More often than not, when Iraqi Kurdistan enters into U.S. discussion, it is simply in terms of its status as a U.S. ally and frontline force against the Islamic State. Of course, every so often, the ...

On December 28, 2025, a wave of protests that began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar rapidly spread across the Islamic Republic. After decades of brutal state oppression and economic decline, many Iranians ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand ...

"In the region, if a person is not armed, no one takes him into account." - Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani, Leader of the People’s Front The power struggle to control what is now called Iraqi Kurdistan ...

Iraq's central government has ordered a halt to all international flights to and from the autonomous region from 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) Friday after Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqi Kurds, who field one of the most effective ground forces fighting Islamic State militants, are urgently asking the U.S. to help ease their budget crisis made worse by slumping ...

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi in Erbil to discuss Syria's security and political situation. Both stressed stability, counterterrorism cooperation, and ...