Kurdistan
US withdrawal from Iraq will be watched closely by Iran-backed militias, Kurds - analysis
Iranian-backed militias and Iran have already targeted the Kurdistan region with more than 1,000 drone and missile attacks since February 2026, and it will be vulnerable if the US withdraws.
Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan aim to transform Iraq into buffer zone, spread war - analysis
Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder
As US considers cutting funds from Kurdish forces, concerns rise over stability in Middle East
Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites
"One of the [tombs] contained a clay coffin with a small headless figurine of a pregnant woman," Muhammad Lashkri, director of antiquities and heritage affairs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said.
Iran's attack on Kurdistan may signal new phase in Tehran's regional drone warfare - analysis
Iran’s drone strike on the Kurdistan Region may showcase new capabilities while warning Erbil and Washington that Tehran is willing to redraw regional red lines.
Iran's drone strike on Kurds may be warning over Trump administration's backchannel, analyst says
Two drones targeted the office of Masrour Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government's prime minister, and the home of the region's intelligence chief in northern Iraq on Monday.
Iranian drones target Iraq's Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's office
Two drones launched from Iran targeted offices linked to KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and a senior security official, with no casualties reported.
Iraqi Kurdistan emerges as a key diplomatic bridge between US and Iran - analysis
Nechirvan Barzani’s ties with Washington, Tehran and regional Kurdish actors have positioned Iraqi Kurdistan as a key diplomatic bridge.
Two drones attack Kurdistan Regional Government prime minister, head of protection agency
The statement added that the attacks were launched from Iranian territory and that no human casualties had been reported.
Kurdish disappointment is a bigger story than Ocalan’s rhetoric - opinion
Ocalan's anti-Israel statements should not automatically be regarded as a reflection of the general views of Kurdish society, since he has been in Turkish custody for decades.
Recent Kurdistan Region attacks expose Baghdad’s struggle with Iran-backed militias - analysis
Three drones were intercepted over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, as Baghdad seeks to bring armed groups under state control and rein in Iran-backed militias.
Kurds are not a proxy. We are a nation without a front - opinion
I can forgive an anonymous stranger a cheap joke. I have less patience for people who call themselves intellectuals and arrive at the identical idea in longer sentences.
Iraq seeks Saudi, Syrian ties as it faces pressure to rein in Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq’s militias have threatened US forces and Israel in the past. They have kidnapped journalists and carried out hundreds of attacks on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.
