - opinion
In a twisted way, the closer Kurds and Jews get, and the more visible that becomes, the more people start seeing Kurds as another kind of Jew: in how they frame the Kurdish political struggle.
Iran launches drone strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq
Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout
Islamic regime attacks against Kurdish forces affect both Kurds in Iran, Iraq as tensions rise
French officer killed, at least five soldiers wounded in drone strike on base in Iraq’s Makhmour
Macron called the attack "unacceptable" and said that the French troops were stationed in the region as part of France's support in fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Airstrike on Italian base in Iraq was deliberate, defense minister says
The defense ministry initially spoke of a missile attack on the Italian base in Erbil, but ministry sources later said it was a drone that had destroyed a military vehicle, possibly by accident.
Are Iranian drone attacks on consulate in Erbil a red line for the UAE? - analysis
It was the latest attempt by the Iranian regime and Iranian-backed militias to target the UAE, which has been attacked with hundreds of drones and missiles since the war with Iran broke out.
Iranian debris damages UAE petrol facility, drones damage Bahraini residences, injures 32 civilians
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar also came under attack, as Oman's Muscat airport limited private jet flights into the Gulf State's capital.
Trump pragmatically changes course, 'has no interest' in Kurdish offensive in Iran
"I don't want to see the Kurds get hurt and killed. And we've had a good relationship. They're willing to go in. But we really, I've told them I don't want them to go in," the US president said.
‘Regime fall is inevitable,’ Iranian academic says as war enters second week
Members of the IRGC, the Basij, and other repressive forces still deployed in the streets have become fatigued and desperate, the officer said.
Why the Kurds are suddenly in the spotlight during the war with Iran - explainer
As Iranian proxies target Iraq's Kurdistan, the US is reportedly courting Kurdish Iranian militias for a ground front. Groups remain split between seizing the moment and avoiding total war.
Erbil hotel hit by drone attack, security sources say
The drone attack, which came the same day as two other Erbil drone attacks, occured amid Kurdish concerns of being dragged into the Iran war.
Israel backing Iranian Kurdish push to seize Iran border areas, sources say
An Israeli source cautioned that there was pushback from the Iraqi Kurds, and without their practical support it would be hard for the Iranian Kurds to mobilize.
Iranian officers reportedly abandon posts amid airstrikes, Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
IDF begins new wave of strikes on Iranian regime • Russia reportedly providing Iran with intel on US • IDF destroys Khamenei's bunker in Tehran • Smotrich's son injured in Lebanon
