Kurdistan – War Watch

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Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds?
ByRaja Abdulrahim March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

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

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Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
ByErika Solomon, Julian E. Barnes, Christiaan Triebert, Parin Behrooz and Farnaz Fassihi March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.

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For the First Time, a Former Refugee Will Lead the U.N.’s Refugee Agency
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Nick Cumming-Bruce December 18, 2025

Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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