In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s deputy chief of staff outlined why the Kurdish region's government wants US forces stationed in and around the Fish Khabur border crossing.

The strategic town of Ain Issa that controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and well-known as the political capital of the Kurdish autonomous administration, has recently become the center of tensions. Aiming to take advantage of the US presidential transitional period, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi committed to enhanced cooperation on terrorism, trade and energy, although Turkey’s ongoing military operations in Iraqi Kurdistan may remain a source of contention between the two neighbors.

Reported border clash worsens conflict between Kurdish factions in triangle where US, Turkish and Syrian and Iraqi Kurdish forces come into play.

Kurds once billed themselves “The Other Iraq,” a region where democracy and security thrived, but today Iraqi Kurdistan is on fire. Security forces gun down protestors, Kurdish civilians return the favor, and protestors burn political party flags and even photos of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) founder Mulla Mustafa Barzani.

My hometown Sur is becoming quieter by the day. Those who leave are either moving away to make a living elsewhere or flee from the authorities; those who remain retreat inside their homes and try to power through this dark period in the district's history.

Pertaining to its foreign and domestic policies, the so-far rigid stance of the Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) — the military wing of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES)— have witnessed essential shifts over the past few months, particularly after the 2020 US. Presidential elections were called in Joe Biden’s favor.  

Biden may have sympathies for the Kurdish cause, but as US president, he will not always act in the Kurdish interest.

On November 27, Iranian Deputy Minister of Defense and Nuclear Professor, Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated near capital Tehran. After the shocking event, many discussions were made in the domestic and foreign media over the dimensions of this terrorist act. In this short article, we will examine some of the legal and political aspects of the issue.

Pro-Kurdish political parties in Turkey are keeping their hope for Joe Biden’s presidency with utmost caution.

The populist cleric appears to be gearing up for the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for June 2021 in a bid to win the premiership.

Islamic State cells carry out assassinations against the SDF in the SDF-controlled countryside of Deir ez-Zor on an almost daily basis, affecting some civilians and tribal leaders close to the SDF.

Ellen Laipson, a former vice-chairwoman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council and current director of the international security program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in Virginia, touched upon Joe Biden's post-Trump foreign policies in the Middle East in an article for the Syndication Bureau.

Iraq suffers from the flow of drugs from neighboring countries, especially Iran, through the marshes and other border crossings, and the spread among the youth has become a threat to society.

Iraqi Kurdish forces have deployed to a mountainous area long used as a camp ground by PKK militants, adding to the pressure the militants face from Turkey’s cross-border military operations in the region.