The Republic of Kurdistan lived for only 11 months before the Iranian government and world powers, once again, stood against the Kurdish wish for self-determination.
It dissolved on 15 December 1946, but left a landmark effect on the regional politics, reminding the entire region of the Kurdish legitimate right to hold and govern their own land.
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to campaigners against rape in warfare, Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Ms Murad is an Iraqi Yazidi who was tortured and raped by Islamic State militants and later […]
Richard Hartley-ParkinsonFriday 26 Jul 2019 7:54 am A Royal Navy escort will accompany British-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid growing tensions in the Gulf, the Government has announced. Ships must give advance notice […]
BY: Mahmut Bozarslan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Developments in northern Syria, which has a large Kurdish population, have long been on Turkey’s agenda. Turkey considers the growing power of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the […]