Kurdistan
A life and death market: Starlink smuggling to Iran surges
“Holders will be dealt with firmly,” said Iranian Brigadier-General Hossein Rahimi, head of the Economic Security Police.
‘There will be hell in Syria’: Kurdish campaigner urges international intervention
Follow the flow: Inside Iranian narco-trafficking in Iraqi Kurdistan - explainer
Iran escalates regional response to protests with strike on Kurdish forces - report
Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces
Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.
'We'll fight side by side in Rojava,' Kurdistan Freedom Party leader tells 'Post' - interview
The Office of General Yazdanpanah criticised Western inaction regarding the situation for the Kurds in Syria, continuing: “Rojava will fall if we Kurds don’t consider their struggle as ours.”
US estimates 200 ISIS terrorists escaped Syrian prison, US official says
The Syrian ministry said Syrian army units and ministry special forces entered Shaddadi following the breakout.
Kurdish unity: Protests erupt across Iraq in support of Syria's Rojava
The crisis in Syria is affecting Kurds all over the world, primarily due to the fear that members of the Syrian government’s security forces may commit abuses amid the new offensive.
Iran admits over 5,000 killed in protests, while local doctors say death toll more than triple
Reports from doctors on the ground stated that at least 16,500 protesters have died and 330,000 have been injured, according to testimony within Iran shared with the 'Sunday Times.'
CENTCOM urges Syria to cease attacks on SDF, Kurdish forces as clashes escalate
US Central Command has appeared to try to seek to de-escalate tensions. US officials, including envoy Tom Barrack, have also tried to manage the escalating violence.
US killed al-Qaeda affiliate leader tied to December attack in Syria, CENTCOM says
US-led coalition planes flew over flashpoint towns in northern Syria where army troops and Kurdish factions clashed on Saturday, a Syrian security source and a Turkish defense source told Reuters.
'We cannot do it alone': Kurdistan Freedom Party calls on US, Israel to assist Iranian protests
Since the eruption of Iran’s protests, SMK has carried out a number of successful operations targeting Ayatollah regime elements in Kermanshah and Isfahan.
Iraq sends aid to Gaza, strengthening regional role, support - report
The Iraqis said that the aid is “an embodiment of Iraq's steadfast position in support of the Palestinian cause, and stemming from the humanitarian commitment of the Iraqi government and people.”
Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods fall, and Syria’s minority question resurfaces - analysis
Clashes grew in the first days of January 2026, and now Syrian security forces have taken over most of the Kurdish neighborhoods, causing many Kurds to flee and also leading to abuses against Kurds.
