Headlines
  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Kurdish People

July 13, 2023

Traffic Police in Kurdish Syria Attract...

Kurdish women are signing up for the local traffic police force in northeast Syria in increasing numbers. The development is helping to break stereotypes about the role of women in society.

May 9, 2023

Pre-Election Arrests Increase Fears in Turkey’s...

The opposition and human rights observers are concerned about a surge of mass arrests that have been taking place in Turkey’s largely Kurdish area ahead of the elections on May 14.

March 8, 2023

Syrian Kurdish Refugee Families Split Apart...

A large number of Syrian men have migrated to Europe as a result of the deteriorating economic conditions in Iraqi Kurdistan. For the community and the women and kids left behind, this has created unique challenges

September 27, 2022

Syrian Kurdish Women Protest Mahsa Amini’s...

In Northeast Syria’s Kurdish city of Qamishli, hundreds of women took part in a protest on Monday in support of Iranian women  condemning the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who sadly died on September 16 while in the custody of Iranian police

August 30, 2022

Campaign Against IS Suspects in Syria’s...

AA major campaign against suspected members of the Islamic State group within a camp housing IS terrorists’ families has been launched in Syria by Kurdish forces backed by the United States. Narrated by Sirwan Kajjo,VOA’s Zana Omar has the story

August 4, 2022

Yazidi Mothers Still Waiting for Their...

Thousands of Yazidis who are unable to reach their homes in the Sinjar district of Iraq’s Nineveh province are being housed in a camp near to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s city of Sulaymaniyah

July 29, 2022

As Turkish Shelling Intensifies Near a...

The Turkish military has intensified its bombing of Kurdish forces close to the northeast Syrian town of Tal Tamr, displacing hundreds of residents

June 6, 2022

In Exchange For Supporting Sweden’s NATO...

Ankara has demanded that Sweden hand up or censor journalists, lawmakers, and activists who support Kurdish “terrorists” in exchange for Turkey agreeing to Sweden’s NATO membership

December 9, 2021

Increasing IS Attacks Putting Kurdish and...

Officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi Central Government are planning a strategy to counter the Islamic State’s recent surge in attacks

December 2, 2021

A Kurdish Family Grieved the Drowning...

A small inflatable boat capsized last week in the English Channel, killing 27 migrants attempting to cross from France to the UK. From Soran, Iraqi Kurdistan, VOA’s Ahmad Zebari spoke to the family of one of the victims about the tragedy’s consequences

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