Iraq Kurds

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurd bases in northern Iraq

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, the military said Sunday, two days after rebels killed 15 s...

A Single Person Out of Thousands in the Iraqi Countryside

Shaun Alan Jakob | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Shaun Alan Jakob

In the US, race, creed, and ethnicity are often times matters of great contention. But to the Iraqis that we deal with, there is no race or creed among Americans. We are our own ethnicity.

Who are the Kurds?

Janet Ritz | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


Janet Ritz

A year ago, a friend who'd heard that I'd spent time with the Kurds asked me, 'who are they?' The news that Turkey has now crossed to border to take on the PKK, it seemed a good time to revisit the question.

Turkish Troops Enter Iraq Seeking Rebels

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 02.22.2008 | Home


CIZRE, Turkey — Supported by air power, Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Friday in their first major ground incursion against Kurdis...

Turkish Warplanes Bomb Kurdish Rebels In Northern Iraq

AP | Posted 12.22.2007 | Home


Turkish warplanes bombed separatist Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Saturday, a statement posted on the military's Web site said. The milit...

Here Comes Moqtada

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The violence has gone down in Iraq, but it's not because we have more troops there. It's because the Sunnis and the Mahdi Army have stopped fighting us ... for now.

Threats on Kurdish Front Should Have Been Expected

James Zogby | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics


James Zogby

Those who understood the deeply felt historical grievances of the Kurdish people, warned of the consequences of opening that file. It is now open, and won't close any time soon.