Trump is drafting a new ally to attack Iran. What can happenReports suggest the Trump administration considered arming Kurdish groups to create unrest within Iran. This strategy leverages ethnic faul...
04 Mar, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Syria's leader agrees truce deal with Kurds after govt troops advanceSyrian President al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire and integration deal with Kurdish-led forces after government troops advanced across north...
19 Jan, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashesSyria-Kurdish deal: The terms of the deal appeared to be a major blow for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ran a semi-...
19 Jan, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Drone attacks target Iraq airport and oil field: Kurd forcesOn Monday, a drone carrying explosives was intercepted near Arbil airport, followed by two more drones striking the Khurmala oil field in I...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.05 AM IST
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day warFollowing Israeli airstrikes, Iranian authorities have shifted focus from a ceasefire to internal security, initiating mass arrests and mil...
27 Jun, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
War monitor says Turkish drone strike kills 11 civilians in north SyriaA Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...
09 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria: PentagonPentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Turkish drones had been seen carrying out airstrikes in Hasakah, Syria, on Thursday mor...
06 Oct, 2023, 06.43 AM IST
Curfew in Kirkuk: What sparked clashes between Kurds and Arabs in Iraq, resulting in 3 fatalities? How did the violence erupt?Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, has implemented a curfew in response to violent clashes between rival demonstrations involving Kurdish and...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
Iraq declares curfew in northern province after ethnical clashesA curfew has been imposed in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, after clashes between Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia...
03 Sep, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
At least 448 killed in Iran protest crackdown: Rights groupOf the 448 people confirmed to have been killed, 60 were children aged under 18, including nine girls, and 29 women, the Norway-based Iran ...
29 Nov, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Operation Claw-Sword: Turkey strikes Kurdish bases, read details insideTurkey has begun air strikes on Kurdish bases in Syria and Iraq a week after accusing Kurdish militants of an Istanbul explosion.
20 Nov, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
Islamic State attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalationThe jihadist group has yet to comment on the attacks and there is no indication that they are coordinated but, according to analysts, they ...
21 Jan, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...
28 Apr, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest nineThe al-Hol camp houses some 62,000 people, including wives and children of IS members, and US officials say it has become a breeding ground...
29 Mar, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Islamic State could gain from Turkish peace rally bombingThousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey's deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried Sunday to identify who sent suicide bomber...
12 Oct, 2015, 02.33 AM IST
Conflict between groups fighting the Islamic State terror group in IraqIt seems that Kurds, an ethnic group, have been seizing on the opportunity to take over territory that they expel ISIS from.
10 Jun, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Kurds battle IS jihadists around Syria's Kobane: MonitorSyrian Observatory for Human Rights said Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) had seized a village on Saturday as they...
31 Jan, 2015, 07.40 PM IST