Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.

But the air campaign alone, while devastating, is unlikely to bring that about, so Washington appears to be assessing if it ...

Iran has started to feel the strain of its leadership crisis after US-Israel strikes wiped out dozens of commanders and ...

Rather than becoming tinder in the strategies of major powers, Kurds deserve the chance to stand as independent actors shaping their own future. Bringing the war to a swift end would also serve ...

Experts say backing Iran’s ethnic communities could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’ and increase risk of chaotic civil war ...

For the people behind it, “Operation Epic Fury” is a moment of historic importance. “People do not understand how big this is,” says one Israeli official. “The Middle East will be completely changed ...

The US has made an outreach to Iranian Kurdish dissident groups as "Operation Epic Fury" rattles the pieces of the Middle ...

An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support.

The U.S. president sows chaos even when he clearly doesn’t mean the things he says.

The attack intends to cause civil war in Iran on the model of Syria and Libya, with millions forced to flee their country ...

Almost two weeks into what the Pentagon branded "Operation Epic Fury"—a name that conjures images of adolescents designing video games as indicated by the War Department's sadistic memes showing the ...

Nation-state system in Middle East could collapse in favour of tribal alliances, Yedioth Ahronoth columnist argues ...