What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran warBattle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are reportedly preparing for a potential cross-border military operation into Iran with U.S. backing...
06 Mar, 2026, 08.04 AM 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
US strategy on Syria risks ISIS resurgence, Kurdish General warnsSyria's top Kurdish commander accuses the U.S. of abandoning its Kurdish allies amid renewed fighting with Turkish-backed forces. The SDF g...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
How the Fall of Assad changes the power dynamics in the Middle East?The Ba'athist regime's collapse in Syria, following Israel's campaign against Iran, leaves a power vacuum. Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham's surprisi...
11 Dec, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacksIsraeli forces struck Hodeidah after a Tel Aviv drone attack, emphasizing retaliation. Casualties reported by Al-Masirah TV. U.S. and U.K. ...
22 Jul, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
Erdogan last person to preach morality to us: Benjamin Netanyahu hits back on "Hitler" remarkBenjamin Netanyahu further said that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the "most moral army" in the world and is fighting to eliminate "Hamas-...
29 Dec, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revivalThe scene earlier this month in the small northern Iraqi farming village of Lheiban was a rare instance of coordination between the federal...
17 Dec, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Islamic State 'blows up' Iraq oil wells, kills policeman: OfficialsIraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces took control of Kirkuk, home to key oilfields including Bay Hassan, in June 2014 after federal forces withdr...
05 May, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
View: What is at stake for India in the US elections?There is a whole lot at stake for India in the US presidential election far removed from direct bilateral relations between India and the U...
03 Nov, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
View: From Syria, Donald Trump fuels the rise of Russia and ChinaThe Russians, in effect, have become guarantors of peace in the Middle East. The US demonstrates itself to be an untrustworthy ally. The co...
17 Oct, 2019, 06.39 PM IST
Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against ISThe Trump administration's decision to provide Syria's Kurds with more advanced weapons has raised concerns among the various players in Sy...
31 May, 2017, 08.35 AM IST
Tensions between Kurdish groups are making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicatedBut Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's authoritarian-minded president, also used the strikes against ISIS as cover for a Machiavellian power-pl...
04 Aug, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Turkey's president Erdogan is making a Machiavellian move by striking both ISIS and the Kurdish PKKTurkey also cracked down on alleged terrorists within its orders in a massive string of arrests - with the majority of those arrested belon...
03 Aug, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' - and what comes next could make it worseTurkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish security forces have rounded up 1,050 suspected members of ISIS, Kurdish militants, and ultra-lefti...
31 Jul, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
US-backed Kurdish fighters have been effective against ISIS but could cause ethnic tensionsWith the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.
08 Jul, 2015, 01.30 PM IST
Why Turkey probably won't invade northern SyriaKurdish fighters gesture while carrying their parties' flags in Tel Abyad of Raqqa governorate after they said they took control of the are...
03 Jul, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
Iraqi Kurds 'being armed by various sources': US official sourcesUS state department claims arms supposed arms are provided by various sources to Iraqi Kurds intheir fight against Islamic State Jihadists.
11 Aug, 2014, 03.50 PM IST